The No. 8 seed Cardinals were no match for the RedHawks, who came into the match with the No. 1 seed in the tournament and an impressive 8-1 record in the MAC.
Kolbrin Vitek capped a four-run Ball State comeback in the ninth inning with a walk-off home run. Ball State defeated Eastern Michigan 13-12 Friday.
Ball State University defeated Northern Illinois University to advance to the quarterfinals of the Mid-American Conference Tournament.
The Cardinals (20-21, 11-4 MAC) have won their first five conference series this year and are off to their best start in conference play since 2005. The Eagles (21-21, 10-5 MAC) aren't trailing far behind, only a game out of first place.
After getting a bye in the first round, Ball State will face Western Michigan University at 2 p.m.
The Ball State University men's golf team travels to Longaberger Golf Club in Nashport, Ohio, today for the first day of competition at the Mid-American Conference Championships.
Ball State (32-13, 10-4 MAC) will visit Northern Illinois (20-26, 8-6 MAC) on Friday for a doubleheader, beginning at 1 p.m. It will then head to Western Michigan (11-19, 6-8 MAC) for a two-game set Saturday and Sunday.
An elementary education major, Ashley Jacob has a cumulative 3.679 GPA, including a 3.93 GPA in the 2009 Spring Semester.
A final regular season record of 7-13, including nine losses in the last 10 matches, for Ball State University will be wiped clean this afternoon as it takes on Northern Illinois University in a play-in match to secure a spot in the Mid-American Conference Tournament.
Mid-American Conference commissioner Jon Steinbrecher said in a conference call Tuesday that the MAC would be able to move quickly if necessary to handle a changing college sports landscape.
COLUMBUS, Ohio — As Ohio State University's attack attempt tipped off one of his players and landed out-of-bounds for the match-winning point, coach Joel Walton threw his binder about five feet underneath the team's bench. The frustration for the 12th-year Ball State University head coach was almost overwhelming.
Ball State scored six runs in each of the first two innings, staking Brad Piatt (2-3) to a big lead. The senior did his job, holding NAIA member Huntington off the board for five innings to earn the victory.
Each week, The Ball State Daily News sports staff picks its PPQ — the player, play and quote of the week. And, with the help of our online readers, the weekly fan choice is also featured.
The coach of No. 13 Ball State University said he does not want to announce who will be starting at left outside attacker.
Ethan Phiester was named the American Volleyball Coaches Association Men's Division I-II National Player of the Week on Monday for his performance Saturday against IPFW.
The Ball State University gymnastics program announced Monday that Aftyn Siemer has signed her letter of intent to join the team next season.
A big week at the plate netted shortstop T.J. Baumet his first career MAC West Division Player of the Week award Monday.
Billy Taylor added another member to his 2010 recruiting class Monday, announcing the commitment of forward Jay Copeland to Ball State University.
Ball State travels to No. 10 Ohio State for a MIVA Tournament semifinal. The Buckeyes are the MIVA regular season champions and two-time defending tournament champions.
Ball State will host Military Appreciation Day for Wednesday's game against Huntington.
