Softball looks to improve against Northern Illinois
By Dylan Grissom / April 13, 2016Ball State softball (18-22, 4-7 MAC) had an extra practice this week to prepare for its game April 13 against Northern Illinois (26-11, 7-3 MAC).
Ball State softball (18-22, 4-7 MAC) had an extra practice this week to prepare for its game April 13 against Northern Illinois (26-11, 7-3 MAC).
The only two runs allowed by Ball State (17-21, 3-6 MAC) in its loss to Buffalo (10-24, 4-3 MAC) April 8 were unearned.
After losing two against Northern Illinois (25-10, 6-2 MAC) April 5, Ball State (17-20, 3-5 MAC) will take on Mid-American Conference East Division rival Buffalo (9-24, 3-3 MAC). Ball State swept Ohio in three straight games last weekend, before the it went on the road for a midweek clash against the MAC West Division leaders, Northern Illinois.
One swing of the bat gave Northern Illinois (25-10, 6-2 MAC) the victory in the second game of a double header on April 5 against Ball State (17-20, 3-5 MAC). The Cardinals lost the first game 10-0, with its sole hit coming from sophomore catcher Leigh McAnally. After another first inning deficit in the second game the Cardinals fought back to tie the game 4-4 in the seventh inning.
Two of the Mid-American Conference’s top players are facing off April 5 as Ball State softball travels to Northern Illinois. Ball State is coming off a weekend sweep of Ohio to play Northern Illinois, which sits atop the MAC West Division.
After dropping its first three Mid-American Conference games to Miami University the weekend before, Ball State softball came back sweeping Ohio University in three games.
Ball State softball completed a three-game sweep of Ohio University after winning both games of a doubleheader 3-2 and 8-6
In a game that was dominated by pitching, Ball State topped Ohio 2-1 in its home opener.
A month and a half into the softball season, Ball State (14-18, 0-3 MAC) will play of its first home game of the season April 1, after 34 games on the road.
The Ball State softball team was swept in three games last weekend against Miami University.
The Ball State softball team will kick off its Mid-American Conference play this weekend against Miami University. The team's schedule up to this point has been one of the toughest Ball State has ever played, and all 28 of its games have been on the road.
Ball State softball plays its second to last non-conference game of the season March 23 against Butler in Indianapolis.
What was supposed to be a four-game tournament turned into two after the Ball State softball tournament had two games rained out on March 19 in College Park, Maryland. Senior pitcher Nicole Steinbach posted a complete game shutout in the Cardinals' 2-0 win over Massachusetts.
Ball State senior pitcher Nicole Steinbach won her third Mid-American Conference West Pitcher of the Week award this season. Over the weekend of March 18-20, Steinbach pitched against Massachusetts and Boston at the Maryland Tournament. She collected two wins to add to her team high total of eleven.
The Ball State softball team played 12 games over spring break and look to prepare for MAC play going into their final non-conference weekend. The Cardinals went 4-8 over spring break.
The Ball State softball team only has four freshmen on its roster and each of them have had significant playing time in their first year in Muncie. Ball State is near the midway point of its season and each one of the freshmen has seen time in at least two-thirds of the games thus far.
Ball State softball senior pitcher Nicole Steinbach was named Mid-American Conference West Division Pitcher of the Week.
Ball State softball is on a six-game win streak following its perfect 4-0 weekend at the Western Kentucky University Holiday Inn Spring Fling. The Cardinals opened up the weekend on Feb.
The softball team will look to improve their record this weekend in Bowling Green, Ky., where they’ll see Southeast Missouri, Western Carolina, Western Kentucky and Valparaiso. The team is coming off its second straight 2-3 weekend in Houston which saw three losses, one to Iowa State and two to Texas. “The first loss to Iowa State was a heartbreaker."
The softball team returned to action this past weekend at the Houston Hilton Plaza Invitational in Houston, Texas, where they faced off against No. 24 Texas, Houston, and Iowa State.
