Game Previews
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Where We Stand as Conference Play Looms
MVC Series Begin This Weekend Amazingly, we’ve already sailed through 5 weekends and Missouri Valley Conference teams are a third of the way through their baseball regular seasons. For as long as we look forward to this time of year, the season goes by in a flash and 2024 is no different. With another weekend… Continue reading
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Owls Hand Bruins Heavy Defeat
Two Valley Teams in Action Tonight Kennesaw State improved to 7-6 while dropping Belmont to the same record in comprehensive fashion Wednesday, as the visiting Owls routed the Bruins, 15-2, in Nashville. Kennesaw State held modest leads of 3-1 and 7-2 before exploding for 8 runs in the 6th inning and taking a 13-run lead.… Continue reading
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Belmont, Murray State Continue Strong Starts
Indiana State’s Unbeaten Run Ends at #9 Vanderbilt; Commodores Host Evansville Today Entering the Missouri Valley Conference last season, the Murray State Racers and the Belmont Bruins both knew they had pretty big shoes to fill. Taking spots of departed teams such as Dallas Baptist, Wichita State, and long-lost Creighton, the Racers and Bruins were… Continue reading
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Western Half of The Valley Hits the Road for the Weekend
Bradley Visits Vegas, Baby, Vegas If you’re going to go on a road trip, you might as well do it right and the Bradley Braves are doing it up this weekend with a trip to Las Vegas to take on UNLV for a 3-game series that opens today. Bradley went 1-2 on opening weekend, winning… Continue reading
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Weekend Preview, Part 1: More Chances for the Valley to Prove Itself
Sycamores, Bruins, Beacons Have Power-5 Matchups It’s already the second weekend of the 2024 college baseball season (no season is as anticipated yet zips past so quickly as college baseball), and for the Missouri Valley Conference, it’s another chance to prove itself against quality competition. Valley teams are 27-12 so far in 2024, and the… Continue reading
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Happy New Year!
College baseball is officially back today and 9 of the 10 Missouri Valley Conference teams (Murray State starts tomorrow) are scheduled for action on Friday at venues throughout the southeast. Here’s a look at today’s schedule with broadcast coverage where available. All times Eastern. … Louisville at Indiana State, Underway (Video: FloSports)* This game was… Continue reading
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Sycamores at Super Regionals – The Challenge Ahead: TCU’s Pitching Staff
Indiana State’s level of success in the Terre Haute Super Regional at Forth Worth may very well depend on how much damage the Sycamores offense can do to TCU’s starting pitching, before the Horned Frogs bullpen takes over. The numbers for TCU’s starters certainly aren’t eye-popping, but given how crazy their offense has been lately,… Continue reading
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Sycamores at Super Regionals – The Challenge Ahead: TCU’s Pinball Machine Offense
TCU’s 40-22 record may not be enough to startle some Indiana State fans. After all, the Sycamores are 45-15 and have been on their own hot streak for quite a while now, going 43-7 in their last 50 games. The Horned Frogs have been hot and cold at times, losing 2 to what turned out… Continue reading
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Error: Host Not Found … Sycamores to Battle Horned Frogs in Fort Worth
Just when the Indiana State Sycamores were celebrating the potential of hosting a Super Regional against TCU, that dream was snatched away late Monday, as the school announced that preparations to host a Super Regional this weekend at Bob Warn Field were beyond their capabilities, and thus, the #14 national seed Sycamores (45-15) must go… Continue reading
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Horvath Brings Power, Speed to Carolina Attack
You’ve seen his name in these pages before. North Carolina’s Mac Horvath has been mentioned here often for his prowess both hitting the ball a long way, and running real fast when he gets on base in some other manner. Horvath, a 6-foot-1 junior from Rochester, Minn., was the first player in Division 1 this… Continue reading
About THE AUTHOR
Ed Morgans is a Valley grad (UE ’95) and a huge college baseball fan. With no official MVC site for baseball, I’m trying to cover it as best I can from central Pennsylvania. Doing my best to shine a light on a conference full of great baseball. Thanks for reading! – Ed
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