MUNCIE, Ind. — Ball State baseball is eager to win it all.
Its 2023 season begins at 4 p.m. Friday at Charlotte, the start of what the Cardinals hope is the year they finally capture their first Mid-American Conference tournament title since 2006. Head coach Rich Maloney's 40-win squad in 2022 appeared poised to breakthrough, yet its historic campaign came to another disappointing end as BSU lost consecutive games at home to Central Michigan to come up just short of an NCAA Tournament bid.
"They were 32-7, the most wins ever in the history of the MAC, probably never be beaten .