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University police officers speak with a man in the Letterman lobby who had a Nerf gun during the shelter-in-place alert on Wednesday. The call was a false alarm, caused by a Humans vs. Zombies player carrying his Nerf gear.
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A player with Nerf rifle prompts 911 call, police response Casey Smith & Allie Kirkman News Editors Students, faculty and staff were told to shelter in place for 20 minutes Wednesday after a report of an armed person on campus. It was a false alarm though, a report triggered by someone seeing a player in the Human vs. Zombies game. The alert was issued at 2:09 p.m.: “A male suspect wearing all black with a green bandana has been sighted carrying a long rifle near Bracken Library and Woodworth Complex.” Authorities at one point converged on a man in the lobby of the David Letterman Communication and Media Building. The man left with officers but was not in handcuffs and did not appear to be arrested. Other details were not immediately available, though in the confusion, police rushed to check at two residence halls. Police radio traffic indicated alarms had been set off in Woodworth Complex and Botsford/ LISTEN TO THE 911 CALL Swinford AT BSUDAILYNEWS.COM residence halls, indicating an armed person at each of those locations. Officers who went to the halls radioed back that the alarms were sent not because of any sighting of armed people, but because the emergency alert had been issued campus-wide. An all clear was issued at 2:29 p.m. Shortly following, the Urban Games League — which hosts Humans vs. Zombies around Ball State’s campus — agreed to suspend games for the rest of the academic year while they discuss future options with University Police Department. See SCARE, page 4
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According to the Campus Master Plan, new residential buildings on the north side of campus will replace the LaFollette Complex, with an aim “to reinforce the sense of community.” The new residence halls on the north side of campus are expected to house 1,100 beds.
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umpsters and fences are already moving in to begin the demolition of LaFollette Complex. With an aim to “reinforce the sense of community,” LaFollette is in the process of being replaced by two new residential buildings on the north side of campus, according to the Campus Master Plan. The new residence halls are expected to be completed by 2021 and will house 1,100 beds.
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• Increasing lawn space • Turning the parking lot between Robert Bell and LaFollete Complex into a green space • Replacing the University Apartments with new apartments near the Village and L.A. Pittenger Student Center. • Strengthening the North Residential neighborhood with new housing and dining options that replace LaFollette
“Unlike several other recently renovated residence halls, LaFollette Hall, because of its size, age and condition, is deemed economically unfeasible to renovate,” said Jim Lowe, associate vice president for facilities, planning and management. See LAFOLLETTE, page 4
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Sam Barloga Daily News Reporter One word came to Ball State men’s golf head coach Mike Fleck’s mind at the groundbreaking ceremony of what will become Earl Yestingsmeier Golf Center. “I don’t want to say this, but I’m going to say this — finally,” Fleck said. It was a project that has been years in the making, and on Thursday afternoon Fleck, women’s golf head coach Katherine Mowat, Interim President Terry King, athletic director Mark Sandy and several donors shoveled the first scoops of dirt into the air to signify the start of a new era for golf at Ball State. “Our golf coaches visited four or five [indoor golf facilities] about two years ago, kind of looking at ideas and how we wanted to do it,” Sandy said. “I think in our conference it will be as good as any, and certainly won’t be as large as some of the ones in the power five conferences, but as far as the detail and what we’re going to put into it, it will be as good as all of them in the country.” The $1.7 million facility is funded entirely by donations and is expected to be completed by December. The namesake of the new center, Earl Yestingsmeier, coached Ball State men’s golf for 36 years from 1963 until 1998. See GOLF, page 6
