2022 Ball State Cardinals baseball team

2022 Ball State Cardinals baseball
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 May 1, 2024^[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[edit]

Roster[edit]

2022 Ball State Cardinals baseball team

Players

Coaches

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Head coach

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results[edit]

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

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ Game 1 of doubleheader.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ Game 2 of doubleheader.
^ ^a ^b March 28 game against Wester Michigan was played as a doubleheader due to inclement weather on March 26 and 27.
^ Game 4 against Western Michigan was not rescheduled a second time.
^ 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[edit]

MAC Tournament[edit]

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[edit]

^ "Mid-American Conference baseball standings". D1Baseball.com. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
^ @BallStateBB (May 25, 2022). "Today's game will resume tentatively at 10 a.m. on Thursday, May 26" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

External links[edit]

Ball State Baseball

[Game1DH-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ Game 1 of doubleheader.

[Game2DH-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ Game 2 of doubleheader.

[WMU1-4] March 28 game against Wester Michigan was played as a doubleheader due to inclement weather on March 26 and 27.

[WMU-5] Game 4 against Western Michigan was not rescheduled a second time.

[May_25-7] 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]

[1] "Mid-American Conference baseball standings". D1Baseball.com. Retrieved May 1, 2024.

[6] @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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