CHIRP TV: MIVA Bracket Challenge
April 22, 2012Steven Ward and Andrew Mishler sit down to discuss the MIVA Bracket Challenge held by the Ball State Daily News this week.
Steven Ward and Andrew Mishler sit down to discuss the MIVA Bracket Challenge held by the Ball State Daily News this week.
With Ball State and Buffalo tied at 3-3, junior Alex Brym squatted down in his usual position and thought about what a win would do for his confidence and level of play.
Pitching behind a leadoff home run to open the game from teammate Ben Magsig, Weber worked every inch of the strike zone with his fastball and slider, leading the Eagles to a 4-0 triumph over the Cardinals (10-26, 5-9) on Saturday afternoon.
As seniors Sarah Hebble, Kylee Johnson and Dena Boulieris walked off the Ball State tennis courts for the final time following a 7-0 loss to Miami (OH), they all had a bittersweet feeling about the day.
The phrase "Road to Galen," a reference to the site of the NCAA Men's Volleyball Championship this year at USC's Galen Center, has become popular with players like Jeff Aucoin and Matt Leske on Twitter this season.
Both sophomore middle attackers Matt Leske and Kevin Owens were named to the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Second Team All-Conference on Friday.
-á The Ball State women's tennis team will have an opportunity to do something it hasn't done since 2009 on Saturday - go winless in Mid-American Conference play.
With the wind blowing hard out to right field and a Ball State (30-12, 8-2) lineup loaded with left-handed power hitters, it was going to be a long day for the Eastern Michigan (19-26, 5-9) pitching staff.
The big inning proved to be all the offense Ball State needed to defeat Eastern Michigan 8-4 Friday afternoon at Ball Diamond.
The Cardinals were coming off of their seventh trip to the NCAA Tournament last season and they were picked by the Mid-American Conference front office to be the favorites in the conference this season.
Ball State soccer coach Craig Roberts announced the hiring of Marci Klebanow as new assistant coach Friday.
After defeating Northwestern Ohio 11-7 Tuesday, Ball State will host Mid-American Conference foe Eastern Michigan in a three-game weekend series, starting Friday at 3 p.m.
When the ball left senior catcher Amanda Montalto's bat and carried straight over the center field wall, narrowly missing the flap pole, it marked the 45th time this season that Ball State had homered.
There aren't many opportunities for Amanda Montalto to see a good pitch to hit. She might see one, sometimes twice in an at bat. But when she does, it usually doesn't get wasted.
With one week remaining until the NFL Draft, former Ball State safety Joshua Howard got a final chance to make an impression for a pro team.
Come Friday night, both Joel Walton and Jeremy Price will be settling into unfamiliar positions.
For the first time since Feb. 29, Ball State walked away from the tennis courts with a win under its belt. The Cardinals beat IPFW 5-2 Wednesday evening.
While Bill Scholl, who was introduced as Ball State's new athletic director Monday, does not have much first-hand experience with Ball State athletics yet, he still is familiar with the university.
With the season winding down and the Mid-American Conference tournament nearing, every game becomes vital for Ball State's quest to the NCAA tournament.