The Ball State Cardinals baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana, United States.[2] The team is a member of the Mid-American Conference West division, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. Ball State's first baseball team was fielded in 1920. The team plays its home games at Ball Diamond in Muncie, Indiana. The Cardinals are coached by Rich Maloney.
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| Founded | 1920 |
| University | Ball State University |
| Head coach | Rich Maloney (19th overall season) |
| Conference | Mid–American |
| Location | Muncie, Indiana |
| Home stadium | Ball Diamond (Capacity: 1,700) |
| Nickname | Cardinals |
| Colors | Cardinal and white[1] |
| NCAA Tournament appearances | |
| 1965, 1969, 2006, 2023 | |
| Conference tournament champions | |
| 2006, 2023 | |
| Regular season conference champions | |
| 1998, 1999, 2001, 2014, 2022 | |
Ball State In The NCAA Tournament
edit| Year | Record | Pct | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0–2 | .000 | District 4 |
| 1969 | 2–2 | .500 | District 4 |
| 2006 | 1–2 | .333 | Lexington Regional |
| 2023 | 0–2 | .000 | Lexington Regional |
TOTALS
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3-8 | .273 |
First-Round MLB Draft Picks
edit| Pick | Player | Team | Position | Year |
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| 11 | Thomas Howard | San Diego Padres | OF | 1986 |
| 41 | Jeff Urban | San Francisco Giants | LHP | 1998 |
| 21 | Larry Bigbie | Baltimore Orioles | OF | 1999 |
| 1 | Bryan Bullington | Pittsburgh Pirates | RHP | 2002 |
| 32 | Luke Hagerty | Chicago Cubs | LHP | 2002 |
| 18 | Brad Snyder | Cleveland Indians | OF | 2003 |
| 20 | Kolbrin Vitek | Boston Redsox | RHP/2B | 2010 |
| 34 | Drey Jameson | Arizona Diamondbacks | RHP | 2019 |
Awards
editAs of 2024[update], Ball State has had eight players named the MAC Baseball Player of the Year, the most of any school in the conference.
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Stadium
edit• Fully turf
• All chair back seating
• Video Scoreboard
• Brick stadium with bathrooms and concession stand
• Padded fence all around the field with graphics
See Also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Brand Colors - Ball State University". Retrieved May 23, 2017.
- ^ "Ball State Cardinals". d1baseball.com. Archived from the original on 2013-04-22. Retrieved 2013-04-14.
- ^ a b c d "2016 Mid-American Conference Baseball Record Book" (PDF). getsomemaction.com. Mid-American Conference. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
External Links
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