Coach Alex Marconi was left with mixed feelings after Ball State was swept in a three-game series at the University of Alabama at Birmingham this weekend. Before finishing the sweep with a 7-4 victory Sunday afternoon, the Blazers won each of the first two games in their last at bat.
Whether it was Julian Welsh-White, Elias Aparcedo or Matt Sutherland, opportunity struck for them this weekend.
A sixth place finish may seem like a disappointment to most teams, but coach Laura Seibold-Caudill was beyond thrilled for her team after the 2012 Mid-American Conference Championships.
After fighting through unusual control issues and a heartbreaking final frame loss on Sunday, the Ball State softball team used dominant pitching performances to win three out of their five games this weekend.
Ball State arrived in Ypsilanti, Mich., with hopes of sweeping its season series against Eastern Michigan. Those hopes were quickly erased, however, as the home team dealt the visitors a 74-43 thrashing on Senior Day.
Despite shooting 48 percent from the field, Ball State lost 61-50 to Mid-American Conference opponent Eastern Michigan on the road Saturday afternoon.
Dominant complete game efforts by senior pitchers Audrey Workman against Cleveland State and Kim Mazzapica against Dayton allowed the Ball State softball team to win their Saturday games in the Frost Classic Inspired by Memorial in Chattanooga, Tenn 3-0 and 6-3, respectively.
Park played its first NCAA Division I opponent in four years in a match against Ball State on Saturday, and it certainly didn't forget that fact by the end of the night.
On Jan. 5, Ball State defeated Eastern Michigan in its Mid-American Conference opener 54-51 in Worthen Arena. It will look to repeat that performance Saturday in Ypsilanti, Mich.
Sophomore Jennifer Gilbert led the Ball State softball team's offense Friday with a two home run game including a grand slam to beat Belmont University 14-3 in the Frost Classic Inspired by Memorial Tournament after dropping game one to Troy University 9-4.
Patrick Palmeiro, Rafael's son, hit a one-out, RBI triple in the 12th inning to give UAB a 1-0 victory against Ball State on Saturday.
At the time it was just another loss. Nobody expected the 48-51 loss to Eastern Michigan back on Jan. 14 to create a losing stretch like Ball State is in now.
With a win over Eastern Michigan at home last weekend, the Ball State gymnastics team is preparing to travel to two other Michigan cities to compete this weekend.
Despite leading all day at UAB, Ball State was unable to close out a victory Friday evening.
In two sets of play in Ball State's 3-0 (25-9, 25-23, 25-20) sweep over Mount Olive on Friday, Aparcedo soaked in the feeling to once again play college volleyball.
The Ball State softball team had its ups and downs in its opening weekend of its spring season.
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After opening its season with a 2-2 record last weekend at the Quality Inn Classic, the Ball State softball team received three accolades from the Mid-American Conference on Tuesday.
With a current nine-game winning streak under its belt, it seems the Ball State men's tennis team may have found its groove.
