Pierce: Soto is quickly becoming the future face of baseball
By Drew Pierce / October 24, 2019The future of Major League Baseball is breaking out on the national stage and will be the face of the sport for many years to come.
The future of Major League Baseball is breaking out on the national stage and will be the face of the sport for many years to come.
Steve Smith currently serves as a pastor of Divine Truth Ministry - Spiritual and Market Place Community Outreach Center and is a Ball State graduate student in music and kinesiology.
The Student Government Association (SGA) hosted Muncie mayoral candidate Dan Ridenour (R) as a guest speaker at its Wednesday meeting at the L.A. Pittenger Student Center.
For years, the educational system has been pushing to keep up with technology, said Ted Baker, CEO of Innovation Connector, a local business incubator, with kids getting tablets or chromebooks to use during class.
Southside Middle School Principal Craig Standish, during his presentation on the school’s performance, reflected on the ways the school tackles issues related to tardiness at the Muncie Community Schools Board meeting Tuesday at Southside’s auditorium.
In its final tournament of the fall season, Ball State Men’s Golf tied for third at the Musketeer Classic in Cincinnati, Ohio, Oct. 21-22, shooting a total score of 873 through the invitational’s three rounds.
The Cardinals have proved their style of play holds almost no limitations against Mid-American Conference foes as they have leaned on a balanced offensive attack and a defense that has made it known it can cause havoc on opposing teams.
“I couldn’t believe I jumped off the boat.” While studying abroad in Greece, Haley Elgin, junior marketing major, said she had several moments where she thought to herself, “I can't believe I'm here doing this,” especially when she was cliff diving at Sarakiniko Beach, climbing an active volcano in Santorini and diving off a boat to swim in volcanic hot springs.
The first all-female spacewalk, updates on President Donald Trump’s impeachment inquiry, the Chicago teachers strike, the tornado which hit Dallas and the first federal trial on the opioid crisis make up this week’s five national stories.
The crowdfunding program, started in the 2018-19 academic year, provides a platform for members of the Ball State community to raise money for their foundation-approved projects, according to its website.
The Jo Ann Gora Student Recreation and Wellness Center will be without hot water Tuesday morning according to a campus-wide email from Ball State's Recreation Services.
Local businesses and chains are closing, and a lot of the blame is aimed at one company: Amazon. Big chain retailers like Macy's and even Walmart are closing hundreds of stores because they just can’t compete. Just because these businesses are shutting down, it does not mean Amazon will take over the world. But even if it did, I don’t think that’d be bad because Amazon provides so much to its customers.
Canadian elections, U.S. troops in Syria, the Brexit vote, the WikiLeaks founder’s extradition and the enthronement of Japan’s new emperor make up this week’s five international stories.
Ball State Women’s Golf struggled to find its groove against the nation’s top teams at the Cardinal Cup Sunday. Up until this event, the Cardinals beat at least half of the field in every tournament of the fall. That changed when they finished 13th out of 17 teams in Louisville.
Junior midfielder Nicky Potts goal in the 100th minute gave the Cardinals the win and snapped an eight game winning streak for the Falcons.
Thanks to 580 yards of offense and seven touchdowns, Ball State (4-3, 3-0 MAC) broke its drought of five consecutive losses in Homecoming games in front of 15,113 strong Saturday in a 52-14 win over Toledo (4-3, 1-2 MAC).
Ball State is on a “revenge tour.” Essentially, the Cardinals (4-3, 3-0 MAC) are out to beat every team in the Mid-American Conference, and after Saturday’s 52-14 win over Toledo (4-3, 1-2 MAC), they became the lone team undefeated in MAC play.
Ball State broke ground Saturday morning on a new Multicultural Center to the east of Bracken Library.
Several fans bundled up Friday to watch Blackford (5-4) take on Mississinewa (8-1). The Indians got the best of the Bruins, 38-13, but the Bruins held their heads high.
There was a time when you could expect fireworks to go off at Delta High School when Charlie Spegal stepped on the field. He totaled more than 4,300 yards and 50 touchdowns in an Eagle uniform. Spegal was at it again Friday, leading his team to a 49-13 win, eclipsing the 200-yard mark for the 24th time in his career and tying the state scoring record with his three touchdowns. Only this time, there were no fireworks. Even the fans in Delta’s stands were quiet.
