AKRON, Ohio- - Ball State softball's run in the 2018 Mid-American Conference Softball Championship came to an end Saturday morning with a 4-3 loss to Northern Illinois in its fourth elimination game in three days at Firestone Stadium in Akron, Ohio.
"I am very proud of what our team accomplished this season," head coach Megan Ciolli Bartlett said. "While we didn't end the year how we wanted, we battled until the very end. Everyone involved in our program has a lot to be proud of and a lot to look forward to in 2019.