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Softball Travels To Ohio; Series Schedule Adjusted
March 31, 2023 | Softball
| Ball State (16-13; 6-2 MAC) at Ohio (16-14; 7-2 MAC) | |
| Game 30 at Ohio | Saturday, April 1 at 3 p.m. Live Stats |  Watch |
| Game 31 at Ohio | Sunday, April 2 at Noon Live Stats |  Watch |
| Game 32 at Ohio | Sunday, April 2 at 2 p.m. Live Stats |  Watch |
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» THIS WEEK IN BALL STATE SOFTBALL: After taking two of three games from Northern Illinois earlier this week, the Ball State softball team returns to the road for a three-game series at Ohio this weekend ... With more unfavorable weather in the forecast for Saturday, the series with the Bobcats has been adjusted to a 3 p.m. single game Saturday and a Noon doubleheader Sunday at the Ohio Softball Field.
» A QUICK LOOK AT THE CARDINALS: Ball State enters the weekend with a 16-13 (6-2 MAC) record after sweeping picking up a pair of midweek wins over Northern Illinois ... The teams split a Tuesday twinbill, with Ball State taking the opener 2-1 and NIU winning the nightcap 14-10 ... BSU went on to win Wednesday single game by a score of 5-1 ... Ball State currently boast two of the nations' top 48 hitters with senior Haley Wynn ranking 31st among all NCAA Division I batters with a .443 average, while senior Amaia Daniel is 48th with her .426 mark ... As a team, the Cardinals rank 48th nationally with a .302 average ... In the circle, sophomore Angelina Russo leads the Ball State pitching staff with her 2.93 ERA and .213 batting average against.
» THE OVERALL RECORD: Ball State enters the weekend series at Ohio with a 1137-1129-4 (.502) overall record dating back to the 1975 season ... The Cardinals have tallied 30-or-more wins in 16 seasons, most recently a 37-18 mark under current head coach Lacy Schurr in 2021 ... Of the 16 seasons with 30-or-more wins, 11 have come in the past 15 seasons.
» ABOUT OHIO:Â
- The Bobcats enter the weekend on a six-game winning streak after sweeping Bowling Green last weekend and sweeping Akron in midweek play ... Ohio is currently half a game ahead of the Cardinals in the MAC standings at 7-2
- Alexis Dawe leads the squad with a .370 batting average, while Annalia Paoli is right behind at .365 ... Paoli also leads the squad with 30 RBI, nine doubles, and five home runs, while ranking third with 21 runs scored.
- Skipp Miller has pitched a team-high 88.2 innings, leading the squad with a 3.08 ERA and a .251 average against ... She has 63 strikeouts and a 7-7 overall record with a pair of saves.
- Last season, Ohio took two of three games from the Cardinals in Muncie ... The Bobcats swept an April 10 doubleheader by scores of 7-5 (8) and 6-4 ... Ball State won the series finally on April 11 by a score of 5-4 ... The teams have not played in Athens since the 2017 season, with Ball State sweeping an April 8 doubleheader, 3-2 and 3-2 (8), while Ohio closed the series with a 3-2 win April 9.
BALL STATE NEWS & NOTES:
» GONE WITH THE WYNN: Senior infielder Haley Wynn opened the year with a bang, smashing a solo home run to center field for Ball State's first hit of the 2023 season in the team's 5-3 victory over Samford (Feb. 17) ... In addition, she has added back-to-back two home run games starting with three-run blast and solo homer in the 15-9 victory over Kent State (March 17) and followed by a pair of solo shots in last Saturday's 8-4 victory over Central Michigan.
» MORE ON WYNN: Haley Wynn has only picked up speed after her season-opening performance, as she currently ranks second in the Mid-American Conference and 31st nationally with a .443 batting average ... She has reached base safely in 27 of Ball State's 29 games, including a career-best 12 game hitting streak ... Wynn also leads the squad with 28 runs scored, with her 0.97 runs-per-game average ranking first in the MAC and 47th nationally.
