Friday, March 8
Muncie, Ind.
1 PM
Ball State University
vs
Eastern Michigan
Cardinals to Host EMU in MAC & Home Opener
March 07, 2024 | Baseball
*Sunday's start time has been pushed back to 2 p.m. due to low temperatures.
The Ball State baseball team is set to host Eastern Michigan for three games to begin its Mid-American Conference and home slate of games starting at 1 p.m. on Friday.
The Cardinals (9-4) and Eagles (3-9) are set to square off at 1 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday as well. Ball State outscored EMU 25-8 in a three-game series sweep last March in Ypsilanti.
Links to live stats and the video streams can be found above and on the schedule page. Any adjustments to game times will be announced on social media and changed on the schedule page.
Ball State most recently swept Florida A&M on Wednesday to give the Cardinals a 4-1 record for their Florida trip, which also included a series win at Jacksonville over the weekend.
Eastern's three wins came at Belmont on Feb. 18, USI on Feb. 24, and Houston Christian on Feb. 29. The Eagles held their own at No. 9 Vanderbilt on Tuesday night, playing to a draw after the first two innings in a 6-2 setback.
SWINGING IN THE SUNSHINE STATE: The Cardinals' offense averaged 7.2 runs per game on the spring break trip to Florida on the way to a 4-1 record against Jacksonville and Florida A&M.
Junior Michael Hallquist (9-for-23, three home runs and 11 RBI) and seniors Decker Scheffler (7-for-19, three RBI and six runs scored) and Nick Gregory (7-for-17, six RBI and three runs scored) produced at the plate down south.
MAC & HOME OPENER: Ball State returns to Muncie for the first Mid-American Conference and home game of the year when the Cardinals host the Eastern Michigan Eagles on Friday afternoon. The game time got moved up to 1 p.m. due to expected weather.
The Cardinals went 19-11 in MAC play before winning conference tournament in 2023 and sported a 13-6 record at Ball Diamond at First Merchants Bank Ballpark Complex.
IMPACT TRANSFER: Fargo, N.D., native Hallquist leads Ball State and ranks Top 100 in NCAA Division I in the following categories: hits (19, No. 85), home runs (five, No. 45) and total bases (37, No. 55).
The Minnesota-Crookston transfer has begun his Division I playing career posting a .380/.407/.740 slash line in 12 games.
BESTING THE BIG TEN: Ball State has gone 2-1 against opponents from the Big Ten Conference this year, allowing an average of only 2.3 runs per game against No. 20 Iowa, Michigan State and Illinois.
The Cardinals are scheduled to play in-state Big Ten teams Purdue and Indiana (twice) in April for a total of six games against the conference on the 2024 calendar.
NEW EAGLE IN CHARGE: Eastern Michigan is led by first year head coach Robbie Britt, who accumulated a 125-48 record over the last four seasons at NCAA Division II member University of Charleston in West Virginia.
The Eagles hold a 3-9 record in 2024, having most recently lost at No. 9 Vanderbilt 6-2 on Tuesday in Nashville, Tenn.
KNAPP TIME: Graduate student pitcher Tanner Knapp paces the MAC and ranks in a tie for ninth nationally with three saves so far.
The Cardinals' closer has notched seven strikeouts in 5.2 innings pitched on the year.
1,000 WINS IN SIGHT: Head coach Rich Maloney's 962 career wins in 29 years as a coach ranks 13th among active skippers in NCAA Division I baseball.
Ball State's schedule includes games against three coaches who've amassed 1,000 career wins: Iowa's Rick Heller (1,016), Coastal Carolina's Gary Gilmore (1,346) and NC State's Elliott Avent (1,231).
Up Next
The Cardinals are scheduled to host Purdue Fort Wayne at 3 p.m. on Tuesday before welcoming in Bowling Green for a three-game set starting at 3 p.m. on Friday.
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The Ball State baseball team is set to host Eastern Michigan for three games to begin its Mid-American Conference and home slate of games starting at 1 p.m. on Friday.
The Cardinals (9-4) and Eagles (3-9) are set to square off at 1 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday as well. Ball State outscored EMU 25-8 in a three-game series sweep last March in Ypsilanti.
Links to live stats and the video streams can be found above and on the schedule page. Any adjustments to game times will be announced on social media and changed on the schedule page.
Ball State most recently swept Florida A&M on Wednesday to give the Cardinals a 4-1 record for their Florida trip, which also included a series win at Jacksonville over the weekend.
Eastern's three wins came at Belmont on Feb. 18, USI on Feb. 24, and Houston Christian on Feb. 29. The Eagles held their own at No. 9 Vanderbilt on Tuesday night, playing to a draw after the first two innings in a 6-2 setback.
SWINGING IN THE SUNSHINE STATE: The Cardinals' offense averaged 7.2 runs per game on the spring break trip to Florida on the way to a 4-1 record against Jacksonville and Florida A&M.
Junior Michael Hallquist (9-for-23, three home runs and 11 RBI) and seniors Decker Scheffler (7-for-19, three RBI and six runs scored) and Nick Gregory (7-for-17, six RBI and three runs scored) produced at the plate down south.
MAC & HOME OPENER: Ball State returns to Muncie for the first Mid-American Conference and home game of the year when the Cardinals host the Eastern Michigan Eagles on Friday afternoon. The game time got moved up to 1 p.m. due to expected weather.
The Cardinals went 19-11 in MAC play before winning conference tournament in 2023 and sported a 13-6 record at Ball Diamond at First Merchants Bank Ballpark Complex.
IMPACT TRANSFER: Fargo, N.D., native Hallquist leads Ball State and ranks Top 100 in NCAA Division I in the following categories: hits (19, No. 85), home runs (five, No. 45) and total bases (37, No. 55).
The Minnesota-Crookston transfer has begun his Division I playing career posting a .380/.407/.740 slash line in 12 games.
BESTING THE BIG TEN: Ball State has gone 2-1 against opponents from the Big Ten Conference this year, allowing an average of only 2.3 runs per game against No. 20 Iowa, Michigan State and Illinois.
The Cardinals are scheduled to play in-state Big Ten teams Purdue and Indiana (twice) in April for a total of six games against the conference on the 2024 calendar.
NEW EAGLE IN CHARGE: Eastern Michigan is led by first year head coach Robbie Britt, who accumulated a 125-48 record over the last four seasons at NCAA Division II member University of Charleston in West Virginia.
The Eagles hold a 3-9 record in 2024, having most recently lost at No. 9 Vanderbilt 6-2 on Tuesday in Nashville, Tenn.
KNAPP TIME: Graduate student pitcher Tanner Knapp paces the MAC and ranks in a tie for ninth nationally with three saves so far.
The Cardinals' closer has notched seven strikeouts in 5.2 innings pitched on the year.
1,000 WINS IN SIGHT: Head coach Rich Maloney's 962 career wins in 29 years as a coach ranks 13th among active skippers in NCAA Division I baseball.
Ball State's schedule includes games against three coaches who've amassed 1,000 career wins: Iowa's Rick Heller (1,016), Coastal Carolina's Gary Gilmore (1,346) and NC State's Elliott Avent (1,231).
Up Next
The Cardinals are scheduled to host Purdue Fort Wayne at 3 p.m. on Tuesday before welcoming in Bowling Green for a three-game set starting at 3 p.m. on Friday.
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