Ball State University Athletics
Baseball Hosts Indiana Tech Tuesday At 3 P.M.
April 02, 2012 | Baseball
What's On Tap . . .
The Cardinals step out of Mid-American Conference play Tuesday afternoon as they host Indiana Tech ... Game time is set for 3 p.m. at Ball Diamond ... The game will be broadcast on 91.3 WCRD FM Sports Link Radio and will be streamed online at www.ballstatesports.com ... Live stats will also be available online.
Series History . . .
Tuesday's game marks the 11th meeting all-time and the third straight season the teams have met ... The Cardinals hold an 8-2 edge all-time in the series, including four straight wins ... Last year, Ball State posted a 2-1 victory over the Warriors scoring a run in the eighth and ninth innings ... Two years ago, the Cardinals recorded a 15-2 victory over Indiana Tech ... All 10 games in the series have been played in Muncie.
Probable Starters . . .
Ball State will send freshman right-hander Scott Baker to the hill Tuesday afternoon while Indiana Tech will counter with right-hander Cam Wilson.
Baker will be making his first career start and ninth career appearance Tuesday ... He has a 7.11 ERA in 12.2 innings of work as he has struck out 14 and walked nine batters ... He last worked against Indiana State, tossing 2.2 shutout innings and striking out three batters.
Wilson will be making his seventh appearance and fifth start of the season Tuesday ... He has a 2-1 record with a 6.53 ERA in 26.2 innings ... He has struck out 14 batters while walking seven.
Scouting Ball State . . .
The Cardinals enter Tuesday's game with a 4-19 overall record and have dropped five straight games, including all four games at home at Ball Diamond ... Ball State is coming off a tough weekend against Kent State dropping three straight, including a pair of extra inning contests ... The Cardinals have scored 76 runs this season (3.30 runs/game) and are batting .242 as a team ... Opponents have scored 181 runs (7.86 runs/game) and are batting .305 as a team.
Junior center fielder Wes Winkle leads the team with a .338 batting average ... Winkle had his career-best 12-game hitting streak snapped Sunday but leads the team with 24 hits, nine runs scored and five stolen bases ... Sophomore first baseman Cody Campbell is second on the team with a .282 batting average and leads the team with 11 RBI ... Sophomore T.J. Weir is second on the team with 23 hits and nine RBI while junior Blake Beemer is third on the team with 21 hits.
In the bullpen, left-hander Devin Wilburn leads the team with 10 appearances ... Wilburn owns an 8.16 ERA in 14.1 innings as he has struck out 17 while walking nine ... Fellow southpaw Jon Cisna has appeared in nine games and owns a 3.60 ERA in 10.0 innings ... Cisna has worked 6.1 innings in his last four outings and has not allowed a run while holding opponents to two hits while striking out five batters.
Scouting Indiana Tech . . .
Indiana Tech enters Tuesday's game with a 20-14 overall record and a 13-11 mark on the road ... The Warriors are riding a seven-game winning streak into the game, including sweeping a four-game series against Siena Heights ... Indiana Tech has scored 202 runs (5.94 runs/game) while posting a .270 batting average as a team ... Opponents have scored 157 runs (4.62 rungs/game) while batting .294 as a team.
Ignatius Mackenzie leads the Warriors with a .424 batting average while also leads the team with 42 hits and 11 doubles ... Eric Wald owns a .267 batting average but leads the team with 32 RBI and seven home runs ... Colin DeDecker is second on the team with a .314 batting average and 33 hits while scoring a team-high 26 runs.
In the bullpen, Kyle Nolen leads the team with nine appearances and has a 6.23 ERA in 13.0 innings of work with a team-high three saves ... Alex Kimsey is second on the team with seven appearances and has a 3.00 ERA in 15.0 innings ... Bryan Wachtel has appeared in six games and owns a 2.89 ERA in 9.1 innings while posting two saves.
Looking Ahead . . .
Ball State continues non-conference play Wednesday afternoon as it travels to Bloomington, Ind., for a meeting with Big Ten foe Indiana ... The Cardinals return home this weekend for a three-game Mid-American Conference series against Miami beginning Friday afternoon at 3 p.m.
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