Ball State Cardinals baseball

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Ball State Cardinals baseball
Baseball current event.svg 2025 Ball State Cardinals baseball team
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Founded1920;105 years ago (1920)
University Ball State University
Head coach Rich Maloney (20th overall season)
Conference Mid–American
Location Muncie, Indiana
Home stadium Ball Diamond
(Capacity: 1,700)
Nickname Cardinals
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
Conference division champions
1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2014, 2016 (divisions ended after 2017 season)

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.

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Ball State In The NCAA Tournament

YearRecordPctNotes
1965 0–2.000 District 4
1969 2–2.500 District 4
2006 1–2.333 Lexington Regional
2023 0–2.000 Lexington Regional
TOTALS
3-8.273

First-Round MLB Draft Picks/Draft Picks

Ball State Baseball has the most First Rounders in the MAC. Including the 1st overall pick in Bryan Bullington in 2002 which was the first time ever in all MAC sports history. In total Ball State has had 76 draft picks in their history.

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

Players to Reach the Major Leagues

Ball State Baseball has had 16 Players reach the Major Leagues.

MAC Awards

As of 2024, Ball State has had eight players named the MAC Baseball Player of the Year, the most of any school in the conference.

Stadium

• Fully turf

• All chair back seating

• Video Scoreboard

• Brick stadium with bathrooms and concession stand

• Padded fence all around the field with graphics

See Also

References

  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. 1 2 3 4 5 "2016 Mid-American Conference Baseball Record Book" (PDF). getsomemaction.com. Mid-American Conference . Retrieved 14 July 2021.
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