MEN'S GOLF: Ball State tied for 8th at Mizzou Intercollegiate
April 12, 2010Ball State University is tied for eighth place at the Mizzou Intercollegiate after two rounds of play.
Ball State University is tied for eighth place at the Mizzou Intercollegiate after two rounds of play.
The NCAA Central Regionals were a mixed bag Saturday for the Ball State University gymnastics team, as three Cardinals ended their season.
The story of the MAC regular season for Ball State so far has been the balance of play throughout the lineup. Last week freshman Alexandre Brym stepped up to win the last match and this week was no different. Both Andres Monroy and Cliff Morrison were coming off losses last week, but picked up the slack today when the team needed it.
Ball State now begins a four-match road trip to close out its season, beginning with matches against the University of Akron and the University at Buffalo next weekend.
Ball State defeated Bowling Green State University 32-10 Saturday but lost the series finale Sunday. Despite a 9-3 loss that cost the Cardinals (13-17, 7-2) their second conference sweep in as many weekends, they were happy with their results.
A two-out, two-RBI single from Kristy Stratton, who was making just her third start of the season, was all the offense ace Elizabeth Milian needed as Ball State defeated Eastern Michigan 3-1 on Saturday at the BSU Softball Complex.
Ball State moves to 17-9 on the season (6-4 Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association) while Saint Francis falls below .500 to 12-13. Ball State closes out the regular season against MIVA leaders No. 13 Ohio State University and No. 11 Loyola University next weekend. Ball State is currently the No. 3 seed in the MIVA tournament, which begins April, 24.
Sunday's 4-3 victory against Eastern Michigan gave Ball State its first sweep of a Mid-American Conference team this season after splitting the first pair of series.
Junior Thekla Lorenz had another outstanding performance for Ball State, accounting for 22 points in individual events. Lorenz won the long jump event, posting a length of 5.73 meters. She also finished second in the javelin throw with a toss of 38.51 meters and fifth in the 100 meter hurdles (14.88 seconds).
Three Ball State University gymnasts ended their season today at the NCAA Central Regionals, as each represented the school in individual competition.
Ball State moves to 16-9 and stays at 6-4 in the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association. Ball State closes out its non-conference schedule tonight in Worthen Arena versus Saint Francis University.
Ball State is led this season by junior Brittany Kelly. She has a team best 75.36 scoring average and has tallied six top-10 finishes this year.
After stumbling out of the gate in Mid-American Conference play, Ball State now holds 1-2 conference record and is 7-9 overall.
Ball State defeated Bowling Green State University 32-10, setting the school record for most runs, hits (29) and at bats (58) in a game. The previous runs record was 31, which the Cardinals (13-16, 7-1) had done twice, most recently in 2006.
Reigning MAC champions the past three years, the Broncos have been the class of the conference and are the favorites again this year.
Ball State returns to the BSU Softball Complex today and tomorrow as it plays host to Eastern Michigan University.
Ball State (12-16) opened a three-game series at Bowling Green State University with a 12-6 victory Friday. The Cardinals beat reigning MAC Pitcher of the Year Brennan Smith (1-4) with a big offensive day. They had 18 hits and scored 12 runs, despite stranding 17 runners.
The Mid-American Conference announced a four-year deal with the Humanitarian Bowl that will send its third bowl-bound team to Boise, Idaho, to play a team from the Western Athletic Conference.
Ball State (21-8, 1-1 MAC) plays host to Central Michigan University today for a doubleheader at the BSU Softball Complex before Eastern Michigan University comes to Muncie for games on Saturday and Sunday.
