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Delta baseball defeats Yorktown in extra innings to become Delaware County champions
The latest installment of the Delta and Yorktown rivalry was on the baseball field as the Eagles and Tigers met Saturday evening at Yorktown High School for the championship game of the 2024 Delaware County baseball tournament. While defense was the name of the game for the first six innings...
Softball Game Recap: Wapahani Comes Up Short
If Wapahani was feeling good off their 14-3 takedown of Blackford last Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Wapahani Raiders lost 9-1 to the Yorktown Tigers on Friday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Wapahani of the 9-7 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in May of 2022.
Miami wins third straight MAC tournament softball title, blanks Ball State 8-0
AKRON, Ohio (WKRC) – The No. 1-seeded Miami University softball team shut out No. 6 Ball State University 8-0 on Saturday afternoon to take its third-straight Mid-American Conference Tournament Championship. This also punches the RedHawks' ticket to the NCAA Tournament. The RedHawks move to 48-7 on the season. The...
'Building into something great:' Ball State softball advances to the MAC title game for the first time since 2015
When Helen Peña took over as Ball State softball’s head coach in the summer of 2023, she instilled in the Cardinals to trust the process. That was something the red and black remembered in the three games they played throughout Friday in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) Championship. After playing 21 innings and 63 outs, the No. 6 Cardinals defeated the likes of No. 5 Central Michigan, No. 4 Toledo and No. 2 Ohio to advance to the MAC Championship game.
'I'm grateful and proud:' No. 6 Ball State falls to No. 1 Miami in MAC Championship title game
Jazmyne Armendariz started her collegiate softball career with Ball State in 2019. The graduate student infielder has appeared in 199 games and started in 176 of those. She’s seen thousands of innings and outs. She’s heard an umpire make millions of strike and ball calls. She’s had to react countless times when the ball and bat made contact.
Baseball Game Preview: Lapel Hits the Road
Lapel has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will challenge the Muncie Central Bearcats at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. The last three games Lapel has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Mechanicsburg grad King hurls perfect game
Ball State University senior pitcher Francys King – a Mechanicsburg graduate – hurled just the second recorded perfect game in program history to lead the visiting Cardinals to a recent 8-0 victory over Central Michigan in the Mid-American Conference. It took King just 55 pitches to dispatch of...
Baseball Recap: Eastbrook comes up short despite Austin Mikel's strong performance
Eastbrook was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their 11th straight loss. They fell just short of the Cowan Blackhawks by a score of 11-10. That's two games in a row now that Eastbrook has lost by just one run.
Softball Recap: Yorktown picks up seventh straight win on the road
In what's become a running theme this season, Yorktown gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. They blew past the New Castle Trojans 14-3. The win was familiar territory for Yorktown who now have 14 in a row. Claire Hazen was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a...
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