Baseball Last Updated 11 hours ago Ball State junior left handed pitcher Tyler Schwietzer delivers a pitch during the Cardinals 9-7 victory over Central Michigan in the 2022 MAC Baseball Championship Tournament in Muncie, Indiana, May 27, 2022. Schwietzer threw 143 pitches in eight innings with nine strikeouts. (Kyle Smedley/DN) Cardinals defeat Chippewas and advance to the 2022 MAC Baseball Championship Tournament Championship Game By Kyle Smedley In their second game of the 2022 MAC Baseball Championship Tournament, the No. 1 seed Ball State Cardinals (40-17, 32-7 MAC) defeated the No. 2 seed Central Michigan Chippewas (39-17, 30-7 MAC) 9-7. The Cardinals are set to face the winner of May 28’s 10:30 a.m. game between Central Michigan and Toledo (33-24, 23-16 MAC) in the Championship Game at approximately 2:30 p.m. May 28.
Baseball Last Updated 11 hours ago Cardinals defeat Chippewas and advance to the 2022 MAC Baseball Championship Tournament Championship Game By Kyle Smedley
High School Sports Last Updated 16 hours ago May 27 Delaware County high school sports roundup: Multiple Sectional games are postponed
High School Sports Last Updated 20 hours ago May 26 Delaware County high school sports roundup: Two Regional events produce winners and a plethora of Sectional games are postponed
Baseball 5/26/2022, 8:57pm Cardinals defeat Bobcats on walk-off home run in each team's first 2022 MAC Baseball Championship Tournament game
High School Sports Last Updated 16 hours ago May 27 Delaware County high school sports roundup: Multiple Sectional games are postponed By Kyle Smedley Five Delaware County High School baseball and softball Sectional games were scheduled to take place May 27. All were postponed and rescheduled for May 28.
High School Sports Last Updated 20 hours ago May 26 Delaware County high school sports roundup: Two Regional events produce winners and a plethora of Sectional games are postponed By Kyle Smedley Delta Girl's Tennis wins its seventh straight Regional Championship and a litany of Delaware County athletes advance to the State Championship in Boys Track & Field. Many Sectionals in the area are postponed.
Baseball 5/26/2022, 8:57pm Cardinals defeat Bobcats on walk-off home run in each team's first 2022 MAC Baseball Championship Tournament game By Kyle Smedley No. 1 seed Ball State Baseball (39-17, 32-7 MAC) defeated No. 4 seed Ohio (29-23, 21-15 MAC) 6-4 after freshman designated hitter Hunter Dobbins hit a walk-off home run to end a game that began over 24 hours earlier, with constant weather delays and postponement pushing the game back a full day.
Muncie Community Schools 5/26/2022, 12:25pm Muncie Community Schools close 2021-22 academic year with staff honors By Staff Reports May 26, a press release from Muncie Community Schools (MCS) announced end of year awards for staff in response to the end of the 2021-22 academic year. Teachers, staff and organizations were honored across 10 locations.
High School Sports 5/25/2022, 8:18pm May 25 Delaware County High School Sectional and Regional Roundup: Two sectional games finish late due to delays and three sectional/regional events are postponed By Kyle Smedley Five Delaware County Sectional or Regional events were set to take place May 25 and three have been officially postponed, while Wapahani Baseball and Softball each finished their games.
Baseball 5/25/2022, 6:04pm First Ball State Baseball MAC Championship Tournament Game Postponed By Kyle Smedley Ball State Baseball's (38-17, 32-7 MAC) first Mid-American Conference (MAC) Championship Tournament game against Ohio (29-22, 21-15 MAC) has been postponed in the bottom of the first inning as the Cardinals lead 1-0. The contest has been tentatively rescheduled for 10 a.m. May 26 at Ball Diamond at First Merchant's Ballpark Complex in Muncie, Indiana.
High School Sports 5/25/2022, 10:42am Delaware County Regional and Sectional Roundup: May 24 By Staff Reports It is state tournament time for high school sports. With a packed schedule, check out the roundup from last night's matchups and events.
