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1 2016 Schedule Surprise College Baseball Classic (Surprise, Ariz.) 2/19 vs. #5 Oregon State 6-7, L vs. Utah Valley 1-5, L 2/20 vs. Utah 5-11, L 2/21 vs. Utah Valley 3-1, W RussMatt Invitational (Winter Haven, Fla.) 2/26 vs. Milwaukee 11-5, W 2/27 vs. Kent State 3-8, L vs. Milwaukee 9-3, W 2/28 vs. George Washington 0-2, L Chanticleer Classic (Conway, S.C.) 3/4 vs. #13 Ole Miss 3-7, L 3/5 vs. Cincinnati 4-3, W vs. Cincinnati 6-4, W 3/6 at #18 Coastal Carolina 5-12, L 3/8 at Savannah State 7-3, W 3/9 at Savannah State 10-1, W 3/11 at #6 LSU 7-1, W 3/12 at #6 LSU 3-9, L 3/13 at #6 LSU 6-10, L 3/18 Dayton 9-3, W 3/18 Dayton 6-1, W 3/19 Dayton 10-0, W 3/20 Dayton 1-3, L 3/22 Purdue 9-8, W 3/25 at Miami* 2-4, L 3/26 at Miami* 9-0, W 3/27 at Miami* 9-6, W 3/29 at Valparaiso 3-2, W 4/1 Ohio* (10) 6-12, L 4/2 Ohio* 17-14, W 4/3 Ohio* 20-3, W 4/5 Xavier 5-4, W 4/9 Western Michigan* 7-2, W 4/10 Western Michigan* 21-1, W 4/10 Western Michigan* 13-3, W 4/13 at Indiana 3-4, L 4/15 at Central Michigan* 3-7, L 4/16 at Central Michigan* 10-7, W 4/17 at Central Michigan* 4-2, W 4/19 at Purdue 2-9, L 4/22 Bowling Green* 1-5, L 4/23 Bowling Green* 3-1, W 4/24 Bowling Green* 7-8, L 4/26 Northern Kentucky 13-1, W 4/29 at Buffalo* (10) 4-2, W 4/30 at Buffalo* 9-6, W 4/30 at Buffalo* 3-4, L 5/6 Eastern Michigan* 10-7, W 5/7 Eastern Michigan* 10-16, L 5/8 Eastern Michigan* 8-3, W 5/11 Indiana State 8-16, L 5/13 at Toledo* 7-10, L 5/14 at Toledo* 7-10, L 5/15 at Toledo* (10) 8-7, W 5/17 at Butler 7-4, W 5/19 at Northern Illinois 4 p.m. 5/20 at Northern Illinois (DH) 1 p.m MAC Tournament (at Avon, Ohio) 5/25 vs. No. 7 Seed TBA 5/26 vs. No. 3/No. 6 Seed TBA BALL STATE CARDINALS (31-22) AT NORTHERN ILLINOIS HUSKIES (22-29) THURS.-FRI. MAY DeKALB, ILL. RALPH McKINZIE FIELD Probable Starting Lineup Pos No Name B/T Ht Wt Yr Stats (BA/OBP/SLG); Notes C 13 Griffin Hulecki R/R R-Fr..276/.450/.586; Filling in for injured Rindfleisch 1B 34 Caleb Stayton L/R Jr..387/.484/.627; Ranks 2nd nationally in RBIs (70) 2B 5 Ryan Spaulding R/R Sr..230/.349/.333; Only 4-year senior on team SS 6 Alex Maloney R/R Jr..308/.402/.421; Hit safely in 13 of last 15 games 3B 10 Sean Kennedy R/R Jr..277/.360/.410; Season-high 3 RBIs on 5/11 LF 3 Roman Baisa S/R R-Fr..326/.451/.382; Scored a run in 7 of last 8 games CF 35 Matt Eppers R/R Jr..259/.329/.386; League-high 5 triples RF 8 Alex Call R/R Jr..364/.456/.668; Ranks 2nd nationally in runs (65) DH 17 Scott Tyler L/L Sr. OR #9 Colin Brockhouse (R/R, 6-3, 194, So.) Pitcher Stats (W-L, ERA, K); Notes SP 18 Kevin Marnon L/L R-Jr. 4-6, 4.30, 48; Leads team with 5 quality starts SP 30 Brendan Burns L/R So. 5-3, 3.60, 42; Second on team with 11 starts SP 45 Nick Floyd L/R Fr. 0-0, 6.00, 0; Making 1st collegiate start Game Notes 8Opening Pitch: Ball State wraps up the regular season with a rare non-conference series against a conference opponent, Northern Illinois. The Cardinals have already clinched the MAC West and No. 2 seed for the upcoming MAC Tournament. Ball State is 5-5 in non-conference road games, which includes a win at #6 LSU on March 11. 1B Caleb Stayton leads the team with 11 RBIs in those games while 3B Sean Kennedy has a team-best three home runs. 8Series History: Ball State has won seven of the last eight meetings against Northern Illinois and holds a lead in the alltime series that dates back to SS Alex Maloney hit.385 (5-of-13) in last year s series with three doubles and two runs scored. RHP BJ Butler struck out a career-best nine batters in the 7-4 win over the Huskies on May 15, How the West Was Won: Ball State clinched its second MAC West Division title in the last three years thanks to an 8-7 win at Toledo on Sunday. The Cardinals won six of their eight series against league opponents. Ball State averaged 8.2 runs per game in conference action while ranking first in batting average (.309), OBP (.418) and slugging (.504). 8Call and Stayton Putting Up Impressive Stats: RF Alex Call ranks second nationally in both doubles (23) and runs scored (65) while ranking third in total bases (147). Meanwhile, 1B Caleb Stayton is ranked second nationally in RBIs (70). 8Closing the Door: Ball State is 31-0 this season when tied or leading after seven innings. RHP BJ Butler has been particularly effective as he has made 13 consecutive relief appearances without allowing a run. Butler has five wins and four saves in that stretch. Two weekends ago against Eastern Michigan, Butler pitched two innings to earn the save in the 10-7 win on May 6 and then pitched the final five innings on May 8 to record the win in the 8-3 triumph. 8Stayton Closing in on Record: 1B Caleb Stayton needs six more RBIs to tie Ball State s single-season record set by Brad Miller in 2006 (76). The junior has 18 multi- RBI games this spring and has recorded at least five RBIs three times. On Tuesday, Stayton hit his second grand slam of the season in the 7-4 win at Butler. 8Call Chasing a Record As Well: RF Alex Call has a shot to reach Ball State s singleseason record for doubles (25) set by Kolbrin Vitek in Call currently sits with 23 doubles, but has not tallied a double in six straight games. Asterisk (*) denotes MAC game ~ Home games in bold All times are in ET/Times sbject to change 1 #ChirpChirp

