After losing two against Northern Illinois (25-10, 6-2 MAC) April 5, Ball State (17-20, 3-5 MAC) will take on Mid-American Conference East Division rival Buffalo (9-24, 3-3 MAC).
Ball State swept Ohio in three straight games last weekend, before the it went on the road for a midweek clash against the MAC West Division leaders, Northern Illinois. They were routed 10-0 in the first game and lost in walk-off fashion in the second, coming from a solo home run from reigning MAC West Player of the Week, NIU’s senior catcher Emily Naegele, in the seventh inning.
Head coach Megan Ciolli Bartlett said the team will focus on its pitching this weekend, a facet Ball State has excelled at this season behind senior pitcher Nicole Steinbach.