BASEBALL: Ball State advances to MAC Championship game
By Dakota Crawford / May 25, 2013All that stood between the Golden Flashes and a spot in the Championship game was a pair of Ball State pitchers.
All that stood between the Golden Flashes and a spot in the Championship game was a pair of Ball State pitchers.
The No. 4 Ball State baseball team defeated No. 1 Kent State on Friday.
A win over the No. 5 Miami RedHawks did more than just keep Ball State in the Mid-American Conference Championship winner’s bracket.
Ball State's Scott Baker and Billy Wellman both earned a spot on the 15-name list for the 2013 All-Mid-American Conference Team.
As parents and supporters greeted the team at the dugout, they repeatedly reminded the players that for the first time in a long time, next week matters.
The Ball State baseball team fell to Northern Illinois in extra innings on Saturday.
Coach Rich Maloney said his team put on a “hitting display,” in Friday’s game, adding that they were simply “on fire.”
The first, and most pressing for the team, was clinching a spot in the Mid-American Conference Tournament.
The Ball State baseball team will compete for the Mid-American Conference West’s No. 1 spot this week.
Scott Baker was named the Mid-American Conference West Division Pitcher of the Week on Wednesday.
Historically, the Ball State baseball team has struggled on the road against Indiana State. The team went into Tuesday’s game having not won in Terre Haute since 1991.
The Ball State baseball team suffered an 11-1 loss to the visiting Toledo Rockets on Sunday.
The Ball State baseball team managed its eighth consecutive victory on Saturday. The Cardinals move to 26-20 overall with a 13-10 record in the Mid-American Conference.
If not to extend a five-game win streak, Friday’s game against Toledo was especially important in strengthening a hold on the Mid-American Conference-West’s No. 2 spot.
The Ball State baseball team picked up a fourth consecutive victory on Tuesday. The win streak is the second-longest of the season for the Cardinals.
Just two games in, Ball State has already won its three-game series against Ohio.
Just two games in to the three-game series, Ball State has already won its series against Ohio.
It was a scenario Ball State has seen several times lately. The Cardinals were holding a close 5-3 lead late in the game, with the bullpen in to close the game out.
For the ninth time this season, Ball State baseball had its game canceled due to poor weather.