MUNCIE, Ind. (Interstat) — Ball State hosts Bowling Green in a Mid-American Conference baseball matchup Thursday afternoon at Ball Diamond.

First pitch is scheduled for [time] under cloudy skies with a temperature of 58 degrees.

The Cardinals (20-28) enter the game with a 63.9 percent win probability according to Interstat’s ELO system, though the simulator projects a narrow 3-2 victory for the Falcons (17-29).

Players to watch

Bowling Green catcher Andrew DiLodovico is coming off a 2-for-3 performance with a home run and an RBI in Tuesday’s 15-5 loss to Toledo. Over his past 10 games, the backstop has hits in six contests and owns a .300 batting average (9-for-30) with two homers and three RBIs during that stretch.

Ball State shortstop Brett Griffiths erupted for a 4-for-5 day with a home run and five RBIs in the Cardinals’ 17-5 win at Northern Illinois on Sunday. In his last nine games, Griffiths is hitting .355 (11-for-31) with three homers and 10 RBIs.

Recent results

The Falcons are 2-3 in their last five games. Bowling Green dropped two of three at Eastern Michigan from May 1-3 before splitting a four-game set with Western Michigan last weekend and falling to Toledo on Tuesday.

Ball State is 1-3 in its last four outings, bookended by a lopsided win at Northern Illinois and a three-game sweep at Toledo from May 1-3, where the Cardinals were outscored 33-10.

Both teams have struggled this season, combining for a 37-57 record. Bowling Green has lost eight of its last 10 games since April 25. Ball State has dropped nine of its last 12 since April 21.

Series outlook

The teams are scheduled to continue the series with games Friday and Saturday, also at Ball Diamond.