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Perry blasts election of 1st gay Texas A&M student president The Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Energy Secretary Rick Perry, whose agency oversees the nation's nuclear arsenal, is inserting himself into an unusually small political dispute: an election for student body president at Texas A&M. In an op-ed submitted to the Houston Chronicle, the former Texas governor suggested that his alma mater's first openly gay president may have stolen the outcome. Perry wrote that the campus election "at best made a mockery of due process and transparency" and at worst "allowed an election to be stolen outright." "It is difficult to escape the perception that this quest for 'diversity' is the real reason the election outcome was overturned," he wrote. "Does the principle of 'diversity' override and supersede all other values of our Aggie Honor Code?" Those who know Perry best said they're not surprised that he would take the unusual step of weighing in on a parochial issue at his alma mater — even though he's now a member of President Donald Trump's Cabinet. "There are three institutions that are most important to Rick Perry, his wife and family, the U.S. military and Texas A&M. It depended on the day, or the weekend, which one had the top priority," said Ray Sullivan, a former Perry chief of staff and veteran of the ex-governor's unsuccessful presidential runs in 2012 and 2016. The campus election ended with junior economics major Bobby Brooks winning about 4,200 votes. Another candidate, Robert McIntosh, son of Dallas-based GOP fundraiser Alison McIntosh, got nearly 5,000 but was disqualified amid complaints he intimated voters and failed
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to provide receipts for glow sticks used in an online campaign video. McIntosh appealed to a student court, which dismissed charges of voter fraud but upheld those of incomplete financial disclosure, awarding the election to Brooks this week. Brooks takes office next month but has declined to comment since the publication of Perry's op-ed. He posted after being declared election winner, though: "To those of you who spoke poorly about me based upon my sexual orientation or personal religion (and talk gets around, my friends), I forgive you. I really do." Perry may be taking a cue from his new boss, though on a far smaller scale. Trump spent months claiming without any evidence, that his presidential election against Democrat Hilary Clinton would be rigged against him — until he won it. A Texas A&M spokeswoman did not return messages seeking comment Thursday. Energy Department Spokesman Bob Haus said Perry "did this is in his personal capacity and DOE has no official comment on this op-ed." A 1972 A&M graduate with a degree in animal sciences, Perry was twice elected yell leader, a coveted role akin to a male cheerleader. He was Texas' longestserving governor from 2000 until 2015, then moved to a home he built in rural Round Top, Texas, near his alma mater's campus in College Station. Perry took an active role in A&M policy as governor, pushing the school to implement a plan devised by a conservative Texas think tank seeking greater scrutiny on faculty productivity that university officials charged put ideology ahead of academics.
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King Kong satisfies your hunger for action 'Kong: Skull Island' starts off rocky, but gets better flow
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Woodworth chef James Dowless was recently certified as an executive chef. Dowless has only been at Ball State for one year but enjoys creating menu items and experimenting in Woodworth’s kitchen.
Ball State home for executive chef Former restaurant owner's wife applied to job for him Michelle Kaufman Daily News Reporter Chef James Dowless has only been at Ball State for one year, but his impact on Woodworth’s food is seen every day. The recently Certified Executive Chef had only heard of Ball State and knew nothing about it before working at Woodworth,. He didn’t apply for the job at Ball State; his wife did for him. “[My wife] said where’s all your information, I’m just gonna apply for it for you and I said OK,” Dowless said. “Two days later, I got a call and it just started from there.” A former restaurant owner, Dowless was attracted to the Ball State position because of the set schedule. When he arrived, he was captivated by the cleanliness of the kitchen but soon found other positive aspects of the job. He frequently interacts with the almost 200 students and several employees who work at Woodworth. “When I got here and then started learning about everything, I’ve just fallen in love with it,” Dowless said. “The way I’ve worked for 30 years is kind of smaller, 150 seat restaurants or less … [coming here] is pretty overwhelming in the beginning but you keep plugging away.” One thing Dowless loves about working at Ball State is getting to recreate some of the dishes he was able to cook at his restaurant. “I’m able to start making a lot of dishes that I used to make like the shrimp and grits,” he said. “We’re making the hamburger I used to make at my restaurant with the peanut butter [on it].”
