From her earliest memories, Jessica Craft remembers competing in sports with her twin brother, Jacob. The rivalry with her brother developed an intense competitive nature in Jessica that was tested after suffering her second injury in less than a year at Ball State in 2012.
Freshman Colin Brockhouse was named the Player of the Week, while sophomore Zach Plesac earned the league's Pitcher of the Week award.
Strong pitching performances over the weekend let the Ball State baseball team to a series victory over Akron and kept the Cardinals in a tie for first in the Mid-American Conference West Division.
The Ball State men's volleyball team dropped its fifth straight match Saturday, falling to IPFW in a three-set sweep. Senior Shane Witmer and junior Marcin Niemczewski returned to the court for Ball State, combining for 15 of the Cardinals' 27 kills on the match. With the loss, the Cardinals fall to 12-14 on the season - 5-9 in conference - and have dropped from the national rankings. After its victory against Princeton on March 18, Ball State sat in fifth place in the MIVA with a 12-9 record. Since, the Cardinals have been swept four times and have only managed to win two of 17 sets.
So when Trey Moses, the Eagles’ senior basketball star, asked Ellie Meredith, a freshman with down syndrome, to prom, it may have surprised some. But the two “best friends” spend time together every day.
The Ball State softball team rallied in game one, and run-ruled Buffalo in game two of Saturday's doubleheader to earn the sweep and improve to 16-18 on the season.
The Ball State softball team suffered its second consecutive loss on Friday, as Kent State earned a 7-3 win at the Softball Field at First Merchants Ballpark Complex.
Trey Moses is as genuine as they come. Before asking Ellie Meredith to prom, the Eastern High School basketball star Trey Moses asked her parents for permission.
The Ball State women's tennis team's No. 1 doubles pair of Rosalinda Calderon and Courtney Earnest has been named the Mid-American Conference Women's Tennis Doubles Team of the Week.
Days after New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo issued an executive order prohibiting state-funded travel to Indiana, the University at Buffalo will not travel to Muncie to play its scheduled women's tennis and softball games this weekend.
A seventh-inning rally led the Purdue Boilermakers to a 10-9 victory over Ball State on their home field April 1.
Five former Ball State football players worked out in front of NFL scouts on April 1 for the school's Pro Day at the Fisher Football Training Complex and Field Sports Building.
Indiana State recorded one more hit than Ball State, but scored nine more runs to beat the Cardinals 14-5 on their home field April 1.
The insertion of a steel rod in his leg and about 6-8 moths of recovery will keep the Cardinals' most experienced running back out for the 2015-16 season and the rest of his career.
The Ball State baseball team scored 13 runs on 18 hits to defeat Valparaiso 13-4 at Ball Diamond on March 31.
Days after the NCAA spoke out against Indiana's Religious Freedom Restoration Act, the Mid-American Conference is following suit.
The Ball State baseball team lost its first Mid-American Conference game of the season, but defeated Buffalo in two of three games to keep its conference lead.
The Ball State softball team used the home run ball to earn a 2-0 start in Mid-American Conference play as it looks for a fourth consecutive regular season title.
The Ball State women's tennis team lost its second consecutive match, falling 4-3 on the road to Mid-American Conference foe Toledo.
The Ball State baseball team scored a season-high 16 runs in a 16-8 victory over Buffalo in the rubber match of a three-game series at Ball Diamond. Center fielder Matt Eppers got the Cardinals on the board first, with a two-RBI single in the second inning.
