Ball State Cardinals baseball

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Ball State Cardinals baseball
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Founded1920;104 years ago (1920)
University Ball State University
Head coach Rich Maloney (19th 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

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

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

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.

See also

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References

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