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The sun sets Friday during the Late Nite Carnival in the C1 commuter lot. It was the 11th Annual Late Nite Carnival.

FAIR WEATHER Warm temperatures accompany games, rides, food at Late Nite Carnival

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The 11th year of the Carnival was packed with AN INSIDER’S students and community members with an esti- EXPERIENCE Look inside to mated 800 students pre-registering alone, said read about what Late Nite adviser Alicia Fitzgerald. it’s like working Late Nite ordered 10,000 wrist bands for the at the carnival event. Toward the end of the event, the group had + PAGE 5 fewer than 2,000 left. When the gates opened at 7 p.m. for general admission, more than 200 people were lined up, waiting for their chance to shrug off winter. Warm, clear weather played a role in attendance — the last few years have been plagued with snow and rain. Throughout the night, it became nearly impossible to walk through the midway without squeezing between a group of friends waiting, often for up to half an hour, to ride one of the many attractions. When participants grew tired or too queasy to spin, flip and soar on the rides Late Nite offered free games with prizes including hacky sacks and suckers. Those willing to wager a little money for the chance to take home an overstuffed, plush character could play Poor Jack Amusements’ traditional games such as water gun races. This year’s event also offered a new spectacle, a fireworks show over LaFollette Complex. –

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Laura White, a junior human resources major, and Justin Pennington watch fireworks at the Late Nite Carnival on Friday at the C1 commuter lot. Fireworks, games, food and 16 different rides were available to those who attended.

one of me and my girlfriend’s first dates. We have been together for about two years now. We may ride the ferris wheel again [like the first time we came]. » BROCK SUMNER, a senior psychology major

« It will be OK. I don’t normally

do things like this. But I kept my eyes open, I’m hyperventilating, but you’re only in college once. ... YOLO. » KASSIDY JULIAN, a freshman elementary education major, after riding 1,001 Nachts

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Laney Ledetter, a 4-year-old community member, watches Late Nite Carnival attendees ride 1,001 Nachts on Friday at the C1 commuter lot. The 11th Annual Late Nite Carnival was also open to Muncie residents.

Sororities to join PHC RETIREMENT MEANS TIME TO SING Assistant police chief as associate members to leave 24-year post

Multicultural Greek group sees drop in membership, makes move to disband KAITLIN LANGE CHIEF REPORTER | kllange@bsu.edu

Due to a lack of multiculturalism in Greek life, the Multicultural Greek Council will disband next year and become associate members of Ball State’s Pan-Hellenic Council. Representatives from each chapter in PHC voted nine to zero Thursday, with one abstention, in favor of adopting the two remaining MGC sororities. Gamma Rho Lambda, a lesbian, bisexual, ally, transgender, question-



ending diverse career ALAN HOVORKA CHIEF REPORTER | afhovorka@bsu.edu

WHAT ASSOCIATE MEMBERS MEANS • Can vote on topics that pertain to them • Pay dues •A  ttend round table, but not required to attend all •M  aintain previous recruitment practices

ing, straight or no label sorority, and Gamma Phi Omega, a sorority focused on Latina representation, will act as associate members. Casiana Warfield, president of MGC, said joining PHC was really their only option. None of the other sorority and fraternity organizations were able to take them in.

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For about a decade, Bob Fey met with his barbershop quartet, City Limits, every week. But it wasn’t until they reached senior citizen status 5. SUNNY 4. MOSTLY SUNNY 1. CLOUDY 2. MOSTLY CLOUDY 3. PARTLY CLOUDY that Fey, University Police Department’s assistant police chief, and his group took their first gold in a regional competition in 2003 and were able to compete internationally. 7. PERIODS OF RAIN 10. DRIZZLE 9. SCATTERED SHOWERS 6. RAIN Two members have since moved to Florida, breaking up the group, but not their friendship. The gang plans to get back together this summer following Fey’s retirement DN PHOTO BREANNA DAUGHERTY from his 24-year career in UPD. 12. SCATTERED FLURRIES 11. SNOW FLURRIES 13. SNOW SHOWERS Robert Fey, assistant police chief for the University Police Department, poses for a photo. Fey THE PULSE OF BALL STATE

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STUDENTS UNITE TO HONOR TROOPS Walking Wounded 5k brings awareness to veterans, PTSD BERG STAFF REPORTER | KARA knberg2@bsu.edu

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Robert Fey, third from left, is a member of the quartet City Limits. Fey plans to perform more after his retirement.

