Increase Entropy: Solve 0.15kg Ball Dropped from 24m Tower

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Homework Statement



On a day when the air temperature is 19 °C, a 0.15 kg baseball is dropped from the top of a 24 m tower. After the ball hits the ground, bounces a few times, and comes to rest, by how much has the entropy of the universe increased?

Homework Equations



ΔS = Q/T

Also gravity is 6.7 x 10^ -11 m^3/(kg x s^2)

The Attempt at a Solution



I know that my answer should come out in units of J/K but I cannot remember how to work this problem and lost all of my notes. Please any help in getting me started would be greatly appreciated.
 
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I like Serena said:
How much energy does the basket ball have?

There is no basketball, it's a baseball.