2 Pronunciation Guide Roman Baisa...BUY-sah Matt Haro...HAHR-oh Griffin Hulecki...huh-LECK-ee Kevin Marnon...MAHR-nun Evan Marquardt...mahr-KORT Zach Milam....MY-lum Zach Plesac....PLEE-sack Jarett Rindfleisch...RIND-flesh Trent Theisen...TY-son Nick Zappala...ZAPP-ah-lah Quick Facts Location...Muncie, Ind. Founded/Enrollment / 21,196 Nickname...Cardinals Colors...Cardinal (PMS 200) and White Conference...Mid-American (West) President...Dr. Terry King (acting) Athletics Director...Mark Sandy Home Field...Ball Diamond (1,500) Dimensions (LF-RF)...325/364/394/364/325 Press Box Head Coach...Rich Maloney (WMU 86) Record at Ball State (Years) (11th) Overall Record (Years) (21st) Office Phone Assistant Coaches...Chris Fetter,...Scott French, Rhett Goodmiller 2015 Record/MAC /14-13 (3rd West) Lettermen Returning/Lost... 15/3 Position Starters Returning/Lost...9/1 Pitchers Returning/Lost...3/1 First Season MAC Regular Season Titles , 1999, 2001, 2014 MAC West Division Titles , 1999, 2000, 2001, , 2005, 2009, 2014 NCAA Tournament Appearances , 1969, 2006 Assoc. AD/Baseball Contact...Michael Clark Work Phone Cell Phone maclark4@bsu.edu Press Box Web MAC Championships 1998, 1999, 2001, 2014 MAC West Division Titles 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2014 NCAA Appearances 1965, 1969, 2006 Numerical Roster No Name Pos B/T Ht Wt Yr Hometown Previous School 3 Roman Baisa OF S/R R-Fr. Indianapolis, Ind. North Central HS 4 Mitch Gibson RHP S/R So. Indianapolis, Ind. Greenfield Central HS 5 Ryan Spaulding INF R/R Sr. Sweetser, Ind. Oak Hill HS 6 Alex Maloney INF R/R Jr. Chelsea, Mich. Delta (Ind.) HS 7 Scott Tyler OF L/L Sr. Sioux Falls, S.D. Barton CC) 8 Alex Call OF R/R Jr. River Falls, Wis. River Falls HS 9 Colin Brockhouse RHP/3B R/R So. Fort Wayne, Ind. Northrop HS 10 Sean Kennedy INF R/R Jr. Dayton, Ohio Springboro HS 11 Zach Plesac RHP R/R Jr. Crown Point, Ind. Crown Point HS 13 Griffin Hulecki C R/R R-Fr. Fishers, Ind. Fishers HS 14 Maverick Bacon INF L/R Fr. Waynetown, Ind. North Montgomery HS 15 Trent Theisen C L/R Fr. Saline, Mich. Saline HS 16 T.J. Baker INF R/R R-Fr. Tipton, Mich. Clinton HS 18 Kevin Marnon LHP L/L R-Jr. Shelby T ship, Mich. Univ. of Akron 19 Evan Korson LHP L/L Jr. Middletown, Ohio Northern Ky. Univ. 20 CJ Alexander OF/3B L/R Fr. Cape Coral, Fla. Bishop Verot HS 22 BJ Butler RHP R/R Jr. Mattawan, Mich. Mattawan HS 23 Trevor Simon LHP L/L So. Amelia, Ohio Loveland HS 24 Trevor Henderson LHP L/L So. Plainfield, Ill. Plainfield HS 25 Jarett Rindfleisch C R/R Jr. Middletown, Ohio Lakota East HS 26 Matt Haro LHP L/L Sr. Waddell, Ariz. Glendale CC 28 TJ Harmon RHP R/R Fr. Russiaville, Ind. McCutcheon HS 29 Shawn Tyler C R/R Jr. Marion, Ohio Univ. of Mount Union 30 Brendan Burns RHP L/R So. Fishers, Ind. Hamilton Southeastern HS 32 David Current RHP R/R Jr. Frankfort, Ky. Franklin County HS 33 Zach Milam 3B L/R R-Fr. Terra Haute, Ind. North HS 34 Caleb Stayton C/1B L/R Jr. Goshen, Ind. Elkhart Christian Acad. 35 Matt Eppers OF R/R Jr. Bristol, Ind. Elkhart Central HS 40 Paul Harper OF/1B/C L/R R-Fr. Macomb, Mich. Eisenhower HS 41 Luke Whitfield RHP R/R R-Jr. Berthoud, Colo. Colby CC 43 Nick Zappala RHP R/R Fr. Anthem, Ariz. Boulder Creek HS 44 Evan Marquardt RHP R/R R-Fr. Midland, Mich. Dow HS 45 Nick Floyd RHP L/R Fr. Elkhart, Ind. Jimtown HS 46 Nick Handlon RHP R/R Fr. Avon, Ind. Univ. of Indianapolis 2 Head Coach Rich Maloney (Western Michigan 86) 11th season 27 Assistant Coach Chris Fetter (Michigan 09) First season 12 Assistant Coach Scott French (Ball State 03) Fourth season 1 Volunteer Assistant Coach Rhett Goodmiller (Taylor 12) Second season Roster Breakdown Infielders (10) 20 CJ Alexander 14 Maverick Bacon 16 T.J. Baker 9 Colin Brockhouse 40 Paul Harper 10 Sean Kennedy 6 Alex Maloney 33 Zach Milam 5 Ryan Spaulding 34 Caleb Stayton Outfielders (6) 20 CJ Alexander 3 Roman Baisa 8 Alex Call 35 Matt Eppers 40 Paul Harper 7 Scott Tyler Catchers (5) 13 Griffin Hulecki 25 Jarett Rindfleisch 34 Caleb Stayton By Position 15 Trent Theisen 29 Shawn Tyler RH Pitchers (12) 9 Colin Brockhouse 30 Brendan Burns 22 BJ Butler 32 David Current 45 Nick Floyd 4 Mitch Gibson 46 Nick Handlon 28 TJ Harmon 44 Evan Marquardt 11 Zach Plesac 41 Luke Whitfield 43 Nick Zappala LH Pitchers (5) 26 Matt Haro 24 Trevor Henderson 19 Evan Korson 18 Kevin Marnon 23 Trevor Simon Seniors (3) 26 Matt Haro 5 Ryan Spaulding 7 Scott Tyler Juniors (13) 22 BJ Butler 8 Alex Call 32 David Current 35 Matt Eppers 10 Sean Kennedy 19 Evan Korson 6 Alex Maloney 18 Kevin Marnon (R) 11 Zach Plesac 25 Jarett Rindfleisch 34 Caleb Stayton 29 Shawn Tyler 41 Luke Whitfield (R) Sophomores (5) 9 Colin Brockhouse 30 Brendan Burns By Class 4 Mitch Gibson 24 Trevor Henderson 23 Trevor Simon Freshmen (13) 20 CJ Alexander 14 Maverick Bacon 3 Roman Baisa (R) 16 T.J. Baker (R) 45 Nick Floyd 46 Nick Handlon 28 TJ Harmon 40 Paul Harper (R) 13 Griffin Hulecki (R) 44 Evan Marquardt (R) 33 Zach Milam (R) 15 Trent Theisen 43 Nick Zappala (R) redshirt 2 #ChirpChirp

