Ball State University
Bowling Green
Final Month Push Starts Now For Cards
April 29, 2021 | Baseball
| Ball State (25-11, 16-4 MAC) at Bowling Green (11-19, 9-11 MAC) | |
| Dates | Friday-Sunday |
| Times | Baseball Schedule  |  Friday 3 pm start |
| Location | Steller Field - Bowling Green, Ohio |
| Game Notes | Ball State   |   Bowling Green Stats |
| Live Stats | BallStateSports.com |
| Social Media | Twitter  |   Instagram |
| Live Video | YouTube (check the Baseball Schedule page for links) |
The home stretch of the regular season begins this weekend when the Ball State baseball team travels to Bowling Green. The Cardinals, tied for first place in the conference, enter the weekend having won five straight and six of their last seven games.
Ball State (25-11 overall, 16-4) hit .318 as a team last weekend in a sweep over Northern Illinois. The Cardinals won all four games by a combined 26-9 margin, including a run-rule on Sunday. Ross Messina went 6-for-11, including a pivotal 3-run homer in a 6-5 win on Saturday. Noah Navarro had six hits and Trenton Quartermaine and Ryan Peltier each had five hits.
John Baker was named MAC Pitcher of the Week (along with Ohio's Joe Rock) after a complete game win last Friday. Baker surpassed Bryan Bullington for the school record for career strikeouts - he now has 359. Â
Bowling Green (11-19, 9-11) is in eighth place after a split at Western Michigan last week. BG won the series finale 20-6.
What To Know For This Weekend
-- John Baker was selected MAC Pitcher of the Week for the third time this season and sixth time in his career. Baker is the active Division I leader in career strikeouts. He's 2nd among Division I players in innings and fifth in starts.
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-- Noah Navarro is on an 8-game hitting streak, a span where he's hitting .560 (14-for-25) with nine runs scored.
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-- Ball State has five everyday players hitting .295 or better. BSU and Central Michigan are the only two league teams who currently have that.
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