2013 Ball State Baseball Won 23, Lost 20; MAC 11-10 Ball State Feb. 15 at Middle Tennessee L, 1-0 Feb. 16 at Middle Tennessee L, 11-6 Feb. 17 at Middle Tennessee W, 5-1 Feb. 22 vs. Bradley (1) W, 7-4 Feb. 22 vs. Northwestern (2) L, 5-2 Feb. 23 at Lipscomb W, 6-2 Baseball 2013 Feb. 24 vs. Bradley (1) L, 13-9 March 3 at Morehead State W, 4-1 Ball State Cardinals (23-20; MAC 11-10) March 4 at Morehead State W, 12-2 March 5 at South Carolina L, 10-0 Wednesday: Purdue at Ball State (3:00) -- Muncie, Ind. March 6 at South Carolina L, 14-4 Friday: Toledo at Ball State (3:00) -- Muncie, Ind. March 8 at Coastal Carolina L, 5-3 Saturday: Toledo at Ball State (1:00) -- Muncie, Ind. March 9 vs. Ohio State (3) L, 5-3 Sunday: Toledo at Ball State (1:00) -- Muncie, Ind. March 10 vs. Harvard (3) W, 10-2 March 15 vs. IPFW (4) W, 3-2 Live on www.ballstatesports.com with Joel Godett handling the play-by-play March 15 at Taylor W, 11-0 Live Stats Courtesy of www.ballstatesports.com March 16 vs. IPFW (4) W, 4-3 March 17 vs. IPFW (5) W, 9-2 Ball State's Probable Starting Pitcher March 22 AKRON * W, 2-1 March 23 AKRON * L, 7-4 Pos. No. Name Yr. 2013 Statistics March 24 AKRON * L, 4-3 LHP 16 Matt Johnsen Jr. 1-0, 4.34 ERA, 18.2 IP, 14 K, 12 BB March 29 at Kent State * L, 6-2 March 30 at Kent State * L, 11-5 March 30 at Kent State * W, 4-3 Purdue's Probable Starting Pitcher April 3 NORTHERN KENTUCKY L, 10-9 April 5 at Western Michigan * L, 12-11 (11 inn.) Pos. No. Name Yr. 2013 Statistics April 6 at Western Michigan * W, 5-2 RHP 42 Gavin Downs Fr. 1-0, 1.93 ERA, 9.1 IP, 7 K, 2 BB April 7 at Western Michigan * W, 3-1 SCOUTING PURDUE: Purdue is 16-27 overall and 5-13 in the Big Ten Conference . L, 7-5 April 9 BOWLING GREEN . The Boilermakers, coached by former Ball State graduate assistant Doug Schreiber April 12 CENTRAL MICHIGAN * L, 19-2 (1991-92), swept a three game series at home vs. Southern Illinois last weekend. April 13 CENTRAL MICHIGAN * W, 6-1 April 14 CENTRAL MICHIGAN * L, 6-3 THE SERIES: Ball State and Purdue have met 83 times and the Boilermakers own a April 17 at Indiana W, 5-3 47-34-2 all-time edge . Purdue won last year's meeting in West Lafayette, Ind., by a April 19 at Miami University * L, 1-0 15-2 margin. April 20 at Miami University * W, 5-2 April 21 at Miami University * L, 6-5 MALONEY MILESTONES: Rich Maloney, who tallied his 600th career victory in Ball April 26 OHIO * W, 5-4 State's win at Lipscomb Feb. 23, tallied his 300th career conference victory April 6 at April 27 OHIO * W, 7-3 his alma mater, Western Michigan . Maloney served as Ball State's head coach from April 28 OHIO * L, 13-10 1996-2002 and Michigan's head mentor from 2003-12 before returning to the Cardinals . He owns a 308-176 career record in conference games between the Big Ten Confer- May 3 at Eastern Michigan * W, 10-6 (12 inn.) ence and Mid-American Conference . In addition, Maloney owns a 152-70 record in May 4 at Eastern Michigan * W, 6-4 MAC games . Maloney owns a 279-164-1 all-time coaching mark at Ball State and May 5 at Eastern Michigan * W, 4-1 needs 21 victories to reach 300 wins with the Cardinals . The record for head coaching May 7 at Bowling Green W, 4-1 wins at Ball State is 323 by Pat Quinn, a current associate athletic director at the school . Quinn amassed 323 wins from 1983-95. May 8 PURDUE 3:00 May 10 TOLEDO * 3:00 NATIONAL RANKINGS: Scott Baker ranks ninth in the nation in pitching victories with May 11 TOLEDO * 1:00 nine . Baker and Chris Marangon are tied for 15th nationally in games started with May 12 TOLEDO * 1:00 12 apiece . Baker ranks 49th in the nation with 77 strikeouts . Baker is 61st in the May 14 at Indiana State 6:00 country with a 1.88 ERA. May 16 NORTHERN ILLINOIS * 3:00 2013 Mid-American Conference Baseball Standings (as of May 6, 2013) May 17 NORTHERN ILLINOIS * 3:00 May 18 NORTHERN ILLINOIS * 1:00 East Division MAC Overall West Division MAC Overall Buffalo 15-5 .750 26-18 .590 Northern Illinois 14-7 .666 20-26 .434 Mid-American Conference Tournament Kent State 14-7 .666 27-21 .562 Ball State 11-10 .523 22-20 .523 May 22-25 -- Avon, Ohio Miami University 11-10 .523 22-25 .468 Toledo 10-11 .476 19-26 .422 