Ball State University Athletics
Tuesday, May 14
Muncie, Ind.
3 PM
Ball State University
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Indiana State
Baseball Set to Host No. 17 Indiana State in Home Finale
May 13, 2024 | Baseball
The Ball State baseball teams is scheduled to host No. 17 Indiana State at 3 p.m. on Tuesday in the 2024 home finale.
The Cardinals (30-20-1, 16-11 Mid-American Conference) are coming off a series win over the weekend against Central Michigan to improve their MAC set winning streak to six straight. Ball State is in a tie for third place in the conference standings before concluding the regular season at Kent State from Thursday to Saturday.
The Sycamores (36-11, 19-5 Missouri Valley Conference) most recently took 2 of 3 against in-state rival Evansville. Indiana State fell 7-6 on Sunday to snap a five-game winning streak.
Ball State will be looking for its first win against a ranked opponent since 2022 when the Cardinals won at Oregon.
SCOUTING INDIANA STATE: The Sycamores are in their 11th year under the direction of head coach Mitch Hannahs. They went 45-17 (24-3 MVC) last year in a season that culminated in a run to the Super Regional of the NCAA Tournament.
The Indiana State pitching staff leads the league and ranks in the Top 30 nationally in ERA (4.52, No. 29) and strikeouts per nine innings (10.5, No. 15), while the Sycamore bats pace the MVC
in OBP (.407) and rank second in scoring (7.6 runs per game).
Junior Luis Hernandez leads the Sycamore bats with a .369 average and 61 RBI while knocking 17 home runs, and redshirt senior infielder Mike Sears paces Indiana State in doubles (14), homers (19) and OPS (1.133).
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The Cardinals (30-20-1, 16-11 Mid-American Conference) are coming off a series win over the weekend against Central Michigan to improve their MAC set winning streak to six straight. Ball State is in a tie for third place in the conference standings before concluding the regular season at Kent State from Thursday to Saturday.
The Sycamores (36-11, 19-5 Missouri Valley Conference) most recently took 2 of 3 against in-state rival Evansville. Indiana State fell 7-6 on Sunday to snap a five-game winning streak.
Ball State will be looking for its first win against a ranked opponent since 2022 when the Cardinals won at Oregon.
SCOUTING INDIANA STATE: The Sycamores are in their 11th year under the direction of head coach Mitch Hannahs. They went 45-17 (24-3 MVC) last year in a season that culminated in a run to the Super Regional of the NCAA Tournament.
The Indiana State pitching staff leads the league and ranks in the Top 30 nationally in ERA (4.52, No. 29) and strikeouts per nine innings (10.5, No. 15), while the Sycamore bats pace the MVC
in OBP (.407) and rank second in scoring (7.6 runs per game).
Junior Luis Hernandez leads the Sycamore bats with a .369 average and 61 RBI while knocking 17 home runs, and redshirt senior infielder Mike Sears paces Indiana State in doubles (14), homers (19) and OPS (1.133).
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