By Ball State Athletics—
MUNCIE, IN—The Ball State football program will conclude its spring practice schedule on Saturday, April 12 with a Spring Showcase event at Scheumann Stadium. The event will benefit Muncie Mission and will provide a campus connection during Preview Day for visiting high school students and families.
Under the leadership of first-year head coach Mike Uremovich, the Cardinals’ football team will kick off its annual spring event at 1 p.m., providing a fun activity for accepted students and families whose Preview Day activities will be ending by early afternoon. The spring football celebration, in fact, is one of five Ball State Athletics contests being conducted that afternoon, including baseball, softball, tennis and track events. While track is an all-day event conducted adjacent to Scheumann Stadium, the other four events all begin at 1:00.
All Ball State Athletics events on the Spring Showcase Day are FREE to the public, and all will have collection bins at facility entrances for fans to donate canned goods which benefit Muncie Mission. Ball State’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) will manage collection of all donations.
Ball State Athletic Events on Spring Showcase Day
– Track hosts the We Fly Challenge at the Briner Sports Complex with all day events beginning at 9 a.m.
– Football Spring Showcase kicks off at Scheumann Stadium at 1 p.m.
– Softball hosts Miami in a doubleheader at Ball State Softball Stadium, beginning at 1 p.m.
– Baseball hosts Northern Illinois at Shebek Stadium, at 1 p.m.
– Men’s Tennis hosts UIC at the Foster Adams Family Tennis Complex at 1 p.m.
Canned food donations for Muncie Mission will also be collected prior to baseball and field hockey events on Sunday, April 13.
Uremovich and the football program conclude 15 spring practice workouts during a Spring Showcase event that will feature practice scenarios along with 11-on-11 contact in a variety of situational scrimmages. The Cardinals report for fall camp on July 29 and open the 2025 season at Purdue on Aug. 30. Students and families will be welcomed again for Family Weekend to kick off the home schedule against New Hampshire on Sept. 13.
