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February 19, 2015 | Baseball
This Week in Ball State Baseball
Fri. - vs. High Point (3 p.m.)
Probable Pitchers
Ball State - Scott Baker (RHP)
High Point - John McGillicuddy (RHP)
Sat. - vs. High Point (10 a.m.)
Probable Pitchers
Ball State - TBA
High Point - Tyler Britton (RHP)
Sat. - vs. Elon (4:30 p.m.)
Probable Pitchers
Ball State - TBA
Elon - Jake Stalzer (LHP)
Sun. - vs. Elon (11 a.m.)
Probable Pitchers
Ball State - TBA
Elon - Lucas Bakker (RHP)
Head Coach Rich Maloney (#2)
Career Head Coaching Record: 667-432-1 (.607)/20th Season
Ball State Head Coaching Record: 326-188-1 (.634)/10th Season
Mid-American Conference Coaching Record: 178-76 (.700)/10th Season
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Connor Onion (play-by-play)
SERIES RECORDS: Ball State and High Point have met four times in baseball . . . The Cardinals won the first game in series history by a 23-6 margin in 1999 . . . High Point has won the last three meetings, all of which were in 2005 . . . High Point posted wins by 6-0, 6-4 and 8-5 margins . . . The Cardinals and Elon have met only one time in baseball with Ball State tallying a 12-11 victory in 1993.
2014 SEASON RECAP: Ball State registered a 39-18 overall record and a 22-4 Mid-American Conference mark last season . . . The Cardinals won the MAC Regular-Season Championship, the MAC West Division and earned the No. 1 seed in the MAC Tournament with their 22-4 record in 2014 . . . The Cardinals swept five three-game series over MAC teams last season -- Bowling Green, Eastern Michigan, Central Michigan, Kent State and Northern Illinois . . . The five MAC series sweeps are a Ball State school record.
THE MAC IN 2014: Ball State's 22-4 (.846) conference winning percentage last season was the sixth highest in the nation behind only Indiana (Big Ten), Liberty (Big South), Wright State (Horizon League), Alabama State (SWAC) and Louisiana-Lafayette (Sun Belt).
COACH MALONEY TIDBITS: Ball State head coach Rich Maloney earned his school record-setting 324th win in Ball State's 4-1 win at Northern Illinois last season (5/16), which clinched the MAC Championship for the Cardinals . . . He has 667 career wins with 326 of those coming as the Cardinals' head coach . . . Maloney coached his 1,100th game of his career vs. UNC-Wilmington last Saturday.
THE FRIENDLY CONFINES: The Cardinals were 13-2 at home last season, which was the progam's best mark at home since going 13-2 at Ball Diamond in 2010.
ANSWERING THE CALL: Alex Call led the Cardinals with a .444 batting average in the first two games of the season plus is tied for team-high honors with two runs scored, two RBI and five total bases . . . Call reached base safely for the 44th straight game in Ball State's contest vs. UNC-Wilmington Saturday.
DOING DOUBLE DUTY FOR THE LOVE OF BASEBALL: Caleb Stayton batted .429 with one double and one RBI in Ball State's first two games of the year . . . In addition, Stayton is a member of Ball State's Sports Link, an immersive learning class that produces features, live events and stories for www.ballstatesports.com . . . Stayton is a primary contributor to the Sports Link productions to promote the Ball State baseball season on www.ballstatesports.com.
DEVARIE MOVING AND CONTRIBUTING: Elbert Devarie started 11 games and played in 28 contests for the Cardinals last season primarily as an infielder and pinch runner . . . He started the first game of the 2015 season in left field and started the second contest in center field . . . Devarie batted .400 in 10 at-bats with two RBI and one double.
ZACH PLESAC'S FRESHMAN SEASON: Zach Plesac earned Mid-American Conference Freshman Pitcher of the Year honors plus was named the Collegiate Baseball National Freshman Pitcher of the Year after tallying a 12-2 record with a 2.11 earned-run average . . . Plesac struck out 67 batters and walked only 33 in 25 appearances . . . In addition, he registered six saves for the Cardinals.
JARETT RINDFLEISCH'S FRESHMAN SEASON: Jarett Rindfleisch was named the MAC Freshman Player of the Year after batting .352 with nine doubles, four home runs and 33 runs-batted-in . . . He started 35 games and played in 42 for the Cardinals in 2014.
RYAN SPAULDING'S SOPHOMORE SEASON: Ryan Spaulding was named to the All-MAC first team after batting .292 with 13 doubles, six home runs and 40 runs-batted-in for Ball State last season.
