TUCSON, Arizona - On his office wall, Rich Maloney has laminated copies of the lineup card from memorable wins throughout the years at Ball State. LSU, Miami Hurricanes, most of the Big Ten. Championship clinchers.
Time to add another card on the wall.
Ball State outlasted #22 Arizona, also ranked 17th and 10th in various polls, 8-7 in 11 innings last night for its first win over a ranked team since 2017. The Cardinals trailed 6-3, rallied, gave up the lead, tied the game again, stopped a walk-off steal of home attempt, used their ace for four relief innings and won the game with an RBI walk.