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Retiree remembers moving bags of gold | CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Fey came to Muncie with his family in 1990. “It’s been home ever since,” he said. He began his time at Ball State as a captain and then moved through the ranks to assistant police chief, but he hasn’t always carried a badge. Fey began his work career as an English teacher outside his 280 person hometown of Adams, Neb. He taught speech, drama, debate and theater. He called the role of educator rewarding because he watched some students make it big in show business. One of them ended up having a part in the film “Full Metal Jacket,” though the character is only in the background. “He was one of my students and you go and watch a movie and there he is, in such an incredible movie,” Fey said. After years of teaching, Fey left teaching to work at an ambulance company where he met his wife. This October will mark their 35-year anniversary. Shelley Fey, his wife, described her husband as a fair man with integrity and compassion.

Fey entered law enforcement at the University of Nebraska after working at the ambulance company. For a particular assignment, one he will never forget, his police chief told him he needed to be secretive. He wouldn’t tell Fey where he was going and said he couldn’t tell his wife he was leaving. An hour later, Fey found himself on a jet headed to Arizona to pick up a gold donation from a University of Nebraska alumnus. “There was approximately $2 million in gold,” Fey said. “So we brought it back, all very secretive.” Fey spent 10 years at the university before switching between two other jobs in law enforcement in Nebraska. Eventually he came to Ball State, a move he said was reaching back to his country roots. At the time, the department used horses. “I was born and raised on a horse,” he said. “I got to get out of the office with the other officers and feel OK in the saddle. I enjoyed that.” During one of his first summers on the force at the university, the party life had taken

over one Muncie street. Fey said hundreds of people were partying in two neighboring houses. The horse patrols went in for crowd control. “One of our officers rode his horse right up on the porch,” Fey said. “I’ll never forget that picture of the horse walking up the porch.” Riot control on horseback may be a fond moment for Fey, but his proudest moment is when the Ball State department was accredited. “That first year [of accreditation] was just grand because we were the only agency in the state of Indiana to be accredited,” he said. “That was a major undertaking that took three years.“ Gene Burton, UPD police chief, said Fey was instrumental in the process. “Being able to share that with him and have that over with was great,” Burton said. “He brought everything to the table for accreditation.” Burton said Fey’s departure will leave hard shoes to fill. He called Fey professional and eager to work. Through all the careers and

BOB FEY’S CAREER

• English teacher in Lincoln, Neb. • Manager for an ambulance company • Officer for the University of Nebraska police • Polygraph interpreter for a drug task force in Nebraska • State Revenue Agent for Nebraska • Iowa State Police department • Ball State University Police Department

years Fey still remembers his first job correcting papers. “Much to the dismay of some of the officers here, we see the grammar, spelling, and punctuations,” Fey said. “[They are] likely to get red pen mark-ups.” Following his retirement he hopes to continue working as a consultant, working with the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement. He got the job helping institutions across the country and in Canada get accreditation after UPD received its. He will leave the department April 30, but that doesn’t mean rest for Fey. Right away, he will travel and go on a wild boar hunt — a Christmas gift from his son.

