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Ball State Cardinals baseball
2026 Ball State Cardinals baseball team
Founded1920; 106 years ago (1920)
UniversityBall State University
Head coachRich Maloney (21st overall season)
ConferenceMid–American
LocationMuncie, Indiana
Home stadiumShebek Stadium, formerly Ball Diamond
(Capacity: 1,500)
NicknameCardinals
ColorsCardinal and white[1]
   
NCAA tournament appearances
1965, 1969, 2006, 2023
Conference tournament champions
2006, 2023
Conference regular season champions
1998, 1999, 2001, 2014, 2022
Conference division regular season 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.

Ball State in the NCAA Tournament

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Year Record Pct Notes
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

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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 78 draft picks in their history.

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

Players to reach the Major Leagues

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Ball State Baseball has had 17 players reach the Major Leagues.

MAC awards

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As of 2024, eight Ball State players have been 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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  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. ^ a b c d e "2016 Mid-American Conference Baseball Record Book" (PDF). getsomemaction.com. Mid-American Conference. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
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