» DRIVING THEM HOME: Senior shortstop Amaia Daniel enters the Ohio series with 20 RBI so far this season ... With her final of four RBIs in Ball State's 14-4 (6) victory over Bellarmine (Feb. 25), Daniel became just the 16th player in program history to reach 100 career RBI ... The moment came on a bases loaded sacrifice fly in the sixth inning to make the score 12-4 ... She is currently 13th in program history with 109 career RBI and needs five more to reach 12th.
» MORE ON DANIEL: Amaia Daniel, who has reached base safely in 26 of Ball State's 29 games this season, enters Saturday ranked seventh in program history with a .429 career on base percentage ... She is also tied for 11th in career runs scored (112), tied for 11th in career doubles (38), and 16th in career home runs (16) ... On defense, she has helped turn 43 career double plays, which is the second-most in program history.
» SPEAKING OF DOUBLE PLAYS: Ball State's defense has registered 11 double plays over its first 29 games of the season and currently ranks second in the MAC and 52nd nationally with a 0.38 double plays-per-game average ... Junior infielder Samantha-Jo Mata has had a hand in nine double plays, while Amaia Daniel at shortstop has factored in eight.
» ON THE BASE PATHS: Ball State picked up right where it left off last season, stealing a total of 34 bases over the first 29 games of the season ... The Cardinals currently rank third in the MAC and 106th nationally with a 1.17 steals-per-game average ... Junior outfielder Remington Ross leads the way, going a perfect 10-for-10 in stolen base attempts ... With the mark, Ross remains first in program history with a .970 (32-for-33) stolen base percentage ... In addition, her 32 career stolen bases are 18th in program history.
» NEAR PERFECTION: Sophomore pitcher Angelina Russo, who threw the first perfect game in program history last season, added to her lore in the 10-1 (5) victory over Lindenwood (Feb. 19), collecting just the 18th recorded no-hitter in program history dating back to the 1980 season ... The 2022 MAC Freshman Pitcher of the Year and a MAC All-Freshman Team selection, Russo retired 15 of the 17 batters she faced against the Lions with a walk and an error being the lone blemishes ... She also struck out three batters on her way to her second win of the weekend ... Russo enters the Ohio series with a team-low 2.96 ERA, including a 1.91 ERA in league play ... She has allowed just one earned run in her last three outings.
» WELCOME BACK MCKAYLA: After missing the last 18 games of the 2022 season due to injury, minus a pair of pinch running appearances in the Akron series, redshirt sophomore catcher/infielder McKayla Timmons has reached base safely in 20 of the 27 games she has played for the Cardinals this season ... In fact, she ranks third on the team with a .356 batting average and leads the squad with 27 RBI ... She has also smashed six two-run home runs this season, including her walk-off blast to cap the CMU series last Sunday ... Timmons, who smashed four home runs in her debut season in 2022, enters the weekend ranked fourth among active Ball State players with 10 career home runs.
» WELCOME TO THE #BALLSTATESB BOMB SQUAD: Redshirt freshman utility player McKenna Mulholland made sure her first collegiate hit was a memorable one, as she blasted a solo home run in her first collegiate at bat to open the bottom of the second inning in the 10-1 (5) win over Lindenwood (Feb. 19) ... Sophomore infielder Kaitlyn Gibson added her first collegiate round tripper in the 14-8 setback at No. 16 Georgia (March 3) ... Overall, nine active Cardinals have at least one career home run heading into the Ohio series.
» TRIPLE THREAT: After collecting three more triples in the NIU series, Ball State enters the weekend ranked 32nd nationally with a 0.31 triples-per-game average ... McKenna Mulholland and Haley Wynn lead the team with three triples apiece, while McKayla Timmons, Kaitlyn Mathews, and Remington Ross each have one ... Overall, the Cardinals rank third in the MAC with nine triples, trailing only Northern Illinois (14) and Ohio (11).
» DOUBLING UP: The Cardinals are even better when it comes to doubles, ranking first in the MAC and 17th nationally with a 1.62 doubles-per-game average ... Senior catcher/infielder Jazmyne Armendariz is tied for the league lead with nine doubles, while Amaia Daniel and Haley Wynn are tied for eighth with seven apiece ... BSU has 47 doubles on the year, with at least one double in 23 games, including a season-high six versus Sacred Heart (March 10).