PHC: Some multicultural members fear discrimination | CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

If PHC had voted against the inclusion, Warfield said their national representatives would have had to get involved and find out the reason for the vote, because it could be an issue of discrimination. She said she doesn’t think they would have disbanded. Although Warfield has a positive attitude about the transition, she said it draws attention to the lack of diversity on campus. “It’s a wake-up call to the fact that it isn’t as diverse as Ball State says it is,” Warfield said. “We have a lot of international students, but a lot of international students aren’t interested in getting involved with Greek Life.” She said some members are worried about potential discrimination from the other PHC

organizations and possibly the loss of their voice. “They’re used to experiencing a lot of prejudice from similar demographics,” Warfield said. “It’s going to be a shift from having our own council to be our voice box, to taking a back seat to some things. But I think we’re going to try to make the most out of it.” Overall, Warfield is excited for the opportunity and said there are a lot of positives to being involved with PHC. President of PHC Danica Craig said as associate members, the MGC sororities will function similarly to PHC members. Craig said they will vote on any topic that pertains to them and will pay dues. She also said they will attend round tables, though they won’t be required to attend every meeting like member sororities are, due to

their smaller size. She said the biggest difference is MGC sororities will maintain their own recruiting traditions instead of participating in formal recruitment. PHC decided to take a vote on allowing MGC sororities into their council after the Phi Iota Alpha fraternity decided not to continue their colony on Ball State’s campus. The fraternity currently only has one member. Craig said only having two organizations on one council wouldn’t be beneficial to either sorority. Greek life advisers approached both organizations with the option of disbanding MGC sororities and including them in PHC. Across the nation, PHC has allowed similar groups to become associate members.

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Warfield said the move could help multicultural organizations recruit more people and get more involved with other greek chapters. Warfield also said she is appreciative of PHC for allowing them to maintain traditions like recruitment. Craig said the transition is also a positive one for current PHC members because it will help members learn about about other greek organizations. “We are learning about things that are a little bit different than what we might think of when we hear, ‘I want to join a sorority,’” Craig said. She said the biggest issue will be adjusting and figuring out what is going to work. “I think it will be fun and I think it will bring good changes to our community,” Craig said.

For students and veterans bringing attention to posttraumatic stress disorder Saturday, their small support walk was nothing compared to a soldier’s sacrifice. “Sometimes, the deepest wounds of war show no scars,” was the rallying cry for the Student Veteran Organization, which hosted an awareness walk for PTSD from Scheumann Stadium to Riverside Avenue and back. Nearly half of the walkers were veterans. Jessica Robinson, SVO vice president, said the main purpose of the walk was to raise awareness for veterans. In the opening ceremony, Robinson spoke about her experience returning from a 2009 term in Iraq. She said she thought there would be great support for returning veterans, but she was wrong. “Sometimes, it seems like we don’t have a lot of support,” Robinson said. “I wanted to show them someone cared.” This is the first year of the Walking Wounded 5k, and Robinson said the turnout was better than expected. She said she expected about 15-20 people to come, but approximately 40 marchers attended the event.

One of the walkers, Janette Dalton, said there are three veterans in her life: her father, her brother and a friend. She said her dad and brother both have PTSD. “To me, [PTSD] is supporting something that people can’t see,” Dalton said. “[People] don’t understand it unless they suffer from it or someone they know suffers from it.” Jill Fernelius, another walker, said her husband is a student in the counseling psychology program and is currently doing an internship at the Veterans Affairs Maryland Health Care System. Her son joined the walk to support him. “I think that the attention of what PTSD is very important,” Fernelius said. “It’s so hard for people who experience it.” Fernelius said participating in the walk was a simple way to show support for veterans. “We want to try to support these people who have supported us for the past decade,” she said. “They develop [PTSD] serving us.” Mark Fischer was at the walk supporting his son, a veteran of Afghanistan. He said he also was there to support and thank the veterans for their sacrifices for the United States. “This is something I can do, a simple effort I can make, compared to the sacrifices they’ve made,” Fischer said. “It’s something I can do to show I appreciate their efforts — it’s the least I can do.”

