Ball State (17-6), which received a vote in Tuesday's ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top-25 poll, heads into today's doubleheader at the University of Dayton a winner of 15 of its last 17 games.
Pavia has also excelled as the Cardinals' No. 1 singles player; he defeated Butler University's Ben Raynauld in a barnburner, 6-7 (5), 6-4 (14-12), Saturday at the Cardinal Creek Tennis Center. In all this season, Pavia is 11-2 at both No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles.
The Ball State University women's golf team is keeping their spring season consistent, finishing another tournament in sixth place.
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The Ball State University softball team kept on rolling Wednesday evening, taking care of business with a doubleheader sweep at the University of Dayton. With the win, the Cardinals improve to 19-6 and have now won 17 of their last 19 games.
Here are some of the story lines to follow as Ball State works towards its spring game on April 17.
A sloppy start spiraled out of control for Ball State University Tuesday afternoon as it lost 11-5 at the University of Notre Dame.
Ball State University will travel to the University of Notre Dame and take on another Big East opponent Tuesday afternoon. The Cardinals are looking for their first win against the Fighting Irish since 2005.
Ball State University is in fifth place at the John Kirk/Panther Intercollegiate tournament after the first round Monday.
Center Jarrod Jones was named first team All-District 14 by the National Association of Basketball Coaches on Monday.
According to boydsworld.com, Ball State has played the 27th hardest schedule in the country. Ball State is 2-6 against the top-15 teams of University of Arkansas, Coastal Carolina University and Louisville.
The win for Ball State snapped Missouri's 17-game winning streak and extended the Cardinals' winning streak to nine heading into their Friday nightcap against Northwestern University, which the Cardinals lost 3-2.
Next up for the Cardinals is the Boise State Invitational next Saturday and Sunday. It is a dual-match tournament with eight teams. The Cardinals will play three matches in two days.
The Cardinals' first game of the day against Eastern Michigan was canceled due to snowy weather conditions. Ball State and Northern Colorado, however, were able to play their game indoors within Devine Pavilion.
Ball State coach Katherine Mowat said that simply getting an invite to the tournament in Stockbridge, Ga., was an honor. Host Georgia State University, Arkansas State University, University of Arkansas at Little Rock and Xavier University are among the teams that will be competing in the tournament.
Ball State defeated No. 10 Louisville 5-1 in the second game of Saturday's doubleheader. Reliever Perci Garner (1-0) threw four innings, allowing one run for the victory.
Ball State coach Joel Walton said Saturday that outside attackers Lee Meyer and Larry Wrather will be the team's permanent starters following their performances during the Ball State University men's volleyball team's two road matches this weekend.
One key matchup will be in the all-around. Eastern Michigan freshman Kaylyn Millick and Ball State sophomore Brittney Emmons are currently ranked No. 7 and No. 8 in the all-around in the conference, respectively. This should be a close matchup, as they are currently separated by 0.02 points.
At the end of the meet, a judges' review found that Ball State's Christa Greinke's floor score had been undervalued, raising it by 0.05 and giving the Cardinals the lead. Eastern Michigan also put in two score appeals, but they did not change the Eagles' score, giving the win to Ball State.
Ball State defeated No. 10 Louisville 5-1 in the second game of Saturday's doubleheader. Reliever Perci Garner (1-0) threw four innings, allowing one run for the victory.
