Ball State drops 4-3 match to Miami in season finale
By Staff Reports / April 19, 2015The Ball State women's tennis team dropped a 4-3 match on the road to Miami (Ohio) on Saturday, finishing the regular season with a 15-5 record.
The Ball State women's tennis team dropped a 4-3 match on the road to Miami (Ohio) on Saturday, finishing the regular season with a 15-5 record.
The Ball State men's tennis team dropped a 5-2 match to Binghampton on the road Sunday, ending the season with a 12-11 record.
Next season, the Ball State football team returns all five starters on the offensive line that are expected to anchor the offense.
After opening the series with a win, the Ball State baseball team suffered two defeats on April 18 while on the road at Eastern Michigan.
The Ball State softball team took Northern Illinois to extra innings, but ultimately fell to the Huskies 4-2 in the first game of a doubleheader on Saturday.
After an extra-inning loss in game one, the Ball State softball team rebounded late to send its seniors out in style with a 7-6 victory in game two on Senior Day.
Ball State concluded its spring game with offense defeating defense 56-37.
The Ball State women's tennis team celebrated its Senior Day on Friday, as they swept Mid-American Conference foe Bowling Green and IUPUI.
Ball State used a three-run scoring output in the first inning to defeat Eastern Michigan 5-2 on the road Friday.
Three home runs led Ball State to a 5-4 win in the second game of Friday's doubleheader and a two-game sweep over Western Michigan.
Ball State returned to Mid-American Conference competition on Friday, defeating Western Michigan 7-1 in the first game of a doubleheader.
Lucia Fernandez, Carmen Grande, Cat Wells and Destiny Washington join early signee Nakeya Penny as newcomers for the Cardinals in 2015-2016.
The Ball State baseball team scored two runs with two outs in the ninth inning to cap off a 3-2, come-from-behind victory over Butler on April 15.
The Ball State football team will host its annual Cardinal and White Spring Game on April 18 at Scheumann Stadium.
Rekha Patterson, associate head coach for the Ball State women's basketball team, has been hired as the head women's basketball coach Southeast Missouri State.
Former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison April 15 in a deadly late-night shooting, sealing the downfall of an athlete who once had a $40 million contract and a standout career ahead of him.
Gilbert, a freshman running back, graduated from Arsenal Tech High School in December 2014 and began classes at Ball State in the spring 2015 semester. He is working with the team in spring practice to try and get a leg up in the team's starting tailback competition.
The Ball State softball team appeared to have Butler beat. Up 4-2 with two outs in the seventh and final inning, Butler's Riley Carter hit a two-run home run and tied the game. Bulldogs' pitcher Kristin Gutierrez shut down a Cardinals' offense in the four extra innings of play to earn the win. Butler's offense also struggled against Ball State's Kelsey Schifferdecker, who saw her first extended period of play since returning from injury.
After each game, the Ball State coach gets emailed on/off statistics for the game – how the team performed with certain players on or off the court.
The Ball State Men's Volleyball is the first of nine Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association teams to finish their regular season, as the young Cardinals now prepare for the postseason. After defeating McKendree in the final regular season game, the Cardinals enter post season with a 13-15 overall record and currently sit in sixth place in the MIVA with a 6-10 record. The final placement for the Cardinals is uncertain and they will not know who they are playing in the conference tournament until the remainder of the conference games conclude this weekend.
