? The Ball State softball team looks to extend its four-game winning streak Tuesday when it hosts Northern Illinois in a 1 p.m. Mid-American Conference doubleheader at the Softball Field at First Merchants Ballpark Complex ... The Cardinals then travel to Ohio for a three-game weekend series against the MAC East Division leading Bobcats ... The teams are scheduled to play a 3 p.m. single game Friday and a 1 p.m. doubleheader Saturday.
? By virtue of its three-game series sweep of Miami, the Ball State softball team enters the week tied with Ohio for the top spot in the MAC standings .