Ball State

38-18 (29-11 Mid-American Conference)

Date Loc Opponent Results Notes
Fri, Feb 19 at Arizona 3 - 0
Sat, Feb 20 at Arizona 8 - 7
Sun, Feb 21 at Arizona 5 - 2
Mon, Feb 22 at Arizona 11 - 5
Fri, Feb 26 at Bradley 4 - 3 Normal, IL
Fri, Feb 26 vs Bradley 5 - 0 Normal, IL
Sat, Feb 27 at Bradley 6 - 0 Normal, IL
Sat, Feb 27 at Charleston Southern   CCD, Covid (Swig & Swine Classic, Mount Pleasant, SC)
Sat, Feb 27 at Charleston Southern   CCD, Covid (Swig & Swine Classic, Mount Pleasant, SC)
Sun, Feb 28 at Charleston Southern   CCD, Covid (Swig & Swine Classic, Mount Pleasant, SC)
Fri, Mar 5 at Kentucky 3 - 2
Sat, Mar 6 at Kentucky 6 - 0
Sun, Mar 7 at Kentucky 4 - 3
Fri, Mar 12 at Old Dominion 6 - 3
Sat, Mar 13 at Old Dominion 10 - 5
Sun, Mar 14 at Old Dominion 2 - 1
Fri, Mar 19 vs Western Michigan 2 - 0
Sat, Mar 20 vs Western Michigan 13 - 1
Sat, Mar 20 vs Western Michigan 3 - 2
Sun, Mar 21 vs Western Michigan 15 - 12
Fri, Mar 26 vs Toledo 7 - 6
Sat, Mar 27 vs Toledo 7 - 1
Sat, Mar 27 vs Toledo 6 - 3
Sun, Mar 28 vs Toledo 8 - 7
Fri, Apr 2 at Butler 7 - 2
Sat, Apr 3 vs Butler 10 - 1
Sat, Apr 3 vs Butler 16 - 10
Fri, Apr 9 at Akron 7 - 3
Sat, Apr 10 at Akron 4 - 2
Sat, Apr 10 at Akron 10 - 0
Sun, Apr 11 at Akron 13 - 2
Fri, Apr 16 at Eastern Michigan 10 - 6
Sat, Apr 17 at Eastern Michigan 13 - 8
Sat, Apr 17 at Eastern Michigan 2 - 1
Sun, Apr 18 at Eastern Michigan 5 - 2
Fri, Apr 23 vs Northern Illinois 3 - 1
Fri, Apr 23 vs Northern Illinois 6 - 2 moved from 4/25, impending weather
Sat, Apr 24 vs Northern Illinois 6 - 5
Sat, Apr 24 vs Northern Illinois   PPD to 4/25, inclement weather
Sun, Apr 25 vs Northern Illinois 11 - 1 makeup of 4/24 game
Fri, Apr 30 at Bowling Green 12 - 0
Sat, May 1 at Bowling Green 6 - 2
Sat, May 1 at Bowling Green 11 - 7
Sun, May 2 at Bowling Green 8 - 5
Fri, May 7 at Central Michigan 7 - 3
Sat, May 8 at Central Michigan 3 - 2
Sat, May 8 at Central Michigan 13 - 3
Sun, May 9 at Central Michigan 8 - 7
Fri, May 14 vs Kent State 8 - 2
Sat, May 15 vs Kent State 9 - 4
Sat, May 15 vs Kent State 8 - 7
Sun, May 16 vs Kent State 19 - 8
Fri, May 21 at Ohio 4 - 3
Sat, May 22 at Ohio 9 - 2
Sat, May 22 at Ohio 5 - 1
Sun, May 23 at Ohio 9 - 7
Fri, May 28 vs Miami (OH)   PPD to 5/30, inclement weather
Sat, May 29 vs Miami (OH) 1 - 0
Sat, May 29 vs Miami (OH) 12 - 2
Sun, May 30 vs Miami (OH) 5 - 2
Sun, May 30 vs Miami (OH) 4 - 0 makeup of 5/28 game

By The Numbers

Record
Overall 38-18
Home 18-4
Away 18-13
Neutral 2-1
Conference 29-11
Non-Conf 9-7
Postseason -
Rankings Rank Value
RPI 48 0.5480
Non-Conf RPI 17
SOS 146
Non-Conf SOS 19
vs. RPI Teams RPI
1-25 2-5
26-50 0-0
51-100 4-3
101-200 10-5
201+ 22-5

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