2023 Ball State Cardinals Schedule
Records include games against Division I opponents only.
Streaks include games against all opponents.
All times are Eastern
Rankings / Strength of Schedule (SOS)
Non-Conference
RPI
172
(0.4771)
Non-Conference
SOS
185
(0.4847)
Schedule
- Blazer Bash
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Ball State |
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1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
8 |
0 |
Samford |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
9 |
3 |
Location: Birmingham, AL
Stadium: SU Softball Stadium
Opponent RPI: 164
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+
FEB
17
FRI
AT
L 7 - 8
(9 Innings)
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7 |
8 | 9 |
R |
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E |
Ball State |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 | 2 |
7 |
13 |
0 |
Samford |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 | 3 |
8 |
9 |
3 |
Location: Birmingham, AL
Stadium: SU Softball Stadium
Opponent RPI: 164
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Ball State |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
2 |
UAB |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
X |
6 |
6 |
2 |
Location: Birmingham, AL
Stadium: Mary Bowers Field
Opponent RPI: 95
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FEB
18
SAT
AT
L 1 - 12
(5 Innings)
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7 |
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Ball State |
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0 |
0 |
1 |
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6 |
3 |
UAB |
2 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
X |
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12 |
13 |
1 |
Location: Birmingham, AL
Stadium: Mary Bowers Field
Opponent RPI: 95
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+
FEB
19
SUN
VS
W 10 - 1
(5 Innings)
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7 |
R |
H |
E |
Lindenwood |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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1 |
0 |
2 |
Ball State |
2 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
X |
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10 |
14 |
1 |
Location: Birmingham, AL
Stadium: Mary Bowers Field
Opponent RPI: 270
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- Racer Classic
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FEB
24
FRI
VS
W 10 - 2
(5 Innings)
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7 |
R |
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Bellarmine |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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2 |
4 |
3 |
Ball State |
2 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
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10 |
9 |
1 |
Location: Murray, KY
Stadium: Racer Field
Opponent RPI: 288
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Ball State |
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1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
10 |
0 |
Murray State |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
X |
4 |
4 |
1 |
Location: Murray, KY
Stadium: Racer Field
Opponent RPI: 117
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+
FEB
25
SAT
VS
W 14 - 4
(6 Innings)
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7 |
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Ball State |
3 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
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14 |
15 |
1 |
Bellarmine |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
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4 |
4 |
1 |
Location: Murray, KY
Stadium: Racer Field
Opponent RPI: 288
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5 |
6 |
7 |
R |
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E |
Ball State |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
Murray State |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
X |
1 |
6 |
0 |
Location: Murray, KY
Stadium: Racer Field
Opponent RPI: 117
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7 |
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Loyola-Chicago |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
Ball State |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
X |
6 |
8 |
1 |
Location: Murray, KY
Stadium: Racer Field
Opponent RPI: 138
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- Bulldog Classic
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Ball State |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
8 |
8 |
2 |
Georgia |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
7 |
4 |
X |
14 |
14 |
2 |
Location: Athens, GA
Stadium: Turner Softball Stadium
Opponent RPI: 15
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7 |
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Samford |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
Ball State |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
X |
3 |
8 |
0 |
Location: Athens, GA
Stadium: Turner Softball Stadium
Opponent RPI: 164
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+
MAR
4
SAT
VS
W 6 - 5
(10 Innings)
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7 |
8 | 9 | 10 |
R |
H |
E |
Stetson |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 | 1 | 0 |
5 |
12 |
3 |
Ball State |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 | 1 | 1 |
6 |
7 |
1 |
Location: Athens, GA
Stadium: Turner Softball Stadium
Opponent RPI: 110
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5 |
6 |
7 |
R |
H |
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Ball State |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
Georgia |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
X |
1 |
5 |
0 |
Location: Athens, GA
Stadium: Turner Softball Stadium
Opponent RPI: 15
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7 |
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Ball State |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
9 |
0 |
Stetson |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
Location: Athens, GA
Stadium: Turner Softball Stadium
Opponent RPI: 110
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4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
R |
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Ball State |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
1 |
East Tennessee State |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
X |
3 |
2 |
0 |
Location: Johnson City, TN
Stadium: Betty Basler Field
Opponent RPI: 251
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6 |
7 |
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Ball State |
0 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
9 |
6 |
1 |
East Tennessee State |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
