The attention that top draft prospects Kolbrin Vitek and Perci Garner brought to Ball State this year could be very beneficial to their teammates this week. Shortstop T.J. Baumet and catcher Zach Dygert will try to parlay the extra attention into becoming draft picks themselves.
Collegiate Baseball Newspaper named Ball State University second baseman and starting pitcher Kolbrin Vitek a first-team All-American on Thursday.
The Falcons used five doubles in the first four innings to take a four-run lead in the 9 a.m. elimination game. Bowling Green would hold on for a 7-4 victory, ending Ball State's season.
In Thursday's elimination game, Ohio made sure Kolbrin Vitek wasn't going to send them home. Instead, it was Zach Dygert, who went 5-for-5 with three RBIs in Ball State's 13-10 victory.
Ball State knocked Ohio out of the MAC Tournament with a 13-10 victory Thursday in Chillicothe, Ohio.
A notebook from the Mid-American Conference Tournament taking place in Chillicothe, Ohio.
The Cardinals (28-27, 19-8) understand their season isn't lost just because they failed to win the MAC regular season title and the No. 1 seed that accompanies it. Instead, Ball State will open the MAC Tournament Wednesday at 9 a.m. against Bowling Green State University.
Kolbrin Vitek was named Mid-American Conference Player of the Year on Monday, becoming the sixth Ball State University player to earn the honor.
Shortstop T.J. Baumet separated his shoulder in the seventh inning of Ball State's 8-7 loss at the University of Toledo, coach Greg Beals said.
Toledo scored five runs in the final two innings to win 8-7 Saturday, becoming the first MAC team in more than a year to defeat Ball State in a series.
The Cardinals kept their MAC regular season championship hopes alive with an 8-7 victory in 10 innings Friday. Ball State (28-26, 19-7) came from behind twice to remain in first place.
Four Ball State University seniors will play their final home games this weekend, but their focus continues to be on the Mid-American Conference championship.
After giving up a run in each of the first three innings, the Cardinals (24-24) were unable to ever get ahead and lost 8-4 Wednesday night.
Due to heavy rain in Kalamazoo, Mich., the opening game of Ball State University's series at Western Michigan University was suspended in the fourth inning Friday.
The Cardinals travel to Kalamazoo, Mich. to take on the last-place Broncos at 3 p.m. Friday. Ball State is tied for first place in the Mid-American Conference with the University of Toledo with just three weekends left before the conference tournament.
Ball State lost yet another series finale, snapping its five-game winning streak with a 10-5 loss to Eastern Michigan. Instead of being happy they had won six straight Mid-American Conference series for their best start to conference play since 2005, the Cardinals focused on their missed opportunity.
Ball State piled up 18 runs against Eastern Michigan to clinch its sixth straight Mid-American Conference series victory Saturday.