Baseball 5/24/2022, 6:00pm MAC Championship Tournament Preview: Ball State Baseball hopes to finish the job and earn first NCAA Regional bid since 2006 By Kyle Smedley Ball State Baseball (38-17, 32-7 MAC) won the Mid-American Conference (MAC) Regular Season Championship, thus earning the right to host the MAC Championship Tournament. The winner of said tournament earns an automatic bid at the NCAA Regionals. The Cardinals are scheduled to face Ohio (29-22, 21-15 MAC) May 25 at 4 p.m. in their first game of the tournament.
school shooting 5/24/2022, 5:29pm BREAKING: At least eighteen killed in Texas school shooting; gunman dead By Associated Press Fourteen children and one teacher were killed in a shooting at a Texas elementary school Tuesday, and the 18-year-old gunman was dead, Gov. Greg Abbott said.
Event 5/24/2022, 12:00pm First Annual Bluesfest comes to Ball State University By Staff Reports Worthen Arena in Muncie, Indiana is set to play host to the First Annual Bluesfest, a show presented by C&B Entertainment Production LLC. This show takes place May 28 at 7 p.m., and doors open 6 p.m.
High School Softball 5/24/2022, 12:12am The Broncos and Blackhawks each win first-round sectional matchup By Kyle Smedley The Daleville Broncos (6-12) defeated the Southern Wells Raiders (5-19) 8-7 and the Cowan Blackhawks (13-8) defeated the Liberty Christian Lions (9-14) 9-0 in their respective first-round softball sectional matchups.
Black History Month 5/21/2022, 10:00am In Case You Missed It: Ball State alumnus Braxton Williams shares how he hopes to help others through his book, "The Infinite Horizons" By Taylor Smith Every afternoon, when the bell rang for lunchtime and his classmates’ stomachs grumbled at the thought of chips in their lunchboxes, Braxton Williams swung his backpack over his shoulder and made his way to reading class.
enterprise 5/2/2022, 3:00pm Muncie’s Maker Force By Grace McCormick A former 80,000-square-foot laundry facility in Muncie holds limitless possibilities. Boombox music fills the second floor while artists move tables to set up for First Thursday, a monthly event to draw people to explore art and culture downtown. A woodworker helps children build birdhouses while Steven Knipp colors hair in his salon a few doors down. Adjacent businesses invite people in for gift shopping or ax throwing.
Earth Day 5/22/2022, 10:00am In Case You Missed It: Placing Muncie on track: Big Four Rail Park seeks to provide an outlet for the community by creating the city’s first railfan viewing area
basketball 5/23/2022, 10:00am In Case You Missed It: The man behind the mic: For more than 30 years, Tom Simpson has embraced his role as PA voice of the Cardinals
Featured Media Postcards From L.A. On their final day in Los Angeles, student journalists Amber Pietz and Daniel Kehn explored the UCLA campus and the surrounding area in search of postcard worthy photographs. Their goal was to accurately convert their experience while on the West Coast.
Muncie Community Schools close 2021-22 academic year with staff honors Muncie Community Schools 5/26/2022, 12:25pm By Staff Reports May 26, a press release from Muncie Community Schools (MCS) announced end of year awards for staff in response to the end of the 2021-22 academic year. Teachers, staff and organizations were honored across 10 locations.
Habitat’s Heroine Enterprise 3/28/2022, 7:20pm By Taylor Smith Greater Muncie, Indiana Habitat for Humanity, Inc. wouldn’t be possible without the efforts of Sharon Brown. With a bottle of water, reading materials and a phone charging on the table beside her, Sharon Kay Brown sits in her favorite rocking chair every Tuesday evening and tunes into NBC’s “Chicago Fire.”
May 27 Delaware County high school sports roundup: Multiple Sectional games are postponed High School Sports Last Updated 16 hours ago By Kyle Smedley Five Delaware County High School baseball and softball Sectional games were scheduled to take place May 27. All were postponed and rescheduled for May 28.
SMEDLEY: "Mr Morale. & The Big Steppers" album review Music 5/20/2022, 5:00pm By Kyle Smedley Kendrick Lamar put out his first album since 2017 May 13, 2022, with "Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers", sparking conversation between fans of hip-hop and music in general.
In Case You Missed It: Placing Muncie on track: Big Four Rail Park seeks to provide an outlet for the community by creating the city’s first railfan viewing area Earth Day 5/22/2022, 10:00am By Charleston Bowles Trains and railroads connect communities, which is what Big Four Rail Park and its staff hope to do in Muncie.
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