Softball Earns Tuesday Split at Northern Illinois

DEKALB, Ill. - - The Ball State softball team rebounded from a rough opener to secure a key Mid-American Conference doubleheader split Tuesday afternoon at Northern Illinois. After dropping the day's first game by a score of 9-2, the Cardinals (23-26; 10-12 MAC) used seven two-out runs in the top of the third to take control of the nightcap on its way to an 11-7 win. It was BSU's second-largest run total in an inning this season, trailing only its eight-run opening inning in the 11-3 (6) victory over Bowling Green on April 14. Four different Cardinals tallied RBI hits...