Ball State hasn't finished .500 in the Mid-American Conference since 2006 and has three conference wins in the past two seasons. The Cardinals finished 2009 with a 4-15 record (2-8 MAC) and lost the first game of the MAC Tournament 3-1 to Central Michigan.
Students can play against one another in intramural leagues or competition from other schools on sports clubs. Ball State is expected to have 28 sports clubs this school year, including soccer, baseball, water skiing and judo, according to Ball State's Recreation Services website.
Ball State's season ended last year with a 4-2 loss to Western Michigan University in the 2010 Mid-American Conference Championship Semifinals, giving the Cardinals a final record of 16-10 (4-1 MAC). Though the team didn't finish where it wanted to last season, Bussert's goals remain high.
Ball State beat 16 teams in the Dayton Fall Invitational and had two runner-up finishes last fall. Despite some rocky results in the spring, it placed second of 19 teams in April at Indiana's Adidas Hoosier Invitational.
Wednesday afternoon the athletic department announced the traditional alumni match, scheduled for Saturday afternoon, has been canceled.
Facing former coach Michelle Salmon for the first time, the Ball State University soccer team showed it has moved on.
Members of Ball State's women's volleyball team reported to campus last weekend in preparation for the start of fall practices this week.
Coach Nadalie Walsh has added another gymnast to her 2010-11 class. Mackenzie Pacovsky, of Independence, Minn., will be the fifth freshman on the gymnastics team, which will start its season in January.
Ian Nielsen's decision to transfer to Taylor University on Friday left a gaping hole in Ball State University's lineup, but Alex Marconi is confident it will be filled.
In a championship race as wide open as some the longest tenured Mid-American Conference's coaches can remember, Temple University and Northern Illinois University were tabbed the favorites by the conference's media.
DETROIT – The Mid-American Conference media picked Ball State University to finish 2010 in fifth place in the West, right where it ended 2009.
The baseball coaching job at Ball State University ultimately will stay in the family. Athletic director Tom Collins announced Tuesday assistant coach Alex Marconi would be promoted to head coach, ending a six-week search for Greg Beals' replacement.
Alex Marconi will become Ball State University's ninth baseball coach in the program's history, the university announced Tuesday.
Rick Rembielak will become Ball State University's ninth baseball coach in the program's history, the university announced Monday.
Ball State University has narrowed the candidates for the vacant baseball coach position to the final three candidates and has begun the last round of interviews, The Ball State Daily News learned Wednesday.
As Ohio State officially announced Greg Beals as its next baseball coach Thursday morning, Ball State athletic director Tom Collins said he would hire someone similar to Beals.
Ball State released kickoff times for its home football schedule and most road games Tuesday.
The Houston Astros selected Ball State University catcher Zach Dygert in the 22nd round of the 2010 MLB First-Year Player Draft on Tuesday afternoon.
Monday, the Red Sox selected Kolbrin Vitek with the 20th pick in the MLB First-Year Player Draft. The newly-minted All-American became Ball State's seventh first round draft pick and first since Brad Snyder was selected by Cleveland with the 18th overall pick in 2003.
The Philadelphia Phillies selected Ball State University starting pitcher Perci Garner in the second round of the 2010 MLB First-Year Player Draft on Tuesday afternoon.