Dowless uses his recipes to cook various dishes, but his favorite item to make is the macaroni and cheese. Sometimes, Woodworth will go through 10 pans of mac and cheese just for lunch and plans to have a “mac and cheese day” with three different varieties right before finals. His macaroni and cheese recipe is an original one. To make it, Dowless uses a cooked roux — a mixture of flour and fat. Another popular item at Woodworth is buffalo chicken dip. After some students requested the menu item be brought back in Fall 2015, it returned for a one-day trial and is now served frequently. “That was one of our biggest social media engagement events ever … they had served [the dip] in the past, but it wasn’t the same recipe,” Dining Marketing Coordinator Suzanne Clem said. “Through some friendly Twitter banter with these students, we came up with the arrangement that we’d do a on- day trial of it and if it sold well, we’d consider adding it to menu.” Dowless has plans for his kitchen, such as serving a different kinds of meat like pork, beef, chicken and fish each day and putting more emphasis on custom-made items such as sandwiches. “My goal is to each semester change like three or four things, so that way each thing that we change, we’re really super good at as opposed to trying to change everything,” Dowless said. “We’re always making sample things that we’re going to make for next semester, trying different things.” Whether it’s pounds of mac and cheese, buffalo dip or a new sample recipe, Dowless enjoys creating menu items and experimenting in Woodworth’s kitchen. Contact Michelle Kaufman with any questions or concerns at mekaufman@bsu.edu.
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Kong is one of the most well-known movie monsters out there, and he just made his debut in the Warner Bros. “MonsterVerse” this past Friday in the film “Kong: Skull Island.” “Kong: Skull Island” takes place in 1973 and follows a team of scientists and soldiers who just finished fighting in Vietnam to a mythical and uncharted island in the South Pacific. Unbeknownst to them, they end up wandering into the domain of Kong, who is looked at as god of the island. Now they must fight to survive if they want to escape Kong and everything else that lies in this primal world. “Kong: Skull Island” stars Tom Hiddleston as James Conrad, Samuel L. Jackson as Preston Packard, Brie Larson as Mason Weaver, John C. Reilly as Hank Marlow, John Goodman as Bill Randa, Corey Hawkins as Houston Brooks, John Ortiz as Victor Nieves, Tian Jing as San and Toby Kebbell as Jack Chapman/Kong.
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We finally got the introduction of King Kong in this “MonsterVerse” that Warner Bros. and Legendary Entertainment started back in 2014 with the movie “Godzilla.” Now, “Godzilla” didn’t play out
as I thought it would when it came out; they overhyped Bryan Cranston’s role in the movie (which bummed me out), and then they only showed the title character in the last 20 CURTIS or so minutes of the SILVEY is a movie (which bummed junior phome out even more). tojournalism The rest of the movie major and was pretty all right by me, but “Kong: Skull writes “The Silvey Lining” Island” reversed that in a way where you get 20 for the Daily to 30 minutes into the News. His views do not movie and wham, you get King Kong taking necessarily up the whole screen. agree with Now that’s great those of the and all, and the action newspaper. sequences are pretty rad Write to Curtis to say the least (I’ll get at clsilvey@ back to those), but that bsu.edu. first 20 to 30 minutes did bother me a bit. Those first few minutes introduced you to most of the main characters and a lot of the side characters, which was choppy and really only told you who everyone is, and it did no justice as to helping really set up these characters in the beginning. After that though, or once they get on the island, it actually starts to flow a little better and the characters start to form into characters. John C. Reilly provided a lot of the comic relief once his character was introduced, but sadly, overall, the comedy in the movie was a hit or miss. The hits were pretty funny, while the misses almost felt forced and a little awkward at times. As for the action sequences though, they nailed them on the head. The characters looked flawless and awesome fighting all the different creatures of the island, and Kong looked beastly for a CGI, 100-foot-tall gorilla. You can tell this was definitely an action/adventure movie because that’s where they shined the best.
