Cardinals Square Off with Rattlers on Tuesday

MUNCIE, Ind. – The Ball State baseball team stays on the road for a matchup with Florida A&M on Tuesday. The Cardinals and Rattlers are scheduled for a 5 p.m. first pitch from Moore-Kittles Field in Tallahassee, Florida.

The Cardinals are coming off a 3-1 weekend in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, with two wins against Purdue Fort Wayne and a win against Cornell. Ball State's lone loss came to No. 3 Wake Forest. BSU has an overall record of 7-5, while FAMU enters with a 5-8 mark.

Gold Glove Peltier
At the conclusion of last season, Peltier was honored as the best defensive third baseman in the NCAA and received an ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove. After being named the MAC Defensive Player of the Year and earning a spot on the All-MAC Second Team for back-to-back seasons, Peltier was awarded the first Gold Glove in BSU history. He was a 2023 Preseason All-American honoree from Collegiate Baseball Newspaper.

Peltier leads the Cardinals with a .432 batting average. He has pelted a team-best five homers and has a team-high 12 RBIs. His five home runs are tied for 29th in the NCAA and tied for the conference lead. He has a slugging percentage of .84. Peltier has scored 16 runs, which is tied for 50th in the NCAA and leads the MAC.

What Can Brown Do for You?
Ryan Brown was named the No. 49 prospect in college baseball by D1 Baseball. Brown was the only Mid-American Conference player selected to the top-100 list. He was also tabbed as one of the top mid-major prospects for the 2023 season. Brown also landed on the 2023 MLB Draft: Rising Righthanded Pitchers watch list. Last season, Brown earned recognition as a Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Freshman All-American along with the MAC Freshman Pitcher of the Year. He also earned a spot on the All-MAC Second Team.

Brown is currently second in the NCAA with 19.93 strikeouts per nine innings and tied for third in the NCAA with 31 strikeouts. He his 3-1 on the year and has thrown 14 innings. Opponents are hitting just .130 against him for the season.

Ball State vs. FAMU: The Series
The Cardinals hold a 6-1 series record against the Rattlers. FAMU won the last matchup 5-3 on March 6, last season. All of the games have been played at Moore-Kittles Field.

Scouting the Rattlers (5-8)
Florida A&M is led by Joseph Pierini, who was the SWAC Hitter of the Week last week. Pierini paces the club with a .385 average and is tied for the team lead with six doubles. He has drawn 10 walks to go along with 13 runs scored. Pierini was named to the Preseason All-SWAC team. Ty Hanchey was also selected to the Preseason All-SWAC team and is second on the squad with a .375 batting average. He is tied for the team lead in home runs with four and has driven in 11 runs. He has drawn nine walks and has scored seven times. Will Brown is hitting .350 and is tied for the team lead in doubles with six. He has scored 11 runs and has seven RBIs. Hunter Viets was a Preseason All-SWAC selection on the mound for the Rattlers. He is 1-0 in three appearances with 17 innings pitched. He has a team-high 17 strikeouts with an ERA of 3.18. He has given up eight runs, only six are earned.

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