Ball State University Athletics
Baseball Heads to Myrtle Beach for Weekend Games
February 26, 2015 | Baseball
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This Week in Ball State Baseball
Friday -- Ball State vs. Illinois (2:00)
at TicketReturn.com Field at Pelicans Ballpark
Probable Pitchers
Ball State - TBA
Illinois - Kevin Duchene (LHP)
Saturday -- Illinois vs. Ball State (11:00)
at TicketReturn.com Field at Pelicans Ballpark
Probable Pitchers
Ball State - TBA
Illinois - Drasen Johnson (RHP)
Saturday -- Ball State vs. West Virginia (3:00)
at TicketReturn.com Field at Pelicans Ballpark
Probable Pitchers
Ball State - TBA
West Virginia - Adam Keller (RHP)
Sunday -- Ball State vs. Coastal Carolina (1:00)
at Springs Brooks Stadium
Probable Pitchers
Ball State - TBA
Coastal Carolina -- Zack Hopeck (RHP)
Head Coach Rich Maloney (#2)
Career Head Coaching Record: 671-432-1 (.608)/20th Season
Ball State Head Coaching Record: 330-188-1 (.636)/10th Season
Mid-American Conference Coaching Record: 178-76 (.700)/10th Season
Internet Radio -- www.ballstatesports.com -- Luke Martin (play-by-play)
SERIES RECORDS: Ball State and Illinois have met seven times with the Illini holding a 6-1 all-time advantage . . . The teams last met in 2010 with Illinois posting a 10-3 victory . . . The Cardinals and West Virginia have never met in baseball . . . Ball State and Coastal Carolina have met 10 times with the Chanticleers owning a 10-0 series lead . . . The last meeting was in 2013 with Coastal Carolina posting a 5-3 victory.
MORE ON THE OPPONENTS: Illinois is ranked 27th in the nation in the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Poll and 26th in the Collegiate Baseball Poll . . . The Illini are 6-0-1 on the season . . . West Virginia is 3-3 on the year, while Coastal Carolina is 5-2 on the season.
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 671 career wins with 330 of those coming as the Cardinals' head coach . . . Maloney coached the 1,100th game of his career vs. UNC-Wilmington Feb. 14, 2015.
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.
NATIONAL RANKINGS: Ball State ranks 16th in the nation with three triples this season plus is 26th in the nation with 2.67 doubles per game and 28th with 0.50 triples per game . . . Ball State ranks 26th in the nation with 16 doubles and 43rd in the latest NCAA statistics with 7.3 runs per game.