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Continued from page 1 Junior Chinese major Brady Fisher, the admin for Humans vs. Zombies at Ball State, said the group had an alumnus — not a Ball State student — come to campus in combat gear to play. The man had a painted black Nerf blaster with an orange tip and was also wearing a skull mask — a guise Fisher said is typical for players. “I realized it was one of my players by seeing the suspect with a green bandana on. Humans have green bandanas on their arms and zombies have it on their heads,” Fisher said. “I immediately knew it was one of our players, so I called the Ball State Police Department.” Fisher said UPD officers spoke with the visiting player who “was able to explain the situation.” On behalf of Humans vs. Zombies, Fisher added that members of the club “[are] deeply sorry that this happened.” “We hope to stress that in the future we are going to make sure that this is an isolated incident,” Fisher said. “We understand that first and foremost our club’s responsibility is to Ball State and our community players. We are deeply troubled by this and will do everything we can in the future to make sure it never happens.” The Urban Games League hopes to continue its “very cooperative relationship with UPD” as the group moves forward, Fisher said. UPD Chief Jim Duckham agreed and said he appreciated the helpful responses from those around the university regarding the incident. “We work with the campus community to speak up if they see something. They did in this instance, and that was exactly the correct thing to do,” Duckham said in a press release. “We quickly responded to various witness reports and were able to bring this incident to a safe ending.” Duckham added that UPD “regularly practice[s] emergency drills” to ensure quick responses and maintain campus safety. Also in a press release after the incident, Alan Hargrave, director of housing and residence life, urged people participating in live-action games to “exercise discretion about any items that may be perceived as a weapon” and be aware that such games could “cause alarm.” Humans vs. Zombies is a game of tag that is played at schools and campuses around the world, according to the organization’s website. The game starts out with all players acting as “humans,” and one person is chosen to be the “original zombie.” This zombie must tag and “eat” a human every 48 hours or they will “starve” and be out of the game. According to the website, certain areas of a campus are considered “no play zones” where the game is considered suspended. The banned areas include academic buildings and libraries, and “blasters” — which are typically Nerf guns — must be concealed. Contact Casey Smith & Allie Kirkman with any questions or concerns at news@bsudailynews.com.
DWNTWN gears up for Muncie Gras Annual event starts Saturday evening with new parade Brynn Mechem Environmental Reporter Muncie DWNTWN is gearing up for its 15th annual Muncie Gras celebration. The New Orleans-style festivities will take place from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. Saturday. The streets of downtown Muncie will be open for all those over 21 to eat, drink and enjoy the live entertainment. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the gate. Groups of ten or more who commit to the parade can get tickets for $12 online. Cheryl Crowder, the event director for Muncie Downtown Development Partnership, said Muncie Gras started as a way to entice people and new business into a blighted downtown area. “We invited the community and much to our surprise, they came out in droves,” Crowder said. “Apparently Muncie needed a party. We had nearly 10,000 people in attendance with no control, no clean-up plan, no porta potties, no police ... it was a mess, but an amazing night that has kind of become Muncie lore.” While Crowder said they’ve had to make a few adjustments since then, Muncie Gras is still “the biggest party of the year.” Here’s a look at what the night has in store:
PARADE
This year marks the first ever Muncie Gras Parade in order to include people of all ages in the festivities. Parade organizers are seeking people in costumes, musicians, dancers, organizations, fraternities, sororities and businesses to join in on the fun. Mike Martin, the parade organizer, said he thinks the parade will be a great way to get more Ball State students interested in the event. “The parade is starting on campus so that we can try to get more students to come,” Martin said. “We’re trying to make this something that Muncie and Ball State can be proud of.” The parade will start on Riverside Avenue in the parking lot between Dicks and Dill streets at 6 p.m. and will end at the Muncie Gras gates. The parade is free, but all participants need to fill out a parade participation form here.
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“The musicians are incredible,” Martin said. “It’s really a music festival that showcases what Muncie has to offer. You get to experience all Muncie has to offer with amazing background noise. What other time do you get to do that?”
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This year’s headlining act is The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band. They are a three-piece American
country blues band from Brown County.
ECLECTIC STAGE
The eclectic stage will feature Jennie Devoe, Mike Martin and the Beautiful Mess, Losing September, Glostick Willy and the Bathsalt Zombies.
TENTS
The party’s two heated tents will host the Illuminate EDM dance party and The Fabulous Funcie Femmes and Friends Burlesque Show.
MUSIC The MITS trolley will be providing safe rides home for everyone from 7 p.m. to 3 a.m.
OTHER ENTERTAINMENT
• Mechanical bull • Budweiser go-go cage • Oxygen bars • Hippo chowdown • Giant Twister board • Dizzy X • Vortex • Bouncing ponies and track • Silent disco “I think Muncie Gras has become a right of passage for anyone 21 and over,” Crowder said. “So come. Dress up, bring your ID, be responsible, have an awesome time and don’t disrupt anyone else.”