3 HC Rich Maloney Rich Maloney, head coach at Ball State, won his 700th game as a collegiate head coach in He is in his second head coaching stint at BSU, originally serving from and returning in He has led Ball State to four MAC titles as well as its only two 40-win seasons in program history (1997, 1999). In 2014, Maloney led Ball State to the MAC regular season championship, a MAC West Division title and the No. 1 seed in the MAC Tournament. The Cardinals ranked as high as 26th in the nation in the Collegiate Baseball Poll. For his efforts, Maloney was named the MAC Coach of the Year for a third time in his career (1998, 2001, 2014). A year later, the Cardinals made a late season surge and reached the 2015 MAC Tournament championship game. From , Maloney was the head coach at Michigan. He guided the Wolverines to three Big Ten conference titles and the 2007 NCAA Regional title. He was named the 2007 and 2008 Big Ten and ABCA Mideast Regional Coach of the Year. Maloney has mentored 57 players who have been drafted, including five first round selections. In 2002, he helped Bryan Bullington become the only No. 1 overall draft pick in both Ball State and MAC history. Maloney was an All-American collegiate baseball player at Western Michigan and spent six seasons playing in the Atlanta Braves organization. He is currently serving as the ABCA second vice president. Maloney s Record Year Overall League 1996 Ball State T-5th MAC 1997 Ball State nd MAC 1998 Ball State st MAC West 1999 Ball State st MAC 2000 Ball State st MAC and MAC West 2001 Ball State st MAC West 2002 Ball State nd MAC West 2003 Michigan rd Big Ten 2004 Michigan T-3rd Big Ten 2005 Michigan th Big Ten NCAA Regional 2006 Michigan st Big Ten Big Ten Tourney Champions NCAA Regional 2007 Michigan st Big Ten NCAA Regional Champions 2008 Michigan st Big Ten Big Ten Tourney Champions NCAA Regional 2009 Michigan th Big Ten 2010 Michigan nd Big Ten 2011 Michigan th Big Ten 2012 Michigan th Big Ten 2013 Ball State nd MAC West 2014 Ball State st MAC and MAC West 2015 Ball State rd MAC West 2016 Ball State st MAC West 21st season (.605) Overall 11th season (.626) at Ball State Game Notes 8Floyd Expected to Get Pitching Nod: RHP Nick Floyd is expected to make his first collegiate start on Friday. The freshman recently made his collegiate debut on April 26 against Northern Kentucky. Floyd gave up one hit in two innings of work that day. In his only other appearance thus far, Floyd gave up four runs on six hits in four innings against Indiana State on May 11. 8Hulecki Filling In Nicely: Since C Jarett Rindfleisch went down with an injury in the Eastern Michigan series, fellow C Griffin Hulecki has stepped in and held his own. In six starts, the redshirt freshman is batting.263 (5-of-19) with two home runs, three RBIs and seven walks. He has scored a run in all six starts. 8CoSIDA Academic All-District: RF Alex Call and 1B Caleb Stayton were recently named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District Team. Call was selected to the 2015 CoSIDA Academic All-America Third Team and was also named a 2015 MAC Baseball Distinguished Scholar Athlete. Stayton is majoring in telecommunications and carried a GPA through the fall semester. 8Quite a Series for Baisa: LF Roman Baisa was a tough out in the Buffalo series April He went 6-for-8 (.750) at the plate, scored three times, walked three times and stole seven bases. In the series opener at Buffalo, Baisa piled up three stolen bases, the most by a Ball State player since CF Matt Eppers swiped three bases versus Maine on March 3, He also scored the go-ahead run in the top of the 10th inning in the 4-2 win over the Bulls. 8Congratulations Graduates!: RF Alex Call and INF Ryan Spaulding earned their bachelor s degree this spring. Call majored in entrepreneurial management while Spaulding majored in finance. 8Two for Call: RF Alex Call hit home runs in back-to-back innings in Ball State s 13-1 win over Northern Kentucky on April 26. Call finished the game 2-for-4 with four RBIs and three runs scored. He became the second Cardinal to hit two home runs in a game in C Jarett Rindfleisch accomplished the feat on March 11 in a 7-1 win at LSU. Call went on to hit two home runs again on May 7 versus Eastern Michigan. 