For 10 seniors on the Ball State baseball team, Sunday’s 9-8 walk-off victory over Kent State would mark the last time they would play on their home field.“It’s exciting but sad all at the same time,” senior Kyle Raleigh said after the game.
Under first-year head coach Tyra Perry, the 2014 Ball State softball team went 33-19 and continued to establish itself as a prominent Midwest softball program.However, the team lost in the Mid-American Conference Tournament to Northern Illinois on Friday.Perry, who previously served as the head coach at Western Kentucky for six seasons, was named the conference coach of the year by her peers.“To have that type of respect from such a great group of women was amazing,” she said.
Summer is the season of change for Ball State’s campus with a price tag between $64 million and $77 million.
This summer, Muncie will say goodbye to some businesses while making way for new ones.
After 57 years of business, a Muncie recreation area will be sold to the highest bidder tonight and could be used for intense industrialization.
A recent Ball State alumnus and his boyfriend broke a Guinness World Record with 355 selfies in an hour.
Ball State raked in more than half of a million dollars in parking tickets during the 2012-13 academic year.
Muncie Summer Events
Tied at four in the bottom of the ninth inning this afternoon, third baseman Sean Kennedy knocked a bases loaded single back up the middle to give Ball State the walk-off win, 5-4, over visiting Kent State.With the win, head coach Rich Maloney tied former Ball State baseball coach Pete Quinn for the most wins in the program's history with 323.Pitcher Scott Baker started the game for the Cardinals, allowing three runs on nine hits over seven innings of work.Kent State broke a 3-3 tie in the top of the ninth to take a one-run lead, but a dropped pop-up in the bottom of the inning opened the door for Ball State.The Cardinals proceeded to load the bases following the error, and Kennedy ultimately delivered with the game winning hit.Zach Plesac, who came into the game in relief for Ball State earned his 11th win
Three former Cardinals are now NFL players.
The Ball State men’s tennis team finished its season
The Ball State baseball team hit five home runs today
Ball State fell 2-3 to Northern Illinois this
A recent Ball State alumnus and his boyfriend recently set a Guinness World Record by taking approximately one selfie every 10 seconds for an hour.
After countless hours of practice, hard work and dedication, eight former Ball State football players are attempting to make the jump to the next level.
The Ball State Cardinals fell to the Ohio Bobcats in the second round of the Mid-American Conference Tournament.
The Ball State Cardinals fell to the Indiana State Sycamores 7-9 this afternoon at Ball Diamond.
The Ball State Cardinals defeated the Miami RedHawks by a score of 7-4 in the first round of the Mid-American Conference Tournament this afternoon.