Contact Brynn Mechem with any questions or concerns atbamechem@bsu.edu.
Hospital seeking hospice volunteers Coordinator says younger volunteers beneficial for patients
Rachel Page Daily News Reporter A diagnosis of terminal illness can be devastating for a family, but there are special teams of people who can help. The IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital Hospice is one of those teams, and they are looking for volunteers. Abbie Guthrie, volunteer coordinator for the Ball Memorial Hospital Hospice, said the hospice philosophy is one based on improving quality of life, rather than curing an individual. “They’re really, with hospice, providing comfort and symptom control as opposed to curative types of treatments with patients,” Guthrie said. Hospice care is care for a sick or terminally ill individual that takes place in their home rather than in a hospital setting, and may include emotional and spiritual care in addition to symptom and pain management. The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization reported that in 2013 between 1.5 and 1.6 million people received hospice care services. Most volunteers in the hospice center are retired individuals, and can take on a variety of responsibilities to help both in the hospital and a patient’s home. “There are office volunteers who just
help support the department by doing different types of office work,” Guthrie said. “Then we have the caregiving volunteers that go into the patient homes, and provide companionship either for the patient or the primary care giver.” Inside the patient’s home, volunteers may help with light housekeeping, cooking, running errands for the patient or patient’s primary caregiver or simply providing friendship, with the goal of providing a better end of life for the individuals involved. “They can help a patient and their family have what I would say is a good death, one where they are able to be in their home at the time of death,” Guthrie said. “Many people would prefer to do that as opposed to dying in a hospital or another location.” Sherrie Anderson has been volunteering for a year at the hospice, and strongly recommends volunteering to anyone who has the time. “My brother-in-law was going through hospice at the time, and something just told me that I needed to check into that,” Anderson said. “After my brother-in-law passed away, I contacted the hospice people and said, ‘I think I want to volunteer.’” Anderson said she has formed many friendships throughout her time volunteering, and has become close to patients and their families alike.
“I hope that I give them as much as they give me,” Anderson said. “I get to hear all their stories. They love to tell the stories about when they met their husband, and raising their children and stuff.” Anderson also said her patients have helped her learn valuable life lessons. “You just learn so much, to focus on someone else besides yourself all the time,” Anderson said. “That’s the biggest gift you get I think, learning to focus on someone else’s needs. It just opens up the world to you.” Currently, there are few young volunteers in the hospice program, but Guthrie said she thinks younger volunteers would be beneficial to the patients. “Occasionally we have younger patients that they would be able to connect with a little bit better if they were with a younger individual,” Guthrie said. “I would love to get some younger people involved.” To qualify to volunteer, you must be at least 18 years of age, undergo a criminal background check and be willing to devote about four hours a week to volunteering, for preferably a year. Volunteers also undergo 16 hours of training before beginning duties. Call 765-747-4273 to find out more. Contact Rachel Page with any questions or concerns atrepage@bsu.edu.
Appeals court upholds rape conviction for Ball State alumnus Former football player sentenced to 40 years in prison Casey Smith News Editor The Indiana Court of Appeals upheld a March 2016 ruling this week for a Ball State alumnus and former football player convicted of rape. Aaron Jeffery King, 26, was found guilty of rape, criminal deviate conduct, criminal confinement and strangulation and was sentenced to 40 years in prison more than a year ago. After his sentencing, King appealed
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Sections of LaFollette will be removed as new residence halls open, Lowe said. Once it is completely removed, it will be replaced with other housing units. The removal of the sections is set to begin this summer. “Housing has been systematically renovating other residence halls in preparation for the plan to replace LaFollette Hall. Those halls include DeHority, Studebaker East, Johnson, Botsford-Swinford and soon to be completed Johnson Schmidt/Wilson,” Lowe said. “This approach aligns with the Campus Master Plan, which was accepted by the Board of Trustees in April 2015.” While LaFollette currently features
the ruling, arguing that “fundamental error occurred” when the prosecutor for the case talked with the victim during a break in her testimony. King also claimed his AARON strangulation conviction JEFFERY “was not supported by KING sufficient evidence.” According to the Court of Appeals decision, King failed to establish that the prosecutor’s actions made for an unfair trial.