2 |
Location: Johnson City, TN
Stadium: Betty Basler Field
Opponent RPI: 251
- Liberty Tournament
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MAR
9
THU
AT
L 0 - 13
(5 Innings)
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7 |
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Ball State |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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0 |
3 |
1 |
Liberty |
0 |
11 |
0 |
2 |
X |
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13 |
9 |
0 |
Location: Lynchburg, VA
Stadium: LU Softball Stadium
Opponent RPI: 28
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+
MAR
10
FRI
VS
L 3 - 11
(5 Innings)
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6 |
7 |
R |
H |
E |
Sacred Heart |
0 |
5 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
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11 |
13 |
2 |
Ball State |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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3 |
7 |
5 |
Location: Lynchburg, VA
Stadium: LU Softball Stadium
Opponent RPI: 253
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3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
R |
H |
E |
Ball State |
4 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
10 |
10 |
0 |
Sacred Heart |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
Location: Lynchburg, VA
Stadium: LU Softball Stadium
Opponent RPI: 253
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+
MAR
11
SAT
VS
L 2 - 10
(5 Innings)
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Ball State |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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2 |
2 |
0 |
Maryland |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
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10 |
13 |
1 |
Location: Lynchburg, VA
Stadium: LU Softball Stadium
Opponent RPI: 50
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MAR
12
SUN
VS
Lynchburg, VA
LU Softball Stadium
Canceled
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Fairfield |
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Ball State |
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0 |
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Location: Lynchburg, VA
Stadium: LU Softball Stadium
Opponent RPI: 173
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6 |
7 |
R |
H |
E |
Ball State |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
Kent State |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
8 |
0 |
Location: Kent, OH
Stadium: Devine Diamond
Opponent RPI: 191
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5 |
6 |
7 |
R |
H |
E |
Ball State |
3 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
15 |
16 |
2 |
Kent State |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
7 |
3 |
Location: Kent, OH
Stadium: Devine Diamond
Opponent RPI: 191
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MAR
18
SAT
AT
Kent, OH
Devine Diamond
Canceled
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7 |
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Ball State |
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Kent State |
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0 |
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Location: Kent, OH
Stadium: Devine Diamond
Opponent RPI: 191
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3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
R |
H |
E |
Central Michigan |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
1 |
Ball State |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
X |
8 |
12 |
2 |
Location: Muncie, IN
Stadium: First Merchants Ballpark Complex
Opponent RPI: 158
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+
MAR
26
SUN
W 10 - 2
(6 Innings)
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2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
R |
H |
E |
Central Michigan |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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2 |
5 |
1 |
Ball State |
3 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
|
10 |
10 |
0 |
Location: Muncie, IN
Stadium: First Merchants Ballpark Complex
Opponent RPI: 158
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+
MAR
26
SUN
W 2 - 1
(8 Innings)
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2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
R |
H |
E |
Central Michigan |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
Ball State |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
1 |
Location: Muncie, IN
Stadium: First Merchants Ballpark Complex
Opponent RPI: 158
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2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
R |
H |
E |
Northern Illinois |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
Ball State |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
X |
2 |
4 |
3 |
Location: Muncie, IN
Stadium: First Merchants Ballpark Complex
Opponent RPI: 179
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2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
R |
H |
E |
Northern Illinois |
5 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
16 |
3 |
Ball State |
5 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
9 |
0 |
Location: Muncie, IN
Stadium: First Merchants Ballpark Complex
Opponent RPI: 179
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2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
R |
H |
E |
Northern Illinois |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
Ball State |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
X |
5 |
6 |
0 |
Location: Muncie, IN
Stadium: First Merchants Ballpark Complex
Opponent RPI: 179
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+
APR
1
SAT
AT
L 3 - 13
(5 Innings)
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2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
R |
H |
E |
Ball State |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
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3 |
4 |
1 |
Ohio |
0 |
8 |
5 |
0 |
X |
|
|
13 |
11 |
1 |
Location: Athens, OH
Stadium: Ohio Softball Field
Opponent RPI: 105
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
R |
H |
E |
Ball State |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
Ohio |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
X |
4 |
8 |
0 |
Location: Athens, OH
Stadium: Ohio Softball Field
Opponent RPI: 105
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+
APR
2
SUN
AT
L 2 - 10
(6 Innings)
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2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
R |
H |
E |
Ball State |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
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2 |
5 |
4 |
Ohio |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
|
10 |
9 |
3 |
Location: Athens, OH
