Wednesday, March 22
Muncie, Ind.
3 pm
Ball State University
vs
Purdue
Photo by: Mike Janes Photography
Ball State Heads to Purdue for Midweek Tilt
April 18, 2017 | Baseball
Game #37 –Ball State at Purdue
Tuesday, April 18, 6 p.m.
Live Video | Live Audio | Live Stats | Social Media (@BallStateBB)
Projected Starting Pitchers
Ball State – Brendan Burns, RHP (1-1, 4.00 ERA, 20 Ks)
Purdue – Jack Dellinger, RHP (1-3, 5.84 ERA, 14 Ks)
Around the Horn
Opening Pitch: Ball State and Purdue wrap up their home-and-home series with a Tuesday evening game at Purdue. The Cardinals have won seven straight games to reach the .500 plateau once again. The Cardinals are batting .403 and have scored 100 runs the last seven games.
Series History: Purdue has won five straight over Ball State in West Lafayette. Ball State's last win at Purdue came back in 2009. The Boilermakers scored a season-high 16 runs in the most recent meeting, a 16-4 win at Ball State on March 22. Purdue's Jack Dellinger pitched in that game as well and held the Cardinals to one earned run in five innings.
The Boilermakers own a 50-37-2 lead in the all-time series.
Kennedy Sets Program Record: Senior INF Sean Kennedy set a program single-game record with 17 total bases in the win over Bowling Green on April 15. Kennedy finished with three home runs, a double, a triple and nine RBIs in the 23-5 win.
Eppers is Still Hot, Hot, Hot: Senior OF Matt Eppers is riding a seven-game hitting streak and he has notched multiple hits in all seven games. Entering the Western Michigan series on April 8, Eppers was batting .238 for the season. He is now batting .338, which ranks eighth in the MAC.
Tuesday, April 18, 6 p.m.
Live Video | Live Audio | Live Stats | Social Media (@BallStateBB)
Projected Starting Pitchers
Ball State – Brendan Burns, RHP (1-1, 4.00 ERA, 20 Ks)
Purdue – Jack Dellinger, RHP (1-3, 5.84 ERA, 14 Ks)
Around the Horn
Opening Pitch: Ball State and Purdue wrap up their home-and-home series with a Tuesday evening game at Purdue. The Cardinals have won seven straight games to reach the .500 plateau once again. The Cardinals are batting .403 and have scored 100 runs the last seven games.
Series History: Purdue has won five straight over Ball State in West Lafayette. Ball State's last win at Purdue came back in 2009. The Boilermakers scored a season-high 16 runs in the most recent meeting, a 16-4 win at Ball State on March 22. Purdue's Jack Dellinger pitched in that game as well and held the Cardinals to one earned run in five innings.
The Boilermakers own a 50-37-2 lead in the all-time series.
Kennedy Sets Program Record: Senior INF Sean Kennedy set a program single-game record with 17 total bases in the win over Bowling Green on April 15. Kennedy finished with three home runs, a double, a triple and nine RBIs in the 23-5 win.
Eppers is Still Hot, Hot, Hot: Senior OF Matt Eppers is riding a seven-game hitting streak and he has notched multiple hits in all seven games. Entering the Western Michigan series on April 8, Eppers was batting .238 for the season. He is now batting .338, which ranks eighth in the MAC.
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