8Speaking of Home Runs: The Cardinals are 19-5 in games this season when hitting a home run. RF Alex Call (12), 1B Caleb Stayton (10) and C Jarett Rindfleisch (seven) are the team leaders in that category. 8MAC West Pitcher of the Week: RHP BJ Butler became the ninth Cardinal to earn MAC West Player or Pitcher of the Week honors on April 28. Butler ranks second in the MAC with nine saves. 8Making a Splash in the Majors: After 751 minor league games, former Ball State OF Jeremy Hazelbaker made his MLB debut on April 3 for the St. Louis Cardinals. He made his first start on April 5 against the Pittsburgh Pirates and went 1-for-3 with a solo home run. In the Cardinals home opener on April 11, Hazelbaker went 4-for-4 with a triple and a double. He also had a diving catch in left field that helped the Cards to a 10-1 win over the Milwaukee Brewers. The outfielder was a part of the Ball State Cardinals team from MAC West Player of the Week: 1B Caleb Stayton took home the honors on April 11. Stayton went a combined 11-for-17 (.647) in four games against Western Michigan and Xavier during that week. In the 21-1 win over Western Michigan, Stayton tied a career high with six RBIs. He ended the game going 5-for-6 at the plate with two doubles and his first career triple. Stayton currently ranks second nationally with 70 RBIs. The Ball State single-season record is 76 set by Brad Miller in MAC West Pitcher of the Week: LHP Kevin Marnon took home his second Pitcher of the Week award for his April 10 outing against Western Michigan. He pitched seven scoreless innings, only giving up four singles. Marnon held Western Michigan to a.160 batting average while tallying five strikeouts in the 21-1 victory. This marked the second time this season that Ball State players have been named both Player and Pitcher of the Week. 8MAC West Player of the Week: RF Alex Call took home the honors on April 4 after tallying three hits in all four games against Valparaiso and Ohio that week. In the win over Ohio, Call finished a single shy of the cycle. Half of Call s hits that week went for extra bases as he tallied three doubles, a triple and two home runs. Call scored 11 times and knocked in 10 runs. 3 #ChirpChirp

4 Multi-Hit Games Player Tot Caleb Stayton Alex Call Jarett Rindfleisch Alex Maloney Matt Eppers Sean Kennedy Ryan Spaulding Roman Baisa Colin Brockhouse Zach Plesac Scott Tyler CJ Alexander Maverick Bacon Griffin Hulecki Zach Milam Totals Multi-RBI Games Player Tot Caleb Stayton Alex Call Alex Maloney Matt Eppers Jarett Rindfleisch Sean Kennedy Zach Plesac Ryan Spaulding Colin Brockhouse Scott Tyler Maverick Bacon CJ Alexander Griffin Hulecki Trent Theisen Totals Streaks Hitting Reach Base Player Long Current Long Current Matt Eppers Ryan Spaulding Sean Kennedy Roman Baisa Scott Tyler Zach Milam Griffin Hulecki Caleb Stayton Zach Plesac Trent Theisen Alex Call Alex Maloney Jarett Rindfleisch Colin Brockhouse Maverick Bacon Paul Harper CJ Alexander Game Notes 8Runs, Runs and More Runs: The Cardinals exploded for 20 runs in their victory over Ohio on April 3, marking the most runs scored since the Cardinals matched that same number on April 5, 2014 in a 20-5 win over Eastern Michigan. Ball State s top three batters in the lineup RF Alex Call, SS Alex Maloney and 1B Caleb Stayton combined to go 10-for- 16 at the plate with three home runs, two doubles, nine runs scored and 13 RBIs. 8Clear the Bases!: 1B Caleb Stayton hit a grand slam in Ball State s 20-3 win over Ohio on April 3. It marked Ball State s first grand slam since C Jarett Rindfleisch cleared the bases on March 29, 2015 in a 16-8 win over Buffalo. 8Ball State Sweeps MAC Honors: SS Alex Maloney and RHP Zach Plesac took home the MAC Player/Pitcher of the Week honors on March 28. Maloney finished 3-for-4 and scored two runs in Ball State s 9-8 comeback win over Purdue on March 22. In the March 27 win over Miami, Maloney hit two doubles and scored twice in the 9-6 victory. Plesac arguably put together one of the best collegiate pitching performances of the season at Miami on March 26. The righty tossed a two-hit, complete game shutout in the 9-0 win over the RedHawks. He struck out a career-high 11 batters and only allowed one base runner the final four innings. 8RBI Machine: 1B Caleb Stayton enters this weekend leading the league in RBIs with 70. The junior racked up six RBIs in the 11-5 win versus Milwaukee on Feb. 26, the most by a Cardinal since Kenny Mahala recorded eight RBIs in 2011 against Bowling Green. Stayton has tallied at least five RBIs in three games this season. 8Standout Bullpen: In Ball State s 9-8 win over Purdue on March 22, the Cardinals bullpen scattered four hits over the final seven innings and only allowed one run. RHP Zach Plesac was especially effective, going 3.0 innings, striking out three and only giving up a single. 