Stadium: Ohio Softball Field
Opponent RPI: 105
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+
APR
4
TUE
AT
L 2 - 10
(6 Innings)
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2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
R |
H |
E |
Ball State |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2 |
3 |
2 |
Notre Dame |
0 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
10 |
12 |
2 |
Location: Notre Dame, IN
Stadium: Melissa Cook Stadium
Opponent RPI: 42
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
R |
H |
E |
Toledo |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
8 |
1 |
Ball State |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
3 |
Location: Muncie, IN
Stadium: First Merchants Ballpark Complex
Opponent RPI: 194
-
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
R |
H |
E |
Toledo |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
0 |
Ball State |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
Location: Muncie, IN
Stadium: First Merchants Ballpark Complex
Opponent RPI: 194
-
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
R |
H |
E |
Toledo |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
Ball State |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
X |
6 |
7 |
1 |
Location: Muncie, IN
Stadium: First Merchants Ballpark Complex
Opponent RPI: 194
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+
APR
11
TUE
AT
L 2 - 10
(6 Innings)
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
R |
H |
E |
Ball State |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2 |
4 |
1 |
Western Michigan |
3 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
10 |
12 |
1 |
Location: Kalamazoo, MI
Stadium: Ebert Field
Opponent RPI: 222
-
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
R |
H |
E |
Ball State |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
2 |
Western Michigan |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
X |
4 |
6 |
2 |
Location: Kalamazoo, MI
Stadium: Ebert Field
Opponent RPI: 222
-
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
R |
H |
E |
Ball State |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
11 |
11 |
2 |
Western Michigan |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
3 |
Location: Kalamazoo, MI
Stadium: Ebert Field
Opponent RPI: 222
-
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
R |
H |
E |
Buffalo |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
Ball State |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
X |
4 |
6 |
0 |
Location: Muncie, IN
Stadium: First Merchants Ballpark Complex
Opponent RPI: 273
-
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
R |
H |
E |
Buffalo |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
Ball State |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
X |
6 |
11 |
0 |
Location: Muncie, IN
Stadium: First Merchants Ballpark Complex
Opponent RPI: 273
-
+
APR
16
SUN
W 11 - 3
(6 Innings)
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2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
R |
H |
E |
Buffalo |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
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3 |
0 |
2 |
Ball State |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
|
11 |
14 |
1 |
Location: Muncie, IN
Stadium: First Merchants Ballpark Complex
Opponent RPI: 273
-
+
APR
22
SAT
AT
W 8 - 0
(5 Innings)
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
R |
H |
E |
Ball State |
1 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
|
8 |
11 |
0 |
Bowling Green |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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0 |
2 |
2 |
Location: Bowling Green, OH
Stadium: Meserve Field
Opponent RPI: 296
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
R |
H |
E |
Ball State |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
13 |
2 |
Bowling Green |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
8 |
2 |
Location: Bowling Green, OH
Stadium: Meserve Field
Opponent RPI: 296
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
R |
H |
E |
Ball State |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
11 |
0 |
Bowling Green |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
Location: Bowling Green, OH
Stadium: Meserve Field
Opponent RPI: 296
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|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
R |
H |
E |
Miami (OH) |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
8 |
0 |
Ball State |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
Location: Muncie, IN
Stadium: First Merchants Ballpark Complex
Opponent RPI: 74
-
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
R |
H |
E |
Miami (OH) |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
Ball State |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
1 |
Location: Muncie, IN
Stadium: First Merchants Ballpark Complex
Opponent RPI: 74
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+
APR
26
WED
W 10 - 0
(5 Innings)
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
R |
H |
E |
Miami (OH) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
0 |
3 |
1 |
Ball State |
7 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
X |
|
|
10 |
5 |
1 |
Location: Muncie, IN
Stadium: First Merchants Ballpark Complex
Opponent RPI: 74
-
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
R |
H |
E |
Ball State |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
Akron |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
X |
2 |
5 |
3 |
Location: Akron, OH
Stadium: Lee R. Jackson Field
Opponent RPI: 149
-
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
R |
H |
E |
Ball State |
2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
8 |
0 |
Akron |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
Location: Akron, OH
Stadium: Lee R. Jackson Field
Opponent RPI: 149
-
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
R |
H |
E |
Ball State |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
9 |
3 |
Akron |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
8 |
1 |
Location: Akron, OH
Stadium: Lee R. Jackson Field
Opponent RPI: 149
- Mid-American Tournament - Game 2
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|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
R |
H |
E |
Ball State |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
8 |
3 |
Miami (OH) |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
X |
8 |
6 |
2 |
Location: Oxford, OH
Stadium: Miami Softball Stadium
Opponent RPI: 74
-
- Mid-American Tournament - Game 3
-
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
R |
H |
E |
Ball State |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
2 |
Central Michigan |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
X |
4 |
6 |
0 |
Location: Oxford, OH
Stadium: Miami Softball Stadium
Opponent RPI: 158
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