BALL STATE HOSTS IRON CHEF EVENT

Ball State’s Residence Hall Association hosted a ONLINE competition today to see which residence hall had the See the teams skill to be Ball State’s next “Iron Chef.” race the clock The teams had to create two dishes that included in this video: at least one of the secret ingredients from limes, bit.ly/1gstgFt plantains and sweet potatoes. Noyer Complex’s team members decided to use all three of the ingredients in their dishes. The team made lime chicken with rice and a sweet potato with a honey, butter, brown sugar and cinnamon glaze for the first dish. For dessert, the team made ice cream with fried plantains and fudge sauce. As an added challenge, contestants had to buy all of their ingredients at the university dining halls. Kaytianna Porter, the leader of Team Peaches, said her team chose to get the majority of ingredients from Woodworth because of the variety. The teams had an hour to create the two dishes. Then RHA President Marie Prevost, Student Government Association president pro tempore Jack Hesser and Dehority Hall Director Bart Upah judged the dishes. The winning team this year was #TeamTurn-Ip from Brayton and Clevenger halls. – JACOB BURBRINK

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Avery Leigh makes her entrance onto the stage to start her first performance of the night Saturday at the Bad to the Bone drag show in Ball Gymnasium. Leigh has participated in the drag show eight times.

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DRAG Spectrum members, performances provide flair, attitude, charisma ANA OLVERA STAFF REPORTER | aolvera@bsu.edu

High-kicks, splits, cartwheels and twerking were signature moves throughout Saturday’s performances at Spectrum’s annual spring drag show. Performers worked the stage at Ball Gymnasium as audience members waved their dollar bills in the air. Admission was free, but the audience was encouraged to make donations by

tipping the performers. Proceeds were donated to the local chapter of Bikers Against Child Abuse International. The organization hopes to partner with Spectrum’s drag show again. The show raised a total of $1,429.80, about $580 more than the total at the end of last semester’s show. The show was split into two acts and featured 12 performers. Guest performers included the king trio Vicious and Delicious from Franklin College, queen Amaya Sexton, from Dayton, Ohio and “Mr. Gay Indianapolis” Tailor Made. The show began with Clint Taurus’ performance to Pharrell Williams’ “Happy.” Within seconds,

Taurus had the crowd clapping to the beat and dollar bills waving in the air. Queen Robyn Simore gave a nod to the selfie movement by performing to the electronic dance music hit “#SELFIE.” Courtney O’s performance showed Miley Cyrus’ transformation from Hannah Montana to the twerking teddy bear from the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards. Avery Leigh performed to Beyoncé’s Superbowl mix. Jacob Walker, a sophomore mathematics major, attended the event for the first time. “For a gay male, it’s just amazing to come out and support the [LGBT] community and see every-

one have so much fun,” Walker said. The show ended with a powerful performance from Jaime Whitaker, a senior theatre design major, performing as Avery Leigh for the eighth and final time as a Ball State student. The final performance will show “something you haven’t seen from me,” Whitaker said. “Vulnerability.” Whitaker removed his makeup and changed from drag attire into a t-shirt and shorts as Christina Aguilera’s “Beautiful” played in the background. Maddy Vaughn, a sophomore elementary education major, accompanied Walker to the drag show. At the end of the night, Vaugh couldn’t decide which performance was her favorite.

Q+A WITH AVERY LEIGH SENIOR JAIME WHITAKER

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Robyn Simore accepts tips from an audience member during the Bad to the Bone drag show Saturday at Ball Gymnasium. Audience members donated by giving tips.

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A representative from Bikers Against Child Abuse International speaks at the drag show Saturday at Ball Gymnasium. The show benefited the organization.

Ball State’s Spectrum hosted its annual drag show Saturday night at Ball Gymnasium. From makeup to hair and costumes, the performers went all out for the year’s final show. Senior Jaime Whitaker, a theatre design and technology major, performed at the event for the eighth and final time as a Cardinal.

Q: How did you come up with your stage name, Avery Leigh? A: So, we were talking and my first name Avery is actually

like a play on words because when [my friend] was asking me what kind of queen I wanted to be, I was like, “Well I want to be a very pretty drag queen. I want to be a very loud, outgoing drag queen. I want to be a very popular drag queen. I want to be a very dancing drag queen.” And she goes, “well everything you just said has ‘a very’ in front of it and if you put ‘a’ and ‘very’ together, your name’s Avery, and that’s the name I just got from you saying everything.” And Leigh is actually a play on my real middle name ’cause my real middle name is spelled “Lee.”

