2022 Ball State Cardinals baseball team

2022 Ball State Cardinals baseball
MAC regular season champion
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	38–17 (32–7 MAC)
Head coach	Rich Maloney (10th season)
Home stadium	Ball Diamond
Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

2022 Mid-American Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Ball State  ‍†‍‍	32	–	7		.821			40	–	19		.678
Central Michigan  ‍‍‡‍y	30	–	7		.811			42	–	17		.712
Toledo  ‍‍‍	23	–	16		.590			33	–	25		.569
Ohio  ‍‍‍	21	–	15		.583			30	–	24		.556
Kent State  ‍‍‍	19	–	19		.500			24	–	29		.453
Miami (OH)  ‍‍‍	18	–	22		.450			23	–	33		.411
Eastern Michigan  ‍‍‍	16	–	24		.400			22	–	34		.393
Western Michigan  ‍‍‍	15	–	24		.385			18	–	36		.333
Bowling Green  ‍‍‍	14	–	24		.368			18	–	35		.340
Northern Illinois  ‍‍‍	13	–	25		.342			14	–	40		.259
Akron  ‍‍‍	11	–	29		.275			15	–	41		.268
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of April 5, 2025 [1] Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2022 Ball State Cardinals baseball team represented Ball State University during the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Cardinals played their home games at the Ball Diamond as a member of the Mid-American Conference They were led by head coach Rich Maloney, in his tenth year as manager.

Ball State won the MAC regular season championship for the first time in program history.

Personnel

Roster

2022 Ball State Cardinals baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home town / — — / — — / — — / — — / — — / — — / — — / — — / — — / — —	Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Current redshirt

