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.
All the experts have Ball State's Kolbrin Vitek going in the first round — and some even have him as a top 10 pick — of tonight's MLB Draft. In addition, pitcher Perci Garner will likely go in the early rounds.
The Boston Red Sox selected Ball State University All-American Kolbrin Vitek in the first round of the 2010 MLB First-Year Player Draft on Monday night.
The attention that top draft prospects Kolbrin Vitek and Perci Garner brought to Ball State this year could be very beneficial to their teammates this week. Shortstop T.J. Baumet and catcher Zach Dygert will try to parlay the extra attention into becoming draft picks themselves.
Collegiate Baseball Newspaper named Ball State University second baseman and starting pitcher Kolbrin Vitek a first-team All-American on Thursday.
While the schedule has not been released by the Ball State Athletic Department, the Daily News has learned that Ball State will have 12 non conference opponents in 2010.This year's scheduled is highlighted with a Cardinals' appearance at the University of North Carolina's Tar Heel Classic September 17 and 18.
The Falcons used five doubles in the first four innings to take a four-run lead in the 9 a.m. elimination game. Bowling Green would hold on for a 7-4 victory, ending Ball State's season.
In Thursday's elimination game, Ohio made sure Kolbrin Vitek wasn't going to send them home. Instead, it was Zach Dygert, who went 5-for-5 with three RBIs in Ball State's 13-10 victory.
Ball State knocked Ohio out of the MAC Tournament with a 13-10 victory Thursday in Chillicothe, Ohio.