Q: How do you have the energy to perform? A: It’s an adrenaline rush. You’re a guy in high heels and a dress

or a sequin leotard or something completely flashy that you wouldn’t normally wear, and people love it. It’s one of those things where you have energy when you go on stage.

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Avery Leigh

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“They were all amazing,” Vaughn said. “But then again Avery Leigh’s [second performance] was very personal.”

Q: What is Avery Leigh like? A: If you would have asked me this two years ago, my an-

swer for “How is Jaime?” and “How is Avery?” would have been completely different. Jaime, right now, is the exact same as Avery. We’re both very loud and outgoing. We can be the center of attention. We can also be that super quiet person in the corner, depending on what’s going on and how the environment feels.

Q: What’s the process of coming up with your routine for a show?

A: Typically, I do a lot of upbeat dance songs that are sort of

current. I draw a lot of inspiration from Britney Spears and Jennifer Lopez and Kat Graham and just anybody who sort of is on the radio now. That’s typically the audience that I perform to. So when they love that song, it sort of builds up the energy. I am a chameleon; I adapt to anything. When I start making a mix, I have no idea what it’s gonna sound like. It’s literally like a little kid playing with Play-Doh. I’m just mashing pieces together and hoping that it works out, and after some editing, it does. I’ll go in from the song mix into whatever it is that I’m wearing. Then it comes to makeup, and if it’s something that is a one-time big performance, I will sort of custom design my makeup to what I’m wearing. I’ll add the colors.

ONLINE For the full profile on Avery Leigh, go to bit.ly/1qWemMn

| UNIVERSITY SINGERS PERFORM 50TH ANNUAL SPECTACULAR

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The Ball State University Singers perform“Bye Bye Blackbird” for the 50th Annual Spectacular on Saturday at John R. Emens Auditorium. The Ball State University Singers performed more than 30 songs.

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The Ball State University Singers perform at the 50th Annual Spectacular on Saturday at the John R. Emens Auditorium. Ball State University Singers alumni also performed during the event.

Special guest Eden Espinosa performs the song “Defying Gravity” from the DN PHOTO BREANNA DAUGHERTY Broadway show “Wicked” on Saturday at John R. Emens Auditorium. Espinosa Jeff Zenger and Gabby Smith sing “Everything has Changed” by Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran on Saturday at John R. Emens Auditorium. Zenger and Smith performed was one of the special guests that the first duet of the night. performed at the show.

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Cancer (June 21-July 22) Today is a 7. Figure out how much you can afford to put away. Your intuition gets validated. With Pluto retrograde (until 9/23), authoritarian pressure eases, and you can relax and recharge. Express your emotions artistically. Settle into a pleasant routine at work. Make future plans. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) Today is a 7. Don’t gamble with your reserves or buy stuff you don’t need. Check on supplies. Over the next five months, strengthen relations with your community and partnerships. Take time to knit structures together for mutual support. Work for peace, beauty and freedom. Talk is cheap. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Today is a 7. Discover family secrets from the past over the next five months. Get into the research. Take time for personal discovery, and capture it in words and images. Indulge in creative chaos. Get outside and taste freedom. Schedule more time for rejuvenation and relaxation.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Today is an 8. Bossy overlords get distracted while Pluto’s retrograde (until 9/23). Savor creative freedom, and push your personal agenda. Consider possibilities, and make longrange plans. Budget carefully, and play by the rules. Listen to your intuition about the road ahead. Communicate your passionate commitments. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Today is a 7. Love and spirituality soothe like balm. Nostalgia can be profitable, with Pluto’s retrograde (until 9/23). Don’t bet the farm, though. Maintain frugal financial routines. Look back and gather insight on where you’ve been. Enjoy creative freedom, and invent. Look ahead and envision your desire realized. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Today is a 7. Over the next five months, reassess your resources. Include talents, affinities, and connections. You have more than you think. Keep equipment in repair. Avoid wasting time indulging gossip. Communications could unveil surprises... make statements as if everything you say were public. Keep secrets to yourself.