three dining facilities, it is unknown how many dining facilities the new residential buildings may feature. According to the campus master plan, “further footprints could include a dining component that capitalizes on its location with outdoor dining along McKinley Avenue and adjacent to the new green space.” New buildings will be oriented to create space and define the built edge along McKinley Avenue to create a sense of arrival. This new urban design configuration will facilitate a closeknit community with open views that visually connect the buildings to the remainder of campus. At the intersection of McKinley Avenue and West Petty Road, there are long-range opportunities to site a future academic building that defines the edges of this important intersection and gateway.
Additionally, the appeals court stated that King’s claim about strangulation evidence was “dubious” and “meritless.” According to court documents, King squeezed the victim’s neck so hard that she recalled “everything going black” and she “thought she was going to die.” During the trial, nurses also verified the extent of the victim’s injuries, and the jury viewed photos of marks on the victim’s neck. The former running back for Ball State’s football team was accused of assaulting the woman in her Northwest-side apartment in 2013. The victim — who had been King’s
girlfriend during their high school years — told police King had forced her to engage in various sex acts, bound her wrists with duct tape and choked her. Judge John Feick, who ruled on the original 40-year sentence, said King would be classified as a sexually violent predator and would remain on probation for the rest of his life upon his release from prison. Contact Casey Smith with any questions or concerns at news@bsudailynews.com.
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With future plans for University Apartments, as well as the new residence halls, Ball State’s campus will house 450 more beds than it currently
does at 8,156 beds. Contact Andrew Smith with any questions or concerns at ajsmith15@bsu.edu.
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Baseball opens MAC play against Kent State Cardinals won MAC West last year, while Golden Flashes won MAC East Colin Grylls Sports Editor Ball State baseball opens Mid-American Conference play this weekend with a three-game series against Kent State. Last season, the Cardinals won the MAC West Division regular season title, while the Golden Flashes won the East Division. “For us seniors it’s our final go-round,” senior outfielder Matt Eppers said. “We know Kent’s always one of our toughest opponents so it’s going to be a big series opening weekend. But this is what we’ve been training for, all these games we’ve played against tough teams. Everything up to this point has been for MAC play.” Head coach Rich Maloney loaded the Cardinals’ non-conference schedule with a four-game series at Oregon State (ranked No. 1 by D1Baseball.com and leads the nation with a 1.06 ERA), a game against Louisville (ranked No. 1 by Baseball America and the National College Baseball Writers Association), a game at defending national champion Coastal Carolina and a game against Maryland (the preseason favorite to win the Big Ten). Though Ball State only won one of those — the season opener against Maryland — the team still has a winning record (11-10) and was competitive against top-level opposition. “I actually think we’re in a pretty good place, minus this game,” Maloney said after Wednesday’s 16-4 loss to Purdue. “But the hard thing was that we’ve had
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Right fielder Matt Eppers runs to third in the fifth inning during the Cardinals’ game against Purdue on Wednesday at Ball Diamond. Ball State will open Mid-American Conference play this weekend with a three-game series against Kent State.
some injuries. We’ve had four starters who have been out for two weeks. ... It’s a different team, and I actually think we’ve held together pretty well.” Senior first baseman Caleb Stayton was named first-team All-MAC after hitting .377 with 11 home runs and 71 RBI last season, and he hit .278 with a .426 onbase percentage in the Cardinals’ first 11 games this season, but he’s missed the last 10. Sophomore outfielder/first baseman CJ Alexander, who Maloney was excited about before the season began, has only played in six games because of injury.
