In its first home stand of the season, Ball State baseball (11-10) won three of four games against the University of Dayton (4-14). The Cardinals scored four or more runs in an inning in each of the three victories.
After Ball State scored six runs in the top of the fifth inning of its 9-3 home win in the first half of Friday's doubleheader, head coach Rich Maloney said the team's lineup is dangerous.
"I don't remember one like that [this season], and it's kind of surprising with the team we've got," he said. "We think we should be able to do that once in a while.