Schedule and results

2022 Ball State Cardinals baseball game log (–)
Regular season (–)
February (2–6) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record MAC record Swig and Swine College Classic (2–2) February 18 vs. Bucknell* Detyens Field Charleston, South Carolina W 8–7 Jake Lewis (1–0) Graeme Carroll (0–1) Sam Klein (1) 75 1–0 — February 19 [a] vs. Iowa* Detyens Field L 1–11 Brody Brecht (1–0) Tyler Schweitzer (0–1) — 132 1–1 — February 19 [b] vs. Air Force* Detyens Field L 0–9 Seungmin Shim (1–0) Nate Dohm (0–1) — 286 1–2 — February 20 vs. Army* Detyens Field W 10–6 Andre Orselli (1–0) Sean Dennehy (0–1) — 304 2–2 — February 25 at UNCW* Brooks Field Wilmington, North Carolina L 0–2 Matt Gaither (1–0) Tyler Schweitzer (0–2) Hunter Hodges (1) FloSports 1,019 2–3 — Carolinas Coastline Classic (0–3) February 26 vs. Middle Tennessee* Springs Brooks Stadium Conway, South Carolina L 0–1 Zach Keenan (1–0) Trennor O'Donnell (0–1) — 901 2–4 — February 27 at Coastal Carolina* Springs Brooks Stadium L 2–7 Mike Knorr (1–0) Ty Johnson (0–1) — ESPN+ 1,101 2–5 — February 28 at Coastal Carolina* Springs Brooks Stadium L 6–9 Matt Joyce (2–0) Sam Klein (0–1) Jack Billings (2) ESPN+ 948 2–6 —
March (12–2) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record MAC record March 4 at Florida A&M* Moore–Kittles Field Tallahassee, Florida W 6–3 Tyler Schweitzer (1–2) DJ Wilkinson (1–2) Sam Klein (2) 206 3–6 — March 5 [a] at Florida A&M* Moore–Kittles Field W 7–4 Trennor O'Donnell (1–1) Hunter Viets (1–1) Maxwell McKee (1) 250 4–6 — March 5 [b] at Florida A&M* Moore–Kittles Field W 6–1 Ty Johnson (1–1) Dallas Tease (0–2) — 250 5–6 — March 6 at Florida A&M* Moore–Kittles Field L 3–5 Shawn Host (1–2) Ty Weatherly (0–1) Ben Krizen (3) 250 5–7 — March 13 [a] Eastern Michigan Ball Diamond Muncie, Indiana W 2–1 Tyler Schweitzer (2–2) Zach Fruit (0–2) Sam Klein (3) 206 6–7 1–0 March 13 [b] Eastern Michigan Ball Diamond W 6–4 Ty Johnson (2–1) Dom Anderson (0–1) Sam Klein (4) 315 7–7 2–0 March 14 [a] Eastern Michigan Ball Diamond L 2–4 Adam Falinski (2–2) Trennor O'Donnell (1–2) — 157 7–8 2–1 March 14 [b] Eastern Michigan Ball Diamond W 11–8 Casey Bargo (1–0) Zach Gillig (0–1) Sam Klein (5) 197 8–8 3–1 March 19 Bowling Green Ball Diamond W 17–1 ESPN+ 9–8 4–1 March 20 [a] Bowling Green Ball Diamond W 14–9 ESPN+ 10–8 5–1 March 20 [b] Bowling Green Ball Diamond W 15–57 ESPN+ 11–8 6–1 March 21 Bowling Green Ball Diamond W 9–4 ESPN+ 12–8 6–1 March 26 at Western Michigan Hyames Field Kalamazoo, Michigan Postponed (inclement weather). Make-up date March 28. March 27 [a] at Western Michigan Hyames Field Postponed (inclement weather). Make-up date April 19. March 27 [b] at Western Michigan Hyames Field Postponed (inclement weather). Make-up date April 27. March 28 [c] at Western Michigan Hyames Field W 2–0 WKZO 13–8 7–1 March 28 [c] at Western Michigan Rescheduled from March 26 Hyames Field W 12–58 WKZO 14–8 8–1
April (–) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record MAC record April 1 at Toledo Scott Park Toledo, Ohio ESPN3 April 2 [a] at Toledo Scott Park ESPN3 April 2 [b] at Toledo Scott Park ESPN3 April 3 at Toledo Scott Park ESPN3 April 8 at No. 21 Oregon* PK Park Eugene, Oregon P12NOR April 9 [a] at No. 21 Oregon* PK Park P12NOR April 9 [b] at No. 21 Oregon* PK Park P12NOR April 10 at No. 21 Oregon* PK Park P12NOR April 15 Akron Ball Diamond April 16 [a] Akron Ball Diamond April 16 [b] Akron Ball Diamond April 17 Akron Ball Diamond April 19 at Western Michigan Rescheduled from March 27 Hyames Field Bronze Stalk Series April 23 at Northern Illinois Ralph McKinzie Field DeKalb, Illinois April 24 [a] at Northern Illinois Ralph McKinzie Field April 24 [b] at Northern Illinois Ralph McKinzie Field April 25 at Northern Illinois Ralph McKinzie Field April 27 [d] at Western Michigan Rescheduled from March 27 Hyames Field Cancelled (inclement weather). April 29 Central Michigan Ball Diamond April 30 [a] Central Michigan Ball Diamond April 30 [b] Central Michigan Ball Diamond
May (–) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record MAC record May 1 Central Michigan Ball Diamond May 7 at Kent State Schoonover Stadium Kent, Ohio May 8 [a] at Kent State Schoonover Stadium May 8 [b] at Kent State Schoonover Stadium May 9 at Kent State Schoonover Stadium May 13 Ohio Ball Diamond ESPN+ May 14 [a] Ohio Ball Diamond ESPN+ May 14 [b] Ohio Ball Diamond ESPN+ May 15 Ohio Ball Diamond ESPN+ May 19 at Miami (OH) McKie Field Oxford, Ohio May 20 [a] at Miami (OH) McKie Field May 20 [b] at Miami (OH) McKie Field May 21 at Miami (OH) McKie Field
Postseason (2–1)
MAC Tournament (2–1) Date Opponent Seed Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record MACT Record May 25 [e] (4) Toledo Quarterfinals (1) Ball Diamond W 6–4 Sam Klein (4–2) Brett Manis (4–3) — ESPN+ 425 39–17 1–0 May 27 (2) Central Michigan Semifinals (1) Ball Diamond W 9–7 Tyler Schweitzer (11–2) Jordan Patty (6–5) — ESPN+ 409 40–17 2–0 May 28 (2) Central Michigan Finals – Game 1 (1) Ball Diamond L 3–12 Garrett Navarra (10–2) Nate Dohm (4–3) Ryan Palmblad (3) ESPN+ 536 40–18 2–1 May 29 (2) Central Michigan Finals – Game 2 (1) Ball Diamond ESPN+
Legend:       = Win       = Loss       = Canceled Bold = Ball State team member     * = Non-conference game Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

Schedule Notes

1. Game 1 of doubleheader.
2. Game 2 of doubleheader.
3. March 28 game against Wester Michigan was played as a doubleheader due to inclement weather on March 26 and 27.
4. Game 4 against Western Michigan was not rescheduled a second time.
5. The MAC Tournament game vs. Toledo began on May 25 but was suspended in the first inning due to severe weather. The game resumed on May 26. ^[2]

Tournaments

MAC Tournament

See also: 2022 Mid-American Conference Baseball Tournament

MAC tournament teams
(1) Ball State Cardinals	(2) Central Michigan Chippewas	(3) Toledo Rockets	(4) Ohio Bobcats

	Upper round 1					Upper final					Final
	1	Ball State	6
	4	Ohio	4
						1	Ball State	9
						2	Central Michigan	7
	2	Central Michigan	11
	3	Toledo	10
											1	Ball State	3	7
											2	Central Michigan	12	11
	Lower round 1					Lower final
						2	Central Michigan	10
	3	Toledo	13			3	Toledo	7
	4	Ohio	5

References

1. "Mid-American Conference baseball standings". D1Baseball.com. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
2. @BallStateBB (May 25, 2022). "Today's game will resume tentatively at 10 a.m. on Thursday, May 26" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

External links

• Ball State Baseball