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MLB's Jeremy Hazelbaker Joins Ball State Sports Podcast
April 20, 2016 | Baseball
Jeremy Hazelbaker, a Ball State baseball player from 2007-09, is the breakout star of the 2016 Major League Baseball season. A veteran of 751 minor league games, the St. Louis Cardinals outfielder finally got his shot out of spring training this year and made the most of it.
Hazelbaker made news belting three homeruns and at one point driving in runs in five straight games. He was one of three Cardinals to hit a pinch-hit homerun April 8th, a Major League record. The Selma native then went 4-for-4 in St. Louis' home opener to further grow his legend. A quick Google search reveals articles from FOX Sports, CBS Sports and USA Today.
This week Hazelbaker joined the Ball State Sports Podcast to discuss his rise to stardom. He touches on the success he's had this year, overcoming obstacles (including being released last season by the Dodgers), and his time as a Ball State Cardinal as well.
The Ball State Sports Podcast is available on iTunes and Stitcher and can be downloaded or subscribed to at the links below. The podcast is 33 episodes deep and all prior episodes are availble for listening.
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-ball-state-sports-podcast/id1031124325?mt=2
Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-ball-state-sports-podcast/e/43866197?autoplay=true
Also on this week's episode of the podcast is an in-game interview from Friday's Ball State baseball game with Pete Beck, a former member of the Indiana House of Representatives and Ball State baseball player in 1959 and 1960.
Ball State baseball is next in action Friday against Bowling Green at 3pm. The team hosts the Falcons all weekend with a ribbon cutting for the new First Merchants Ballpark Complex scheduled for before Saturday's game.
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