Ball State

28-12 (19-5 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  
Sat, May 8 at Central Michigan  
Sat, May 8 at Central Michigan  
Sun, May 9 at Central Michigan  
Fri, May 14 vs Kent State  
Sat, May 15 vs Kent State  
Sat, May 15 vs Kent State  
Sun, May 16 vs Kent State  
Fri, May 21 at Ohio  
Sat, May 22 at Ohio  
Sat, May 22 at Ohio  
Sun, May 23 at Ohio  
Fri, May 28 vs Miami (OH)  
Sat, May 29 vs Miami (OH)  
Sat, May 29 vs Miami (OH)  
Sun, May 30 vs Miami (OH)  

By The Numbers

Record
Overall 28-12
Home 12-2
Away 14-9
Neutral 2-1
Conference 19-5
Non-Conf 9-7
Postseason -
Rankings Rank Value
RPI 66 0.5401
Non-Conf RPI 12
SOS 231
Non-Conf SOS 12
vs. RPI Teams RPI
1-25 2-5
26-50 2-1
51-100 2-1
101-200 3-1
201+ 19-4

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