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Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Today is a 7. The intensity lets up with Pluto retrograde for the next five months. Use this break to review strategies. Write the roadmap to reach a future personal goal accomplished. Cultivate your leadership. Take it slow to avoid accidents. A new contraption isn’t reliable. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Today is a 7. With Pluto retrograde for the next five months, take time to review and reflect. Prepare a retrospective, dig into family history, or write your memories. Study and explore. Plan a peaceful retreat. Communications could seem intense today... soothe emotions with something delicious. Sign contracts later. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) Today is a 7. Let love spur you to make or renew a commitment. New information could change options. A decision could get reversed. Listen to your senses. Take on new responsibility for greater independence. For five months (with Pluto retrograde) review and refine plans. Learn from the past.

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Balanced pitching key over weekend Duo finds success, differing techniques contain opposition JAKE FOX STAFF REPORTER | jkfox@bsu.edu Their is no lack of offensive production for the Ball State softball team. The Cardinals currently lead the Mid-American Conference in runs with 182, hits with 285 and average a league best .325 mark at the plate. Softball is more than just connecting with pitches, however. The Ball State pitching staff has played a key role in helping the club go 23-14 thus far in the season, and 4-2 in Mid-American Conference play. Head coach Tyra Perry said strong pitching has been a factor for Ball State this season. “I think in today’s game, especially if you want to get to an elite level of play, pitching is very important,” she said. “You have to have pitchers that are confident and comfortable in the circle, and I think it’s a key part of the game.” Leaders within the pitching staff, Nicole Steinbach and Kelsey Schifferdecker, are just sophomores. The promising young pitchers have performed well in the team’s recent stretch of games. Ball State is coming off of a four-game weekend, going 3-1 against Northern Illinois and Western Michigan. Steinbach and Schifferdecker each started two games over the weekend. Neither allowed more than four runs. They were able to give their team a chance to win each game. “I think we both did a really good job of hitting our spots and mixing up our pitches really well to keep our batters off balance,” Schifferdecker said. The sophomore duo has

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Sophomore Kelsey Schifferdecker pitches during the game against Toledo on April 6 at the Ball State Softball Complex. Schifferdecker holds a 10-5 record on the season.

combined to throw 194.4 innings this year, an equal 97.2 apiece. Only two other Cardinals have thrown innings this year. There are many statistical similarities between the two, including that they each have 10 wins. Their styles differ however, and this helps Steinbach and Schifferdecker learn from one another. “Me and Kelsey are a very good complement to each other,” Steinbach said. “We are totally different pitchers and we throw batters off in different ways. ... I feel like going into games, they don’t really know what to expect because we are so different and they don’t know who to attack more or

what side to attack.” The pair hopes to continue picking up pivotal MAC wins as they play through the season’s final 12 games. Perry said pitching and defense win championships, believes her team is strong enough in both areas to be successful. “I think it will play a huge plan when it comes to the conference tournament,” she said. “When you get into that type of setting down the stretch in the MAC and getting to the conference tournament, when you get into the pressure situations you have to have quality pitching in order to win those types of games.”

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BALL STATE WINS 3-GAME SERIES After splitting their first two games, conference foes Ball State and Toledo squared off Sunday. The Cardinals struck first, with Ryan Spaulding and Jarrett Rindfleisch each scoring solo runs in the first inning. Brandon Estep’s two-run RBI single extended the Cardinals’ lead to 4-0 in the fourth, but the Rockets answered with two in the bottom of the inning. Ball State went on to score runs in the fifth, eighth and ninth innings to take the series with an 8-4 victory. Zach Plesac earned his teamhigh seventh victory on the season, and the team improved its record to 24-12 and 9-2 in conference play. The team’s next game is Wednesday when the team travels to Columbus, Ohio to take on the Ohio State Buckeyes. – STAFF REPORTS

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