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Cards win three straight before falling to Central Michigan in championship.
Mich. After losing the first game two Northern Illinois, the Cardinals went through the loser's bracket and found themselves in the tourney's title game. On May 10, the Cards fell to NIU 10-5 and were faced with the daunting task of winning the loser's bracket. To win in the loser's bracket was incredible. Our offense wasn't clicking early on we were hitting the ball but not getting the timely hits. Ball State defeated Kent State and Bowling Green, setting up a rematch with Northern Illinois.