8One Big Inning: Ball State racked up 10 runs in the third inning in its 10-0 win over Dayton on March 19. The 10 runs were the most scored by the Cardinals in one inning since Ball State tallied 10 runs in the third inning against Toledo on May 14, B Caleb Stayton, SS Alex Maloney and RF Alex Call all homered in the big inning. 8MAC West Player of the Week: CF Matt Eppers was named the MAC West Division Player of the Week on March 21 thanks to his consistent performance in the fourgame series against Dayton. The junior led Ball State with a.615 batting average that weekend against the Flyers. The outfielder tallied at least one hit and scored a run in all four games. In the series finale, Eppers set a personal high with four hits. He not only went 4-for-4 at the plate, but also scored Ball State s lone run. 8Wins Vs. Ranked Teams: Ball State has notched at least one win over a ranked team in four straight seasons. Below are the wins over ranked programs since 2009: 3/11/16: 7-1 vs. #6 LSU 2/28/15: 2-1 vs. #25 Illinois 3/7/14: 10-8 (10) vs. #22 Kentucky 4/17/13: 5-3 vs. #19 Indiana 2/20/10: 5-2 vs. #15 Arkansas 3/20/10: 5-1 vs. #7 Louisville 4/22/09: 20-8 vs. #23 Ohio State 8Rindfleisch Added to Johnny Bench Award Watch List: C Jarett Rindfleisch was one of four catchers from the MAC nominated for the Johnny Bench Award. Rindfleisch was a 2015 ABCA/Rawlings All-Mideast Region first team selection thanks to finishing second in the MAC in home runs (10), third in RBIs (47) and third in slugging percentage (.518) last year. He also threw out 18 would-be base stealers in Spring Break Wrap Up: Ball State went 5-4 on its Spring Break trip which included games against three nationally ranked teams No. 13 Ole Miss, No. 18 Coastal Carolina and No. 6 LSU. The Cardinals defeated LSU on March 11, marking the fourth consecutive year Ball State has defeated a nationally ranked team. Ball State hit four home runs and LHP Kevin Marnon limited the Tigers to one run in 5.2 innings in that win. Five starters hit.300 or better during the Spring Break travels, led by C Jarett Rindfleisch, who hit.345 (10-of-29) with two home runs, four RBIs, seven runs scored and six walks. 8Spring Break Wrap Up, Part 2: Ball State put together a few season highs on the 10-day road trip. The Cardinals tallied a then season-best 14 hits at LSU on March 13, four home runs at LSU on March 11 and 14 walks at Savannah State on March 9. The pitchers piled up a season-high 14 strikeouts at Savannah State on March 8. 4 #ChirpChirp

5 Quality Starts Player Tot Colin Brockhouse, So., RHP 2 2/28 vs. George Washington 6 IP, 1 ER 3/18 vs. Dayton 6.2 IP, 1 ER Brendan Burns, So., RHP 3 2/27 vs. Milwaukee 6.2 IP, 1 ER 3/5 vs. Cincinnati 6.0 IP, 3 ER 3/19 vs. Dayton 6.0 IP, 0 ER BJ Butler, Jr., RHP 1 5/15 at Toledo 8.0 IP, 2 ER Matt Haro, Sr., LHP 1 5/17 at Butler 6.0 IP, 3 ER Kevin Marnon, Jr., LHP 5 2/21 vs. Utah Valley 6.2 IP, 1 ER 2/27 vs. Kent State 6.0 IP, 2 ER 3/18 vs. Dayton 7.0 IP, 3 ER 3/25 at Miami 6.2 IP, 3 ER 4/10 vs. Western Michigan 7.0 IP, 0 ER Zach Plesac, Jr., RHP 2 3/26 at Miami 9.0 IP, 0 ER 4/9 vs. Western Michigan 8.0 IP, 2 ER MAC Standings Through May 18 Conference Overall East W L Pct W L Pct Strk Kent State L1 Miami W1 Ohio W1 BGSU L11 Buffalo W2 West W L Pct W L Pct Strk Ball State W2 NIU W1 CMU W3 EMU L1 WMU L1 Toledo L1 Game Notes 8MAC West Pitcher of the Week: LHP Kevin Marnon was named Mid-American Conference West Pitcher of the Week after his performance in the 7-1 win at No. 6 LSU on March 11. Marnon went 5.2 innings against LSU, struck out four batters and allowed just one run in the win. The lefty teamed with junior RHP Zach Plesac to hold the Tigers to a then season-low one run. The win was Ball State s first over an SEC team since defeating Kentucky by a score of 10-8 in March Cardinals Take Two at Savannah State: Ball State picked up two wins over Savannah State on March 8-9. Junior RF Alex Call went 4-for-5 with two doubles, a triple and four runs scored in the 7-3 win on March 8. On March 9, six Ball State pitchers limited Savannah State to four singles and a double in the 10-1 win. Sophomore RHP Mitch Gibson earned his first collegiate victory thanks to tossing 3.1 innings of relief without allowing a hit. 8MAC West Player of the Week: 3B Sean Kennedy was named Mid-American Conference West Player of the Week after his solid weekend at the Chanticleer Classic on March 4-6. Kennedy led the Cardinals in batting average (.438) and RBIs (four) during the four games. He also provided the gamewinning hit in the 4-3 win over Cincinnati, a sixth inning RBI single. 