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Ball State Cardinals baseball

Summary

The Ball State Cardinals baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana, United States.[2] The team is a member of the Mid-American Conference West division, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. Ball State's first baseball team was fielded in 1920. The team plays its home games at Ball Diamond in Muncie, Indiana. The Cardinals are coached by Rich Maloney.

Ball State Cardinals
2024 Ball State Cardinals baseball team
Founded1920 (1920)
UniversityBall State University
Head coachRich Maloney (12th season)
ConferenceMid–American
LocationMuncie, Indiana
Home stadiumBall Diamond
(Capacity: 1,700)
NicknameCardinals
ColorsCardinal and white[1]
   
NCAA Tournament appearances
1965, 1969, 2006, 2023
Conference tournament champions
2006, 2023
Regular season conference champions
1998, 1999, 2001, 2014, 2022

First-Round MLB Draft Picks edit

Pick Player Team Position Year
11 Thomas Howard San Diego Padres OF 1986
41 Jeff Urban San Francisco Giants RHP 1998
21 Larry Bigbie Baltimore Orioles LF 1999
1 Bryan Bullington Pittsburgh Pirates RHP 2002
32 Luke Hagerty Chicago Cubs RHP 2002
18 Brad Snyder Cleveland Indians OF 2003
20 Kolbrin Vitek Boston Redsox RHP/2B 2010
34 Drey Jameson Arizona Diamondbacks RHP 2019

Awards edit

As of 2021, Ball State has had eight players named the MAC Baseball Player of the Year, the most of any school in the conference.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Brand Colors - Ball State University". Retrieved May 23, 2017.
  2. ^ "Ball State Cardinals". d1baseball.com. Archived from the original on 2013-04-22. Retrieved 2013-04-14.
  3. ^ a b c d "2016 Mid-American Conference Baseball Record Book" (PDF). getsomemaction.com. Mid-American Conference. Retrieved 14 July 2021.

External links edit

  • Official website