2022 Ball State Cardinals baseball team

2022 Ball State Cardinals baseball
MAC regular season champion
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record38–17 (32–7 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBall Diamond
2022 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Ball State ‍†‍‍ 32–7 .82140–19 .678
Central Michigan ‍‍‡‍y 30–7 .81142–17 .712
Toledo  ‍‍‍ 23–16 .59033–25 .569
Ohio  ‍‍‍ 21–15 .58330–24 .556
Kent State  ‍‍‍ 19–19 .50024–29 .453
Miami (OH)  ‍‍‍ 18–22 .45023–33 .411
Eastern Michigan  ‍‍‍ 16–24 .40022–34 .393
Western Michigan  ‍‍‍ 15–24 .38518–36 .333
Bowling Green  ‍‍‍ 14–24 .36818–35 .340
Northern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 13–25 .34214–40 .259
Akron  ‍‍‍ 11–29 .27515–41 .268
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from D1Baseball[1]

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

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Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Schedule and results

2022 Ball State Cardinals baseball game log (–)
Regular season (–)
March (12–2)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record MAC record
March 4at Florida A&M*Moore–Kittles Field
Tallahassee, Florida		W 6–3Tyler Schweitzer (1–2)DJ Wilkinson (1–2)Sam Klein (2)2063–6—
March 5[a]at Florida A&M*Moore–Kittles FieldW 7–4Trennor O'Donnell (1–1)Hunter Viets (1–1)Maxwell McKee (1)2504–6—
March 5[b]at Florida A&M*Moore–Kittles FieldW 6–1Ty Johnson (1–1)Dallas Tease (0–2)—2505–6—
March 6at Florida A&M*Moore–Kittles FieldL 3–5Shawn Host (1–2)Ty Weatherly (0–1)Ben Krizen (3)2505–7—
March 13[a]Eastern MichiganBall Diamond
Muncie, Indiana		W 2–1Tyler Schweitzer (2–2)Zach Fruit (0–2)Sam Klein (3)2066–71–0
March 13[b]Eastern MichiganBall DiamondW 6–4Ty Johnson (2–1)Dom Anderson (0–1)Sam Klein (4)3157–72–0
March 14[a]Eastern MichiganBall DiamondL 2–4Adam Falinski (2–2)Trennor O'Donnell (1–2)—1577–82–1
March 14[b]Eastern MichiganBall DiamondW 11–8Casey Bargo (1–0)Zach Gillig (0–1)Sam Klein (5)1978–83–1
March 19Bowling GreenBall DiamondW 17–1ESPN+9–84–1
March 20[a]Bowling GreenBall DiamondW 14–9ESPN+10–85–1
March 20[b]Bowling GreenBall DiamondW 15–57ESPN+11–86–1
March 21Bowling GreenBall DiamondW 9–4ESPN+12–86–1
March 26at Western MichiganHyames Field
Kalamazoo, Michigan		Postponed (inclement weather). Make-up date March 28.
March 27[a]at Western MichiganHyames FieldPostponed (inclement weather). Make-up date April 19.
March 27[b]at Western MichiganHyames FieldPostponed (inclement weather). Make-up date April 27.
March 28[c]at Western MichiganHyames FieldW 2–0WKZO13–87–1
March 28[c]at Western Michigan
Rescheduled from March 26		Hyames FieldW 12–58WKZO14–88–1
April (–)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record MAC record
April 1at ToledoScott Park
Toledo, Ohio		ESPN3
April 2[a]at ToledoScott ParkESPN3
April 2[b]at ToledoScott ParkESPN3
April 3at ToledoScott ParkESPN3
April 8at No. 21 Oregon*PK Park
Eugene, Oregon		P12NOR
April 9[a]at No. 21 Oregon*PK ParkP12NOR
April 9[b]at No. 21 Oregon*PK ParkP12NOR
April 10at No. 21 Oregon*PK ParkP12NOR
April 15AkronBall Diamond
April 16[a]AkronBall Diamond
April 16[b]AkronBall Diamond
April 17AkronBall Diamond
April 19at Western Michigan
Rescheduled from March 27		Hyames Field
Bronze Stalk Series
April 23at Northern IllinoisRalph McKinzie Field
DeKalb, Illinois
April 24[a]at Northern IllinoisRalph McKinzie Field
April 24[b]at Northern IllinoisRalph McKinzie Field
April 25at Northern IllinoisRalph McKinzie Field
April 27[d]at Western Michigan
Rescheduled from March 27		Hyames FieldCancelled (inclement weather).
April 29Central MichiganBall Diamond
April 30[a]Central MichiganBall Diamond
April 30[b]Central MichiganBall Diamond
May (–)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record MAC record
May 1Central MichiganBall Diamond
May 7at Kent StateSchoonover Stadium
Kent, Ohio
May 8[a]at Kent StateSchoonover Stadium
May 8[b]at Kent StateSchoonover Stadium
May 9at Kent StateSchoonover Stadium
May 13OhioBall DiamondESPN+
May 14[a]OhioBall DiamondESPN+
May 14[b]OhioBall DiamondESPN+
May 15OhioBall DiamondESPN+
May 19at Miami (OH)McKie Field
Oxford, Ohio
May 20[a]at Miami (OH)McKie Field
May 20[b]at Miami (OH)McKie Field
May 21at 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 DiamondW 6–4Sam Klein (4–2)Brett Manis (4–3)—ESPN+42539–171–0
May 27(2) Central Michigan
Semifinals		(1)Ball DiamondW 9–7Tyler Schweitzer (11–2)Jordan Patty (6–5)—ESPN+40940–172–0
May 28(2) Central Michigan
Finals – Game 1		(1)Ball DiamondL 3–12Garrett Navarra (10–2)Nate Dohm (4–3)Ryan Palmblad (3)ESPN+53640–182–1
May 29(2) Central Michigan
Finals – Game 2		(1)Ball DiamondESPN+
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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Game 1 of doubleheader.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Game 2 of doubleheader.
  3. 1 2 March 28 game against Western 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

MAC tournament teams
(1) Ball State Cardinals (2) Central Michigan Chippewas (3) Toledo Rockets (4) Ohio Bobcats
Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
1Ball State6
4Ohio4
1Ball State9
2Central Michigan7
2Central Michigan11
3Toledo10
1Ball State37
2Central Michigan1211
Lower round 1Lower final
2Central Michigan10
3Toledo133Toledo7
4Ohio5

References

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