baseball 4/3/2022, 6:15pm The Cardinals take 3 out of 4 games from Toledo, extend their conference record to 12-2 By Kyle Smedley After starting the season with a 5-7 record, Ball State baseball (17-9, 12-2 MAC) has begun to turn their season around in Mid-American Conference (MAC) play. Since conference play began, the Cardinals have won 12 of 14 games and now sit with the most conference wins in the MAC at 12-2.
Basketball 4/3/2022, 1:09am Sparks, Sellers announce intention to stay at Ball State By Staff Reports Ball State men's basketball's standout freshman center Payton Sparks announced April 1 that he will return to the Cardinals for the 2022-23 season.
Softball 4/2/2022, 9:58pm Ball State Softball completes home sweep of Kent State By Nate Grubb Ball State (10-18, 3-2 MAC) earned its first three wins in conference play this weekend, defeating Kent State (9-17, 1-7 MAC) 8-5 and 4-1 April 1 and 11-3 April 2.
volleyball 4/2/2022, 8:52pm Cardinals continue winning streak on senior night By Daniel Kehn It was senior night for Ball State men’s volleyball (19-2, 11-1 MIVA) against Lewis University (13-11, 5-7 MIVA) April 2 as seven Cardinals took to Worthen Arena for possibly the final time.
soccer 4/2/2022, 8:39pm Cardinals down Jaguars in only home spring match By Nate Grubb Ball State started its scoring in the 14th minute, after a pass from sophomore midfielder Avery Fenchel found freshman forward Lexi Fraley, who headed the ball in the back of the net.
wrestling 4/2/2022, 10:08am Smedley: WrestleMania deserves the same recognition as the Super Bowl By Kyle Smedley When I think of wrestling, I think of WrestleMania. Those who don't follow professional wrestling fans know the name, but I don't why 'The Show of Shows' is largely dismissed by our culture.
tennis 4/1/2022, 8:56pm 3 takeaways from Ball State's loss against Eastern Michigan By Corbin Hubert The Cardinals earned the first points of the match by winning two of the three doubles matches, but fell to Eastern Michigan 4-3 April 1. Here are three takeaways from Ball State's loss.
DN 100 4/1/2022, 3:16pm The foundations of a section By Daniel Kehn The sports section of The Ball State Daily News has never been measured by the number of reporters. It’s not about who gets what beat or who writes which stories. The foundations of the section were built on telling the stories of Ball State Sports and working together toward a universal goal: telling the stories of sports.
volleyball 3/31/2022, 10:15pm Cardinals sweep No. 15 McKendree, improve to 18 wins By Daniel Kehn The Cardinals swept the Bearcats by scores of 25-17, 27-25 and 25-20 respectively and continued to keep the offense efficient with a .367 hitting percentage.
Baseball 3/29/2022, 12:03pm GRUBB: Should Thom Brennaman be forgiven? By Nate Grubb On August 19th, 2020, at around 8:32 p.m., inside Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, right fielder Nicholas Castellanos of the Cincinnati Reds is facing an 0-1 count against Kansas City Royals pitcher Greg Holland. Holland sends a pitch inside, and Castellanos blasts a shot to deep left field for his ninth home run of the season, giving the Reds a 4-0 lead. Nobody watching the broadcast on Fox Sports Ohio cared. All they were paying attention to was longtime Reds’ commentator Thom Brennaman.
football 3/29/2022, 10:00am The quest for 30: Ball State Football showcases its skills in front of NFL scouts at Pro Day By Nate Grubb Wahee dreamed of hearing his name called during the NFL Draft, and now, Wahee and 11 other Ball State Football alumni are one step closer to achieving that goal.
Baseball 3/28/2022, 9:40pm Cardinals ‘riding the wave,’ extend winning streak to 7 games with doubleheader sweep By Kyle Smedley After scoring a combined 55 runs in March 19-21’s four game sweep against Mid-American Conference (MAC) opponent Bowling Green, Ball State Baseball stayed hot by winning both games in their doubleheader against Western Michigan.
Football 3/27/2022, 3:04pm SMEDLEY: Colts inactivity since trade for Matt Ryan makes the move meaningless By Kyle Smedley On March 21, 2022, the Indianapolis Colts made a trade with the Atlanta Falcons that would have 14-year veteran quarterback Matt Ryan change jerseys for the first time since he was drafted by the Falcons in 2008.
3/26/2022, 9:57pm Ball State earns 8th road win of the season over Lindenwood By Daniel Kehn It was another successful night of hitting for the Cardinals who had a .346 hitting percentage compared to the Lions’ .165. Ball State is averaging .358 on the season, second only to UCLA (15-3, 5-1 MPSF) with .359.
softball 3/26/2022, 4:58pm 3 takeaways from Ball State Softball's doubleheader loss against Central Michigan By Corbin Hubert In the series opener, the Cardinals didn't score a run in the first six innings while the Chippewas scored three runs in that span. Ball State’s drought was ended by a three-run home run hit by senior outfielder Faith Hensley in the seventh inning to tie the score at three runs apiece.
volleyball 3/25/2022, 10:35pm Cardinals sweep Quincy to win 7th straight By Daniel Kehn Graduate student Angelos Mandilaris and senior outside attacker Kaleb Jenness paced Ball State smashing 10 kills apiece while graduate student setter Quinn Isaacson dished out a team-high 19 assists and graduate student libero Colin Ensalaco finished with seven digs.
soccer 3/25/2022, 12:00pm Shooting for equality: Women belong in sports and should not feel intimidated or pressured by their male counterparts By Sophie Nulph Coming from a house with two older brothers, both more than a decade older than me, I have never been one to let a man boss me around. From a young age, I learned I can be tiny and powerful at the same time using both my words and actions.
Field Hockey 3/24/2022, 2:17pm Ball State announces Caitlin Walsh as next field hockey head coach By Staff Reports After the departure of former Ball State field hockey head coach Stephanie Bernthal, Ball State director of athletics Beth Goetz announced former Kent State assistant Caitlin Walsh as the new head coach on March 24.
sports 3/24/2022, 10:00am Women's wins: Ball State’s women-only sports are empowering and bringing student-athletes closer By Corbin Hubert Ball State and its 18 athletic programs compete in Division I of the NCAA, and the university has five programs open exclusively to women — cross country, field hockey, gymnastics, soccer and track and field.
Hemp Farm 9/1/2022, 9:00am Meet the Owner of Delaware County’s ‘Hemp-ire’ By Evan Chandler Brian Nixon went from a full-time physical therapist to one of the only hemp farmers in Delaware County.
LGBTQ Pride 9/5/2022, 5:29pm Muncie OUTreach hosts its first Pride festival in Canan Commons Park Sept. 3
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