Bowling Green 10-11 .476 16-24 .400 Eastern Michigan 9-12 .428 21-24 .466 Akron 8-12 .400 12-32 .272 Central Michigan 9-12 .428 20-25 .444 * Mid-American Conference Game Ohio 7-14 .333 12-33 .266 Western Michigan 7-14 .333 15-31 .326 WEEKEND SERIES (Friday, Saturday, Sunday) (1) - Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tenn. The top eight teams (2) - Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn. Toledo at Ball State Akron at Central Michigan (3) - Coastal Carolina in Conway, S.C. advance to the MAC Bowling Green at Ohio Tournament May (4) - Taylor University in Upland, Ind. Buffalo at Miami University (5) - Bishop Chatard High School in Indpls., Ind. Eastern Michigan at Northern Illinois 22-25 in Avon, Ohio Kent State at Western Michigan MAC SWEEP: In addition to registering a three game series at Eastern Michigan last weekend, Ball General Information State has swept the Mid-American Conference's West Division weekly awards . T.J. Weir was Location: Muncie, Ind. 47306 named the MAC West Pitcher of the Week, while Wes Winkle was named the Player of the Week. Enrollment: 17,851 Founded: 1918 STATISTICAL TRENDS: Ball State is 18-4 when leading after six innings, 19-4 when in the lead after seven and 20-1 when leading after eight frames . Ball State is 14-2 when limiting opponents President: Dr. Jo Ann Gora to two runs or less. Alma Mater: Vassar College Colors: Cardinal and White BAKER ONE OF NATION'S BEST: Scott Baker, who pitched for a no decision at Eastern Michi- Nickname: Cardinals gan (5/3), improved to 9-1 after recording the win in Ball State's 5-4 victory over Ohio (4/26) . He pitched seven innings, allowing only six hits and no earned runs in the win . Baker limited Ohio bat- Conference: Mid-American (West Division) ters to a .222 batting average and struck out five, while walking only two . Baker, who suffered his Home Facility: Ball Diamond only defeat of the season in a 1-0 complete game loss at Miami University, tallied his eighth victory of Capacity: 1,700 the season in Ball State's win at home over Central Michigan (4/13) . He pitched a complete game Surface: Natural Grass for the win . Baker allowed only one earned run on six hits and struck out 10 to get the victory . Lights: No He owns a 1.88 earned-run average on the season . Baker's second victory of the year was at Lip- scomb, which was the 600th career win for head coach Rich Maloney . His win at Western Michi- Dimensions: 330 Feet LF and RF gan (4/6) marked the 300th conference win in Maloney's career . Baker has struck out 77 batters 365 Feet LC and RC in 81.1 innings and allowed only 17 earned runs . Opponents are hitting only .233 against Baker. 400 Feet to CF 8-Foot Fence GODFREY LEADING THE CARDINALS: Sean Godfrey, a junior outfielder who hit his fifth home run of the season vs. Ohio (4/27), is leading the team with a .324 batting average and a .500 slugging percentage . He is hitting .337 in Mid-American Conference games this season . Godfrey leads Program History the team with 12 doubles and is second on the team with two triples . Godfrey has a team-high MAC Championships: 3 (1998, 1999, 2001) five HRs . Godfrey has a team-best 18 multi-hit games in 2013 plus has five multi-RBI contests. MAC West Titles: 7 (1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2009) CODY CAMPBELL NEAR THE TOP: Cody Campbell owns a .298 batting average this season . Campbell managed two home runs and six runs-batted-in as Ball State took two out of three games MAC Tournament Championships: 1 (2006) from Ohio (4/26-28) . He leads the team with 34 runs-batted-in and is second for Ball State with 64 NCAA Appearances: 3 (1965, 1969, 2006) total bases . Campbell is tied for second on the team with 11 doubles plus has one triple in 2013 . He has 11 multi-hit games and leads the team with 10 mutli-RBI contests in 2013 . Campbell Team Information batted a team best .385 in Ball State's three-game series at Miami University (4/19-21). 2012 Overall Record: 14-36 BILLY WELLMAN'S STEADY PLAY: Billy Wellman, a junior infielder, is batting .290 through 43 2012 Conference Record: 9-18 games and is second for the Cardinals with 29 runs-batted-in .