Cardinals Have Toledo This Weekend

Ball State (9-8, 3-1) vs. Toledo (3-14, 1-3)
Dates	Friday-Sunday, March 26-28
Times	Baseball Schedule \| Friday at 3, Saturday 12, Sunday 1
Location	First Merchants Bank Complex - Muncie
Live Video	BallStateSports.com (Watch)
Game Notes	Ball State \| Toledo
Live Stats	Live Stats
Social Media	Twitter \| Instagram

Following a series win to open MAC play last weekend, the Ball State baseball team hosts Toledo March 26-28. BSU has five of its next six games at home as the season starts to take shape.

The Cardinals (9-8, 3-1) scored 30 runs in 33 offensive innings last weekend against Western Michigan, with two games scoring 12 or more runs. That combined with ace pitching efforts from John Baker (MAC Pitcher of the Week), Chayce McDermott and Luke Jaksich have allowed Ball State to let the bats warm up.

The Cardinals nearly captured the sweep, but Western Michigan hit some home runs late in the finale to outlast Ball State 15-12 in 14 innings. It was WMU's first win of the season.

Toledo is 3-14 and lost three of four to Miami to open league play. UT has allowed 7+ runs in 10 of its 17 games, while BSU has allowed 7+ runs just four times in 17 games.

Following this weekend, the Cardinals will step out of MAC play for a three-game series vs. Butler. The Friday and Sunday games will be at home (reminder: no public attendance permitted). The Saturday game will be at Butler.

Ball State Baseball - What To Know For This Weekend

-- The Cardinals got the bats going last weekend, hitting .288 with .405 on-base in the four games last weekend. BSU was hitting just .211 after the season's first 13 games. Adam Tellier (.429, 5 XBH) hit .368 and tied for team highs in runs (5) and RBIs (6). He also hit BSU's first homer of the season, which came last Saturday in Game 1 of the doubleheader.

-- John Baker threw a 10-K shutout in BSU's 2-0 win over Western Michigan, earning MAC Pitcher of the Week honors. Baker is 2-1 with a 1.11 ERA on the year.

-- After winning seven consecutive extra-inning games dating back to March 2019, water is finding its level. BSU has been edged in extras once in each of the past two weekends - a 2-1 loss at Old Dominion and a 15-12 loss to Western Michigan. BSU is 2-2 in extra innings this season.

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Players Mentioned

John Baker

Chayce McDermott

Adam Tellier