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How did these Ball State baseball players pick their walk-up songs?

Baseball is a game of routine, repetition and rhythm — and at home games, that rhythm often comes in the form of walk-up songs.

The Cardinals lead the Mid-American Conference with their .295 team batting average, and the players' walk-up songs help them get in the right mindset for their at-bat. Here are some of the songs Ball State players chose:

Junior right fielder Alex Call: "Careless Whisper" by George Michael

“Well, I played saxophone in high school and most of my life," Call said. "It’s an instrument that I love and think it makes great music.