Ball State Baseball 2021 Postseason Capsule

 

Ball State Cardinals

Mid-American (38-18, 29-11)

 
 
Coach: Rich Maloney
 
Key Field Players:
Nick Powell, Junior, OF, .351 BA, 37 RBI
Noah Navarro, Junior, 2B/SS, .306 BA, 5 HR, 31 RBI, 12 SB
Ross Messina, Senior, OF, .288 BA, 5 HR, 41 RBI
Trenton Quartermaine, Junior, 1B/3B, .306 BA, 40 RBI
Adam Tellier, Freshman, SS, .311 BA, 28 RBI, 11 SB
 
Key Pitchers:
John Baker, Senior, P, 2.32 ERA, 9-3 W/L, 4CG, 101.0 IP, 107 SO
Chayce McDermott, Junior, P, 3.05 ERA, 8-2 W/L, 2 CG, 82.2 IP, 125 SO
Lukas Jaksich, Senior, P, 3.45 ERA, 8-3 W/L, 3 CG, 73.0 IP, 96 SO
Tyler Schweitzer, Freshman, P, 5.35 ERA, 1-0 W/L, 35.1 IP, 51 SO
Trennor O’Donnell, Freshman, P, 3.74 ERA, 2-2 W/L, 33.2 IP, 34 SO
 
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .281 (75th in nation, 5th in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.56 (205, 7)
Doubles per Game: 1.52 (198, 6)
Earned Run Average: 4.39 (73, 3)
Fielding Percentage: .972 (88, 3)
Home Runs per Game: 0.65 (191, 7)
Scoring Offense: 6.2 (96, 4)
Slugging Percentage: .411 (138, 5)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.06 (125, 5)
Triples per Game: 0.35 (23, 1)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2006Regionaldefeated Kentucky, lost to Charleston, eliminated by Kentucky
 
*all team stats through 5/23