Ball State University Athletics
Baseball to Play Three Game Series at Louisville
March 16, 2012 | Baseball
What's On Tap . . .
Ball State continues its 19-game road trip to begin the 2012 season as it travels to Louisville, Ky., for a three-game series against the nation's 21st-ranked Louisville ... The Cardinals will play Friday at 6 p.m., Saturday at 1 p.m. and Sunday at 1 p.m. at Jim Patterson Stadium.
Digital Guide Available Online . . .
The 2012 Ball State baseball digital guide is available online at www.ballstatesports.com on the baseball home page ... The interactive guide provides student-athlete and coach bios, program history and videos on the 2012 season.
The Series . . .
Louisville holds a 13-8 advantage in the all-time series which dates back to 1960 ... Most recently, Ball State one of three vs. Louisville March 19-20, 2010, at Jim Patterson Stadium ... After the opening game of the series was played at a neutral site in 1960, every game has been contested in the city of Louisville.
Scouting Louisville . . .
Louisville is ranked 21st in the nation with an 11-6 overall record ... The Cardinals split a series with 12th-ranked Ole Miss Tuesday and Wednesday ... Louisville took the first game 4-3, while Ole Miss took game two by an 18-8 margin.
Scouting Ball State . . .
Ball State head coach Alex Marconi enters his second season at the helm ... Marconi posted a 15-35 record last year after working for five years as an assistant coach for BSU under former head coach Greg Beals (Ohio State).
Ball State enters the weekend with a 3-9 overall record with all 12 games coming on the road ... The Cardinals are batting .245 as a team while allowing opponents to hit .273.
Junior Blake Beemer and sophomore T.J. Weir lead the team with identical .311 batting averages ... In 45 at bats this season, Beemer and Weir each have 14 hits ... Senior Mitch Widau has a team high seven runs-batted-in and a .302 batting average ... Cal Bowling has been the team's top pitcher and owns a 2-0 record with a 2.61 earned run average ... Chris Marangon is 0-1 with a 2.45 ERA.