8Solid Outing for Matt Haro: LHP Matt Haro came on in relief and led the Cardinals to a 7-3 win over Savannah State on March 8. Haro went a career-best six innings, struck out seven batters and did not allow any earned runs. 8MAC West Pitcher of the Week: RHP Brendan Burns was named Mid-American Conference West Division Pitcher of the Week after his stellar performance against Milwaukee on Feb. 27. The sophomore did not allow any runs in the six innings he pitched, along with striking out five batters. 8Marnon Shines in Debut: LHP Kevin Marnon, a transfer from Akron, made his Ball State debut on Feb. 21 and did not disappoint. The junior did not allow a hit until the fifth inning and struck out three batters. Marnon tossed 6.2 innings and gave up one run in the 3-1 win over Utah Valley. 8D1Baseball.com s Top Prospects: D1Baseball.com put out its annual top prospect list heading into the 2016 season and four Ball State Cardinals made the list Zach Plesac (No. 133), Alex Call (No. 199), Alex Maloney (No. 242) and Jarett Rindfleisch (No. 254). 8Preseason Trip to the Dominican: The Cardinals visited the Dominican Republic in late November. In this first-of-a-kind trip for the squad, the team played five scrimmages, visited a sugar cane village, attended a winter league baseball game and visited an orphanage. The Cardinals went on the trip, wrapping it up with a 5-4 win over the Kansas City Royals affiliate academy. 8Personal Chirps: Below are some personal nuggets for the Cardinals: T.J. Baker Class valedictorian in high school born in Eschenbach, Germany. Colin Brockhouse His sister, Chloe Brockhouse, played softball at Wilmington College his sister, Vanessa Brockhouse, played softball at Hope College. Brendan Burns His mother, Tammy Burns, played collegiate basketball at Indiana State. Alex Call His mother, Katy Call, played volleyball at Bethel College. David Current His two uncles, John and Jamie Bennett, played baseball at Morehead State his brother, Christopher Current, played basketball at Louisville his brother, Will Current, played baseball at Morehead State. Mitch Gibson His cousin, Kyle Gibson, is a starting pitcher for the Minnesota Twins. Sean Kennedy His father, Jeff Kennedy, played football at Indiana University. Evan Korson His uncle, Brian Korson, played baseball at Michigan. Alex Maloney His father, Rich Maloney, played baseball at Western Michigan and is Ball State s head baseball coach. Kevin Marnon His father, Ken Marnon, played football at Grand Valley State. Evan Marquardt His brother, Nathan Marquardt, and uncle, Roger Marquardt, played baseball at Western Michigan his uncle went on to play for the Toronto Blue Jays. Zach Plesac His uncle, Dan Plesac, pitched in MLB for 18 years, playing for six different teams (Milwaukee Brewers, Chicago Cubs, Toronto Blue Jays, Pittsburgh Pirates, Arizona Diamondbacks and Philadelphia Phillies) Trevor Simon His sister, Kymmy Simon, played soccer at Kentucky Christian University. Nick Zappala His brother, Andrew Zappala, played tennis at Grand Canyon University. 5 #ChirpChirp

6 Season Statistics 2016 Ball State Baseball Game Notes 2016 Ball State Baseball Overall Statistics for Ball State (as of May 17, 2016) (All games Sorted by Batting avg) Record: Home: 14-6 Away: Neutral: 5-6 MAC: 15-9 Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 34 STAYTON, Caleb CALL, Alex BAISA, Roman RINDFLEISCH, Jarett MALONEY, Alex KENNEDY, Sean EPPERS, Matt SPAULDING, Ryan TYLER, Scott HARPER, Paul PLESAC, Zach MILAM, Zach HULECKI, Griffin BROCKHOUSE, Colin BACON, Maverick THEISEN, Trent ALEXANDER, CJ BUTLER, BJ GIBSON, Mitch Totals Opponents LOB - Team (455), Opp (427). DPs turned - Team (44), Opp (43). TPs turned - Team (0), Opp (1). CI - Team (2), RINDFLEISCH 2. IBB - Team (4), STAYTON 2, CALL 2, Opp (6). Picked off - BAISA 1, BROCKHOUSE 1, EPPERS 1, MALONEY 1, RINDFLEISCH 1, CALL 1. (All games Sorted by Earned run avg) Player era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha 22 BUTLER, BJ / BURNS, Brendan / HARO, Matt / MARNON, Kevin / BROCKHOUSE, Colin / HENDERSON, Trevor / MALONEY, Alex / PLESAC, Zach / CURRENT, David / HARMON, TJ / SIMON, Trevor / GIBSON, Mitch / KORSON, Evan / FLOYD, Nick / MARQUARDT, Evan / WHITFIELD, Luke / Totals / Opponents / PB - Team (7), RINDFLEISCH 5, HULECKI 2, Opp (10). Pickoffs - Team (9), RINDFLEISCH 3, PLESAC 2, BUTLER 2, BURNS 1, KORSON 1, Opp (6). SBA/ATT - RINDFLEISCH (29-50), HULECKI (12-17), MARNON (8-12), BURNS (7-10), PLESAC (2-8), BROCKHOUSE (5-8), GIBSON (3-6), HARMON (5-5), HARO (2-5), BUTLER (2-5), CURRENT (4-4), WHITFIELD (1-3), KORSON (1-2), THEISEN (1-1), FLOYD (1-1), MARQUARDT (1-1). 6 #ChirpChirp

