It's the final pre-season game before before Friday's conference opener against Bradley at Bob Warn Field...as Ball State comes to town today for a 6:00 p.m. contest.
Ball State enters Wednesday's series with a 6-19 record on the season, including a 4-2 mark in the Mid-American Conference. The Cardinals have picked up a pair of 2-1 series wins in conference play, topping Ohio at home and Miami (Ohio) on the road. ISU and BSU have played one common opponent, the Indiana Hoosiers -- the Hoosiers came away with road victories in both games, topping ISU, 6-4, on March 9 and BSU, 10-2, on March 23.
Ball State enters Wednesday's game with a 6-19 overall record but have won four out of its last seven games since opening Mid-American Conference play ... The Cardinals have scored 107 runs (4.28 runs/game) this season and is batting .238 as a team ... On the mound, the Cardinals own a 6.03 team ERA and opponents are batting .298.
Ball State will use multiple pitchers Wednesday in its only midweek contest but will send freshman left-hander Nestor Bautista to the hill to start ... Indiana State will counter with right-hander Jason Van Skike.
Bautista will be making his eighth appearance and third start of the year Wednesday ... He has an 0-3 record with a 9.18 ERA in 16.2 innings of work as he has struck out 12 and walked 10 batters ... He got the loss in relief Saturday afternoon as he allowed three runs on three hits in 2.1 innings of work at Miami.
Van Skike will be making his seventh start of the season for the Sycamores ... He has a 2-1 record with a 3.31 ERA in 35.1 innings of work ... He has struck out 24 batters while walking 18 ... He last pitched 4.0 innings against Rockhurst (March 31) and allowed two runs on nine hits.
Junior second baseman Mitch Widau leads the Cardinals team with a .309 batting average ... Widau is second on the team with 25 hits and 14 RBI while tied for second with five doubles ... Sophomore Blake Beemer is second on the team with a .269 batting average and has posted 21 hits ... Junior Cody Elliott leads the team with 27 hits and 17 RBI.
In the bullpen, left-hander Jon Cisna has a 1.15 ERA in 15.2 innings of work while fellow lefty Devin Wilburn has a 5.40 ERA in 15.0 innings of work ... Wilburn also has one of the Cardinals' two saves on the year ... Right-hander Scott Brothers Jr. posted his first career save Sunday at Miami and he has a 6.57 ERA in 12.1 innings.
Weatherwise, a nice day in The Haute. Look for a gametime temperature of 65-degrees with a strong southwest wind of 15-25 mph blowing out to left-center field!
Today's contest can be heard at WISU online, on SycamoreVision, through Twitter and though live stats service.
Ball State enters Wednesday's series with a 6-19 record on the season, including a 4-2 mark in the Mid-American Conference. The Cardinals have picked up a pair of 2-1 series wins in conference play, topping Ohio at home and Miami (Ohio) on the road. ISU and BSU have played one common opponent, the Indiana Hoosiers -- the Hoosiers came away with road victories in both games, topping ISU, 6-4, on March 9 and BSU, 10-2, on March 23.
Ball State enters Wednesday's game with a 6-19 overall record but have won four out of its last seven games since opening Mid-American Conference play ... The Cardinals have scored 107 runs (4.28 runs/game) this season and is batting .238 as a team ... On the mound, the Cardinals own a 6.03 team ERA and opponents are batting .298.
Ball State will use multiple pitchers Wednesday in its only midweek contest but will send freshman left-hander Nestor Bautista to the hill to start ... Indiana State will counter with right-hander Jason Van Skike.
Bautista will be making his eighth appearance and third start of the year Wednesday ... He has an 0-3 record with a 9.18 ERA in 16.2 innings of work as he has struck out 12 and walked 10 batters ... He got the loss in relief Saturday afternoon as he allowed three runs on three hits in 2.1 innings of work at Miami.
Van Skike will be making his seventh start of the season for the Sycamores ... He has a 2-1 record with a 3.31 ERA in 35.1 innings of work ... He has struck out 24 batters while walking 18 ... He last pitched 4.0 innings against Rockhurst (March 31) and allowed two runs on nine hits.
Junior second baseman Mitch Widau leads the Cardinals team with a .309 batting average ... Widau is second on the team with 25 hits and 14 RBI while tied for second with five doubles ... Sophomore Blake Beemer is second on the team with a .269 batting average and has posted 21 hits ... Junior Cody Elliott leads the team with 27 hits and 17 RBI.
In the bullpen, left-hander Jon Cisna has a 1.15 ERA in 15.2 innings of work while fellow lefty Devin Wilburn has a 5.40 ERA in 15.0 innings of work ... Wilburn also has one of the Cardinals' two saves on the year ... Right-hander Scott Brothers Jr. posted his first career save Sunday at Miami and he has a 6.57 ERA in 12.1 innings.
Weatherwise, a nice day in The Haute. Look for a gametime temperature of 65-degrees with a strong southwest wind of 15-25 mph blowing out to left-center field!
Today's contest can be heard at WISU online, on SycamoreVision, through Twitter and though live stats service.
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