Junior Colin Brockhouse (2-1, 1.04 ERA, 20 strikeouts) and redshirt sophomore Evan Marquardt (2-2, 3.38 ERA) are both right-handed pitchers with fastballs that can touch 94 miles per hour and strike out a batter per inning, and they’ve each had their last starts skipped. But even with Brockhouse and Marquardt sidelined, the Cardinals’ pitching staff has been its strength. Ball State leads the MAC with a 3.26 ERA, and none of Ball State’s eight pitchers who have pitched at least 10 innings have an ERA higher than 3.50. Senior right-handed pitcher BJ Butler
(2-2, 1.31 ERA) has been the Cardinals’ ace, leading the team with 28 strikeouts in a team-high 34.1 innings. “With the front-end pitching that we have, and the pitching depth that we have, it’s been a positive up to this point in the season,” Maloney said. “Hopefully we can hold [Kent State] close, and hopefully we can find a way to get a timely hit.” Kent State, though, is third in the MAC with a 3.98 ERA and its bats could challenge Ball State’s pitchers. The Golden Flashes are hitting .307 as a team, and redshirt senior Luke Burch leads them with a .390 batting average, .448 on-base percentage and .649 slugging percentage. The Cardinals are hitting .239 on the season, but have been patient at the plate — their .329 on-base percentage is a full 90 points higher than their average. Ball State and Kent State were both picked to repeat last year’s division championships in the 2017 MAC Baseball Preseason Poll. “I think it puts in perspective right away that the MAC could be won or lost in the first series,” Eppers said. “I’m not saying that’s the way it’ll play out, but who knows. With two of the stronger teams playing it’s a huge series and it could have a determining factor with how MAC play ends up in the eighth weekend.” The series begins at 3 p.m. today at Ball Diamond, followed by 1 p.m. games Saturday and Sunday. Contact Colin Grylls with any questions or concerns at @dn_sports.
SOFTBALL OPENS UP MAC PLAY AT BUFFALO Ball State (15-16) turns its attention to the Mid-American Conference this weekend Kara Biernat Softball Reporter
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Ball State softball (15-16) turns its attention to the Mid-American Conference this weekend as the team travels to Buffalo (4-22) for a three-game series. Entering MAC play on a four-game win streak, head coach Megan Ciolli Bartlett expects her team to make a name for themselves early on. “We have to create our own destiny against these teams,” Ciolli Bartlett said. “If we control the things that we can control and let our talent work, we’re going to be in good shape.” Being familiar with conference opponents, Ciolli Bartlett knows what her team needs to focus on to prepare. “As long as we feel like we’re in control of our bats when picking out good pitches and driving them, staying consistent on the mound and playing clean defense, I think
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the sky is the limit against these teams,” Ciolli Bartlett said. “We have a talented bunch who’s hungry and want to win.” Ciolli Bartlett’s experience as a coach will be important considering the team’s youth. The Cardinals' roster features seven freshmen, including Janae Hogg, who leads the team with a .368 batting average. “Now that we’re in league play, you move into, as far as practice goes, a little more maintenance mode,” Ciolli Bartlett said. “You don’t have the luxury of so many repetitions, so you’re trying to make sure you’re staying sharp on limited reps. We make the most of our time, but it’s definitely different.” Last season, Buffalo won two of its three games against Ball State. This time around, Ciolli Bartlett is hoping to use the familiarity to her team’s advantage. “Buffalo is super scrappy,” Ciolli Bartlett said. “They’re well-coached and are actually coached by one of my teammates when I played on the Chicago Bandits [of the National Pro Fastpitch League]. Trena [Peel] is an excellent coach and I can tell you, she is super aggressive and that’s
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Sophomore utility Aeshia Miles cheers on her team as her opponent attempts to tag her out in the game against Central Michigan on April 22, 2016 at the Varsity Softball Complex last season. Ball State softball will compete against Buffalo for the Mid-American Conference this weekend.
how she trains her teams.” The Cardinals begin league play at Buffalo Friday at Nan Harvey Field. They will play a double-header today with the first pitch scheduled at 1 p.m.
and close out the three-game series at 9 a.m. Saturday. Contact Kara Biernat with any questions or concerns at@karabiernat.
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Ball State alumnus works as Major League Baseball scout Justin Wechsler was All-MAC pitcher before playing pro, working for White Sox Colin Grylls Sports Editor
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Ball State men’s and women’s golf coaches, along with Interim President Terry King, athletic director Mark Sandy and Charlie Cardinal, broke ground for the Earl Yestingsmeier Golf Center on Thursday. The facility will allow the golf teams to practice year-round and simulate any course around the world.
