Ball State baseball (24-17, 10-5 MAC) will play Northern Kentucky (15-26, 4-15 Horizon League) April 26 at 3 p.m.
The Cardinals hit .294 as a team, led by junior first baseman Caleb Stayton's .395 batting average. Stayton is also tied for second in the National Collegiate Athletic Association with 57 RBIs on the season, and he leads Ball State with eight home runs.
Leadoff hitter Alex Call, a junior right fielder, is hitting .384, and his 50 runs scored are the sixth-most in the NCAA.