CHIRP TV: Men's volleyball - April 9
April 10, 2012Steven Ward and Andrew Mishler sit down once again to talk about Ball State's losses to IPFW and Lewis this past weekend and where that puts them in the MIVA Tournament standings.
Steven Ward and Andrew Mishler sit down once again to talk about Ball State's losses to IPFW and Lewis this past weekend and where that puts them in the MIVA Tournament standings.
Right-hander Cal Bowling will likely miss his scheduled start Friday at Ohio and possibly the rest of the season, coach Alex Marconi said in a text message.
After missing out on win No. 600 against Notre Dame and Mid-American Conference foe Northern Illinois, Ball State coach Bill Richards got it on the third try Sunday as Ball State defeated Chicago State 7-0.
IPFW rolled from the start, winning the first two sets before Ball State stole the third. The Mastadons closed out the match in the next game, winning 3-1 (25-21, 27-25, 21-25, 25-21).
Two-out runs sparked the Cardinals to their third Mid-American Conference win, beating Akron 7-4, after recovering from their failure to close out Ohio on Friday.
With a score of 38.875, Allen improved five spots from her NCAA Central Regional appearance in 2011, finishing 14th.
Against some of the best competition in the nation, the Ball State men's golf team was handed a humbling experience in the Arizona State Thunderbird Invitational.
When Tim Issler drove a foul ball off the left field fence in the fourth inning, coach Alex Marconi knew his third baseman was going to get a first-pitch fastball in his eighth inning at-bat.
With a chance to complete its first three-game weekend series sweep over a Mid-American Conference opponent since May of 2010, Ball State couldn't keep Miami off the scoreboard.
Easter Sunday couldn't have gone much better for the Ball State (24-11) softball team.
Freshman Jenna Hague asserted herself as Ball State's best player in the fall, but has fallen off that goal in the spring.
By the end of match play on Saturday, the score showed Northern Illinois was too tough for Ball State to overcome as they defeated the Cardinals 6-1.
When Tim Issler drove a foul ball off the left field fence in the fourth inning, coach Alex Marconi knew his third baseman was going to get a first-pitch fastball in his eighth inning at-bat.
On Friday afternoon, freshman Courtney Wild made her teammates wait long after their matches had already finished to go home.
Overtime in set one is a match away from becoming a regular occurrence between Ball State and Lewis.
Ball State played its first home match since February 17 on Friday, but it did not have a welcome homecoming, as Western Michigan bested the Cardinals, 6-1.
In spite of all that has happened the past few months, the Cardinals will begin the run to defend their title this weekend when they travel to Northern Illinois and Chicago State.
Ball State played its first home match since February 17 on Friday, but it did not have a welcome homecoming, as Western Michigan bested the Cardinals, 6-1.
Ten feet further right was all freshman Hanne Stuedeman needed to cap the Cardinals (22-11) home opener in spectacular fashion.
In a game that featured a combined 24 hits, 13 runs and a trio of errors, it was Ball State who had the last laugh.
