Ball State University Athletics
Baseball Announces 2025 Schedule
October 31, 2024 | Baseball
Slate Features Five Big Ten and Five Big East Games
The Ball State baseball team has released its 2025 season schedule, and it features five games against Big Ten opponents, five with Big East foes and weekend series against the other 10 Mid-American Conference teams.
The Cardinals begin the season on Feb. 14 at the Swig & Swine Classic at Shipyard Park in Charleston, S.C., and will play Towson in the season opener. Ball State takes on Maryland and UMass Lowell the following day before battling UAB on the 16th.
A trio of road series spans late February through early March when head coach Rich Maloney's group plays four at Sacramento State (Feb. 20-22), three at North Florida (Feb. 28 – March 2) and two at Florida A&M (March 4-5).
Ball State opens MAC play at home with Western Michigan on March 7 in a rematch of the 2024 MAC Tournament Championship game. Other home conference opponents include Toledo (March 14-16), Northern Illinois (April 11-13), Kent State (May 2-4) and Miami (May 15-17). The Cardinals travel for road series at Akron (March 28-30), Eastern Michigan (April 4-6), Bowling Green (April 17-19), Central Michigan (April 25-27) and Ohio (May 9-11).
Featured nonconference matchups later in the year include home-and-homes with in-state rivals Butler and Purdue, while the Cardinals play at Indiana on April 8 and against them on April 22 at Victory Field in Indianapolis. Ball State plays at Xavier from March 21-23 and hosts midweek games with Purdue Fort Wayne, Valparaiso, Southern Indiana and Bellarmine.
"We are excited to play another solid schedule this year," Maloney said. "Our schedule features five Big Ten games including Maryland, Indiana twice and Purdue twice. We also play a three-game series against Xavier from the Big East who posted a high RPI last season.
"Sacramento State has a strong tradition and will be a good test for us. UAB is on the rise and has an outstanding coach in Casey Dunn. As always our 30-game MAC schedule is our highlight as we try to compete for a championship."
Click here to see the complete schedule with projected game times.
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The Cardinals begin the season on Feb. 14 at the Swig & Swine Classic at Shipyard Park in Charleston, S.C., and will play Towson in the season opener. Ball State takes on Maryland and UMass Lowell the following day before battling UAB on the 16th.
A trio of road series spans late February through early March when head coach Rich Maloney's group plays four at Sacramento State (Feb. 20-22), three at North Florida (Feb. 28 – March 2) and two at Florida A&M (March 4-5).
Ball State opens MAC play at home with Western Michigan on March 7 in a rematch of the 2024 MAC Tournament Championship game. Other home conference opponents include Toledo (March 14-16), Northern Illinois (April 11-13), Kent State (May 2-4) and Miami (May 15-17). The Cardinals travel for road series at Akron (March 28-30), Eastern Michigan (April 4-6), Bowling Green (April 17-19), Central Michigan (April 25-27) and Ohio (May 9-11).
Featured nonconference matchups later in the year include home-and-homes with in-state rivals Butler and Purdue, while the Cardinals play at Indiana on April 8 and against them on April 22 at Victory Field in Indianapolis. Ball State plays at Xavier from March 21-23 and hosts midweek games with Purdue Fort Wayne, Valparaiso, Southern Indiana and Bellarmine.
"We are excited to play another solid schedule this year," Maloney said. "Our schedule features five Big Ten games including Maryland, Indiana twice and Purdue twice. We also play a three-game series against Xavier from the Big East who posted a high RPI last season.
"Sacramento State has a strong tradition and will be a good test for us. UAB is on the rise and has an outstanding coach in Casey Dunn. As always our 30-game MAC schedule is our highlight as we try to compete for a championship."
Click here to see the complete schedule with projected game times.
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