CLEVELAND, Ohio– The Ball State Cardinals have been selected as favorites to win both the regular season crown and Mid-American Conference (MAC) Baseball Tournament in the 2025 Head Coaches Preseason Poll. Head Coaches were not allowed to vote for themselves in the poll.
The Cardinals received six first-place votes as well as five votes to win the conference tournament, which returns to Avon, Ohio at Crushers Stadium on May 21-25 with the top six teams making the championship for the second-straight year.
Kent State was picked to finish second with 84 points and received two first-place votes as well as two votes to claim the tournament title.