Ball State baseball (21-13, 7-2 MAC) snapped its six-game winning streak in a 4-3 loss to Indiana University (17-13, 4-2 Big Ten).
Indiana racked up 12 team hits to Ball State’s seven, but Cardinal head coach Rich Maloney said his team made better contact.
“They had a lot of dink hits. Sometimes the game’s cruel,” he said. “Today we hit the ball better than they did, they were just fortunate. But by the same token, we had an opportunity second and third, didn’t score. You just can’t do that against a good pitching staff.”
Ball State led 3-1 in the top of the fourth inning when senior designated hitter Scott Tyler ripped a double down the right-field line after senior second baseman Ryan Spaulding’s leadoff walk.