Ball State University Athletics
Baseball Takes On No. 7 LSU This Weekend
March 11, 2016 | Baseball
Game 1 - Ball State at No. 7 LSU
Friday, March 11, 8 p.m. ET (7 p.m. CT)
Live Video (ESPN3, SEC Network +) | Live Audio | Live Stats
Game 2 - Ball State at No. 7 LSU
Saturday, March 12, 7:30 p.m. ET (6:30 p.m. CT)
Live Video (ESPN3, SEC Network +) | Live Audio | Live Stats
Game 3 - Ball State at No. 7 LSU
Sunday, March 13, 1 p.m. ET (12 p.m, CT)
Live Video (ESPN3, SEC Network +) | Live Audio | Live Stats
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Projected Starting Pitchers
Game 1 - Kevin Marnon, LHP (1-2, 4.00 ERA, 12 Ks)
Game 2 - Zach Plesac, RHP (0-2, 6.23 ERA, 12 Ks)
Game 3 - Brendan Burns, RHP (2-0, 2.20 ERA, 18 Ks)
Game Notes
Opening Pitch: Ball State concludes its Spring Break trip with a visit to No. 7 LSU. This will be the first-ever meeting between the two programs.
The Cardinals are 8-20 all-time against SEC teams. The last time the Cardinals beat an SEC team was in March 2014, a 10-8 win over Kentucky. Ball State has already faced one SEC team this year, No. 13 Ole Miss. The Rebels won that game last weekend, 7-3.
Cardinals Take Two at Savannah State: Ball State picked up two wins over Savannah State in the middle of the week. Junior RF Alex Call went 4-for-5 with two doubles, a triple and four runs scored in Tuesday's 7-3 win.
On Wednesday, six Ball State pitchers limited Savannah State to four singles and a double in the 10-1 win. Sophomore RHP Mitch Gibson earned his first collegiate victory thanks to tossing 3.1 innings of relief without allowing a hit.
Maloney Keeps Hitting Streak Alive: SS Alex Maloney enters Friday's game on a 10-game hitting streak. Maloney is hitting .341 (14-of-41) during the streak. He went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs in the 7-3 loss to No. 13 Ole Miss last weekend.
Rindfleisch Added to Johnny Bench Award Watch List: C Jarett Rindfleisch was one of four catchers from the MAC nominated for the Johnny Bench Award. Rindfleisch was a 2015 ABCA/Rawlings All-Mideast Region first team selection thanks to finishing second in the MAC in home runs (10), third in RBIs (47) and third in slugging percentage (.518) last year. He also threw out 18 would-be base stealers in 2015.
MAC West Player of the Week: 3B Sean Kennedy was named Mid-American Conference West Player of the Week after his solid weekend at the Chanticleer Classic on March 4-6. Kennedy led the Cardinals in batting average (.438) and RBIs (four) during the four games. He also provided the game-winning hit in the 4-3 win over Cincinnati, a sixth inning RBI single.
