AKRON, Ohio – An RBI-single from Maia Pietrzak in the top of the sixth inning helped the fourth-seeded Ball State Cardinals survive and advance in the 2025 Mid-American Conference Softball Championship at historic Firestone Stadium. The Cardinals picked up a 5-4 win over the fifth-seeded Akron Zips.
Akron jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning before the Cardinals quickly responded with three runs of their own in the bottom half of the frame.
The contest became tied in the top of the fifth once again after an RBI-single by Akron’s S Wygast before Pietrzak brought in the winning run to secure the victory.