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He also served as the sports information director for 31 years, starting in 1959. He passed away in 2014. The facility will allow the golf teams to practice year-round and simulate any course around the world. “[This facility is] a wonderful thing," Mowat said. "As golf coaches we kind of do our own thing off campus at private golf courses and traveling around the community, but to have a facility on campus that has all the support [this does, coupled with] the turnout today, just shows the interest there is in the success of our programs.” Both coaches said they're excited about the new facility, which will be located on Bethel Avenue, just west of
Northside Middle School. “We’ve done a ton of research so I think this going to be one of the state-ofthe-art facilities in the Midwest,” Fleck said. “Obviously with the technology and what’s going to be inside the building, it’ll be cutting edge.” Both coaches and Sandy noted the positive impact the facility will have on recruiting new talent for the golf programs going forward. “I think that year-round it gives a place to focus on and is a nice visual addition to the campus,” Sandy said. “People will say, ‘Golf is important [at Ball State], they’ve got a new facility, [and it’s] state-of-the-art.’ And then we bring recruits to campus, Ball State has a wonderful campus and this is just another addition.” Contact Sam Barloga with any questions or concerns at @SamBarloga.
Chicago White Sox area scout Justin Wechsler knows what he's looking for. Sitting underneath a tent that shields him from the Florida sun, the former Ball State baseball player points his radar gun at the mound. He's surrounded by a few other scouts who made the trip to the Snowbird Classic, a college baseball tournament in Port Charlotte — and a prime opportunity to see several Division-I teams at once. He turns and talks to some of the scouts he knows. “You travel, you’re with the guys," Wechsler said. "But you’ve got to do your own work. It’s a dynamic, it’s different, I don’t know how to explain it. But my job is to find the best players for the Chicago White Sox, and that’s what I try to do.” In 2001, Wechsler was selected by the Diamondbacks in the fourth round of the MLB Draft after being named as a secondteam All-Mid-American Conference player three consecutive seasons with Ball State. He played minor league baseball for five years, plus a season of independent league baseball in 2006, before retiring, but he couldn't stay away from the game when he hung up his spikes. “I got to play at a really high level, so you know what those guys look like and what those guys do on a consistent dayin-day-out basis and why they made it," Wechsler said. "So you try to find guys that can do that. It’s hard.” Ball State head coach Rich Maloney, who coached Wechsler from 1999 to 2001, said scouts tend to get into the business as a way to work in baseball after their professional careers end. “Really it’s just somebody who gets it in their blood and it’s just how they want to live their life," Maloney said. "They want to stay around the game, and that’s why the guys who are scouts stay in it for so long. It’s just a passion of theirs." Wechsler, originally from Anderson, Indiana, said he's tasked with finding players from Indiana, Michigan, Northern Ohio, Western Pennsylvania and Canada, but it isn't as simple as box scores and radar guns.
“You want guys that are smart, intelligent, [and] got their stuff together because it’s hard," he said. "This game’s hard, and professional baseball is a lot harder than college baseball. Either you produce or you don’t, and that takes a
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Chicago White Sox area scout Justin Wechsler records pitching speeds with his radar gun during the Cardinals game against Northeastern on March 4 during the Snowbird Classic in Port Charlotte, Florida. The former Ball State baseball player was selected by the Diamondbacks in the fourth round of the MLB Draft in 2001 after being named as a second-team All-MidAmerican Conference player three consecutive seasons with Ball State.
special individual to take the good with the bad and keep grinding that through.” To evaluate a prospect's mental makeup, Wechsler said he relies on his relationships with the high school and college coaches who are around the player every day. "You get to know what the kid’s about, not just what he does on the field," Weschler said. "What they’re about, where they come from — I think that’s big.” Wechsler's days are spent at baseball parks, usually behind home plate. He's constantly taking notes, calling his supervisors and keeping track of the prospects he isn't watching that day. "It’s a lot more work than people realize," Maloney said. "I mean, those guys spend long days here, and then they travel and they’re away from their families for a long time. But for the guys who have that passion, it makes for a decent career." Wechsler's work culminates in June, when he finds out which of his targets get picked up in the MLB Draft. Contact Colin Grylls with any questions or concerns at @dn_sports.
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