7 Season Statistics Conference Only 2016 Ball State Baseball Conference statistics for Ball State (as of May 16, 2016) (MAC games only Sorted by Batting avg) Record: 15-9 Home: 8-4 Away: 7-5 MAC: 15-9 Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 34 STAYTON, Caleb CALL, Alex MALONEY, Alex BAISA, Roman RINDFLEISCH, Jarett KENNEDY, Sean SPAULDING, Ryan EPPERS, Matt THEISEN, Trent MILAM, Zach HULECKI, Griffin PLESAC, Zach BROCKHOUSE, Colin BACON, Maverick TYLER, Scott ALEXANDER, CJ HARPER, Paul GIBSON, Mitch Totals Opponents LOB - Team (206), Opp (183). DPs turned - Team (21), Opp (21). IBB - Team (2), CALL 2, Opp (4). Picked off - CALL 1, BAISA 1, EPPERS 1, BROCKHOUSE 1, RINDFLEISCH 1, MALONEY 1. (MAC games only Sorted by Earned run avg) Player era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha 22 BUTLER, BJ / PLESAC, Zach / BURNS, Brendan / MARNON, Kevin / BROCKHOUSE, Colin / SIMON, Trevor / MARQUARDT, Evan / MALONEY, Alex / CURRENT, David / HARMON, TJ / KORSON, Evan / GIBSON, Mitch / HARO, Matt / Totals / Opponents / PB - Team (3), RINDFLEISCH 2, HULECKI 1, Opp (7). Pickoffs - Team (4), BURNS 1, KORSON 1, BUTLER 1, PLESAC 1, Opp (6). SBA/ATT - RINDFLEISCH (11-19), HULECKI (9-12), BROCKHOUSE (4-7), MARNON (5-6), BUTLER (2-5), GIBSON (3-4), HARMON (3-3), 7 #ChirpChirp

8 Team Game-By-Game Batting 2016 Ball State Baseball Team Game-by-Game for Ball State (as of May 17, 2016) Batting (All games) Date Opponent ab r h rbi 2b 3b hr tb bb ibb sb cs hbp sac sf gdp k po a e lob avg Feb 19 vs Oregon State Feb 19 vs Utah Valley Feb 20 vs Utah Feb 21 vs Utah Valley Feb 26 vs Milwaukee Feb 27 vs Kent State Feb 27 vs Milwaukee Feb 28 vs George Washington Mar 04 vs Ole Miss Mar 05 vs Cincinnati Mar 05 vs Cincinnati Mar 06 at Coastal Carolina Mar 08 at Savannah State Mar 09 at Savannah State Mar 11 at LSU Mar 12 at LSU Mar 13 at LSU Mar 18 DAYTON Mar 18 DAYTON Mar 19 DAYTON Mar 20 DAYTON Mar 22 PURDUE *Mar 25 at Miami *Mar 26 at Miami *Mar 27 at Miami Mar 29 at Valparaiso *Apr 01 OHIO *Apr 02 OHIO *Apr 03 OHIO Apr 05 XAVIER *Apr 09 WESTERN MICHIGAN *Apr 10 WESTERN MICHIGAN *Apr 10 WESTERN MICHIGAN Apr 13 at Indiana *Apr 15 at Central Michigan *Apr 16 at Central Michigan *Apr 17 at Central Michigan Apr 19 at Purdue *Apr 22 BOWLING GREEN *Apr 23 BOWLING GREEN *Apr 24 BOWLING GREEN Apr 26 NORTHERN KENTUCK *Apr 29 at Buffalo *Apr 30 at Buffalo *Apr 30 at Buffalo *May 06 EASTERN MICHIGAN *May 07 EASTERN MICHIGAN *May 08 EASTERN MICHIGAN May 11 INDIANA STATE *May 13 at Toledo *May 14 at Toledo *May 15 at Toledo May 17 at Butler Totals #ChirpChirp

9 Team Game-By-Game Pitching 2016 Ball State Baseball Team Game-by-Game for Ball State (as of May 17, 2016) Pitching (All games) Date Opponent ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr wp bk hbp dp ibb score w-l sv era Feb 19 vs Oregon State Feb 19 vs Utah Valley Feb 20 vs Utah Feb 21 vs Utah Valley Feb 26 vs Milwaukee Feb 27 vs Kent State Feb 27 vs Milwaukee Feb 28 vs George Washington Mar 04 vs Ole Miss Mar 05 vs Cincinnati Mar 05 vs Cincinnati Mar 06 at Coastal Carolina Mar 08 at Savannah State Mar 09 at Savannah State Mar 11 at LSU Mar 12 at LSU Mar 13 at LSU Mar 18 DAYTON Mar 18 DAYTON Mar 19 DAYTON Mar 20 DAYTON Mar 22 PURDUE *Mar 25 at Miami *Mar 26 at Miami *Mar 27 at Miami Mar 29 at Valparaiso *Apr 01 OHIO *Apr 02 OHIO *Apr 03 OHIO Apr 05 XAVIER *Apr 09 WESTERN MICHIGAN *Apr 10 WESTERN MICHIGAN *Apr 10 WESTERN MICHIGAN Apr 13 at Indiana *Apr 15 at Central Michigan *Apr 16 at Central Michigan *Apr 17 at Central Michigan Apr 19 at Purdue *Apr 22 BOWLING GREEN *Apr 23 BOWLING GREEN *Apr 24 BOWLING GREEN Apr 26 NORTHERN KENTUCK *Apr 29 at Buffalo *Apr 30 at Buffalo *Apr 30 at Buffalo *May 06 EASTERN MICHIGAN *May 07 EASTERN MICHIGAN *May 08 EASTERN MICHIGAN May 11 INDIANA STATE *May 13 at Toledo *May 14 at Toledo *May 15 at Toledo May 17 at Butler Totals #ChirpChirp

10 2016 Results 2016 Ball State Baseball Game Notes 2016 Ball State Baseball Game Results for Ball State (as of May 18, 2016) (All games) Game date Opposing team Score r h e/ r h e Inns Overall MAC Pitcher of record Attend Time / Feb 19, 2016 vs #5 Oregon State 6-7 L 6 7 1/ PLESAC (L 0-1) :10 1Feb 19, 2016 vs Utah Valley 1-5 L 1 4 1/ HARO (L 0-1) 227 2:26 1Feb 20, 2016 vs Utah 5-11 L 5 8 2/ KORSON (L 0-1) :52 1Feb 21, 2016 vs Utah Valley W / MARNON (W 1-0) 390 2:36 2Feb 26, 2016 vs Milwaukee W / HARO (W 1-1) 150 3:33 2Feb 27, 2016 vs Kent State 3-8 L / MARNON (L 1-1) 275 3:06 2Feb 27, 2016 vs Milwaukee W / BURNS (W 1-0) 200 2:55 2Feb 28, 2016 vs George Washington 0-2 L 0 7 0/ BROCKHOUSE (L 0-1) 200 2:09 3Mar 04, 2016 vs #13 Ole Miss 3-7 L 3 6 4/ MARNON (L 1-2) 118 3:36 3Mar 05, 2016 vs Cincinnati W / BROCKHOUSE (W 1-1) 114 2:27 3Mar 05, 2016 vs Cincinnati W / BURNS (W 2-0) 107 2:41 3Mar 06, 2016 at #18 Coastal Carolina 5-12 L / GIBSON (L 0-1) :19 Mar 08, 2016 at Savannah State W / HARO (W 2-1) 80 3:02 Mar 09, 2016 at Savannah State W / GIBSON (W 1-1) 75 3:15 Mar 11, 2016 at #6 LSU W / MARNON (W 2-2) :03 Mar 12, 2016 at #6 LSU 3-9 L 3 7 2/ BURNS (L 2-1) :10 Mar 13, 2016 at #6 LSU 6-10 L / BROCKHOUSE (L 1-2) :59 Mar 18, 2016 