DELAND, Fla. (Interstat) — Ball State rallied with three runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to defeat Saint John’s 4-3 on Friday at Edmunds Center. The Red Storm built an early lead on LeGrande’s two-run homer in the third. Saint John’s maintained a 3-1 edge until the Cardinals’ seventh-inning surge. John Colligan drove in a run on a fielder’s choice, another scored on a throwing error by Agresti, and Maalik Muizelaar delivered the go-ahead RBI single. Ball State opened its season with a victory despite being outhit 7-5. Saint John’s begins the year 0-1. The teams meet again Saturday.