DAYTON W / MARNON (W 3-2) 350 2:28 Mar 18, 2016 DAYTON W / BROCKHOUSE (W 2-2) 350 2:20 Mar 19, 2016 DAYTON W / BURNS (W 3-1) 250 2:36 Mar 20, 2016 DAYTON 1-3 L 1 9 1/ HARMON (L 0-1) 245 2:37 Mar 22, 2016 PURDUE W / PLESAC (W 1-1) 475 2:50 *Mar 25, 2016 at Miami 2-4 L 2 5 1/ MARNON (L 3-3) 257 2:38 *Mar 26, 2016 at Miami W / PLESAC (W 2-1) 314 2:21 *Mar 27, 2016 at Miami W / BROCKHOUSE (W 3-2) 371 2:31 Mar 29, 2016 at Valparaiso W / KORSON (W 1-1) 365 2:29 *Apr 01, 2016 OHIO 6-12 L / (10) BROCKHOUSE (L 3-3) 209 3:18 *Apr 02, 2016 OHIO W / BUTLER (W 1-0) 187 3:37 *Apr 03, 2016 OHIO W / BURNS (W 4-1) 275 3:08 Apr 05, 2016 XAVIER W / MARQUARDT (W 1-0) 150 2:44 *Apr 09, 2016 WESTERN MICHIGAN W / PLESAC (W 3-1) 125 2:38 *Apr 10, 2016 WESTERN MICHIGAN W / MARNON (W 4-3) 225 2:40 *Apr 10, 2016 WESTERN MICHIGAN W / BURNS (W 5-1) 225 2:49 Apr 13, 2016 at Indiana 3-4 L 3 7 1/ BROCKHOUSE (L 3-4) :33 *Apr 15, 2016 at Central Michigan 3-7 L 3 5 2/ PLESAC (L 3-2) 318 2:49 *Apr 16, 2016 at Central Michigan W / BUTLER (W 2-0) 432 3:08 *Apr 17, 2016 at Central Michigan W / BUTLER (W 3-0) 402 3:10 Apr 19, 2016 at Purdue 2-9 L 2 6 0/ KORSON (L 2-1) 801 2:52 *Apr 22, 2016 BOWLING GREEN 1-5 L 1 4 1/ MARNON (L 4-4) 250 2:40 *Apr 23, 2016 BOWLING GREEN W / HARO (W 3-1) 630 2:27 *Apr 24, 2016 BOWLING GREEN 7-8 L / BURNS (L 5-2) 537 3:22 Apr 26, 2016 NORTHERN KENTUCKY W / KORSON (W 2-2) 472 3:07 *Apr 29, 2016 at Buffalo W / (10) BUTLER (W 4-0) 141 3:10 *Apr 30, 2016 at Buffalo W / HARO (W 4-1) 170 3:24 *Apr 30, 2016 at Buffalo 3-4 L 3 8 2/ BURNS (L 5-3) 111 2:50 *May 06, 2016 EASTERN MICHIGAN W / HARO (W 5-1) 250 3:02 *May 07, 2016 EASTERN MICHIGAN L / MARNON (L 4-5) 383 3:36 *May 08, 2016 EASTERN MICHIGAN W / BUTLER (W 5-0) 175 2:40 May 11, 2016 INDIANA STATE 8-16 L 8 6 0/ KORSON (L 2-3) 150 3:35 *May 13, 2016 at Toledo 7-10 L / MARNON (L 4-6) 176 2:42 *May 14, 2016 at Toledo 7-10 L / HARO (L 5-2) 186 2:55 *May 15, 2016 at Toledo W / (10) CURRENT (W 1-0) 209 2:55 May 17, 2016 at Butler W / HARO (W 6-2) 174 2:35 1 = Surprise College Baseball Classic, Surprise, Ariz. 2 = RussMatt Central Florida Invitational, Winter Haven, Fla. 3 = Chanticleer Classic, Conway, S.C. * = Mid-American Conference (MAC) game () extra inning game 10 #ChirpChirp

11 MAC Tournament Bracket CHAMPIONSHIP Mid-American Conference Baseball Championship All Pro Freight Stadium Avon, Ohio May 25-29, 2016 No. 4 Seed Game 4 Wednesday 8:00 p.m. Game 12 Loser CHAMPIONSHIP 2016 Game 11 Loser No. 3 Seed Game 1 Wednesday 9:30 a.m. No. 5 Seed No. 6 Seed No. 1 Seed Game 8 Thursday 8:00 p.m. **Game 14 Saturday 8:00 p.m. if necessary Game 15 (#Game 16) Championship Sunday Noon *Game 13 Saturday 4:30 p.m. if necessary Game 7 Thursday 4:30 p.m. No. 2 Seed Game 3 Wednesday 4:30 p.m. No. 8 Seed Game 12 Saturday 1:00 p.m. CHAMPION Game 11 Saturday 9:30 a.m. Game 2 Wednesday 1:00 p.m. No. 7 Seed Game 8 Loser Game 7 Loser Game 3 Loser Game 10 Friday 4:30 p.m. All times are listed as Eastern. Game 9 Friday 1:00 p.m. Game 1 Loser Game 6 Thursday 1:00 p.m. *Game 13 will be necessary if Game 9 Winner wins Game 11 **Game 14 will be necessary if Game 10 Winner wins Game 12 # If both teams have one loss after Game 15, a second championship game will be played approx. 40 minutes following game 15 Game 5 Thursday 9:30 a.m. Game 4 Loser Game 2 Loser Teams will be seeded 1 though 8 based on conference winning percentage (MAC play only), regardless of division MAC Baseball Championship Schedule Of Events Wednesday, May 25th Game 1 - No. 3 Seed vs. No. 6 Seed, 9:30 a.m. (tentative) Game 2 - No. 2 Seed vs. No. 7 Seed, 1:00 p.m. (tentative) Game 3 - No. 1 Seed vs. No. 8 Seed, 4:30 p.m. (tentative) Game 4 - No. 4 Seed vs. No. 5 Seed, 8:00 p.m. (tentative) Saturday, May 28th Game 11 - Game 7 Winner vs. Game 9 Winner, 9:30 a.m. Game 12 - Game 8 Winner vs. Game 10 Winner, 1:00 p.m. *Game 13 - Game 11 Winner vs. Game 11 Loser, 4:30 p.m. (if necess.) **Game 14 - Game 12 Winner vs. Game 12 Loser, 8:00 p.m. (if necess). Thursday, May 26th Game 5 - Game 1 Loser vs. Game 2 Loser, 9:30 a.m. Game 6 - Game 3 Loser vs. Game 4 Loser, 1:00 p.m. Game 7 - Game 1 Winner vs. Game 2 Winner, 4:30 p.m. Game 8 - Game 3 Winner vs. Game 4 Winner, 8:00 p.m. Friday, May 27th Game 9 - Game 5 Winner vs. Game 8 Loser, 1:00 p.m. Game 10 - Game 6 Winner vs. Game 7 Loser, 4:30 p.m. Sunday, May 29th MAC Baseball Championship Game Game 15 - Game 11/13 Winner vs. Game 12/14 Winner, Noon #Game 16 - Championship Game Replay (if necessary) *Game 13 will be necessary if the winner of Game 9 also wins Game 11 ** Game 14 will be necessary if the winner of Game 10 also wins Game 12 # If both teams have one loss after Game 15, a second championship game will be played approx. 40 minutes following game Mid-American Conference Baseball Championship May 25-29, 2016 All Pro Freight Stadium Avon, Ohio