Game Recaps
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Redbirds Surge into First Place with Weekend Sweep
Illinois State, Indiana State Both 7-2 to Lead Valley Seven straight wins have launched the Illinois State Redbirds to a 17-11 record and more importantly, 7-2 in the Missouri Valley Conference after 3 league weekends. The Redbirds now sit tied with Indiana State (23-7, 7-2) for top honors in the Valley after Illinois State swept… Continue reading
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Racers Pick Up Badly Needed Win vs. Generous USI
Belmont Beats Neighborhood Rival Lipscomb; MSU falls to K-State Everyone can use a helping hand, or so they say. Needing a win in the worst way Wednesday night at Southern Indiana, Murray State found its trusty bats again and got some gifts from the USI defense in a 13-6 victory. Caron Garner homered and went… Continue reading
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Early Homers Lift Bears Past SEMO
UE Bats Post 13 Runs in Win Over Austin Peay When I saw Missouri State’s batting order for Tuesday’s home matchup against Southeast Missouri State, one thing stuck out. It was move of RF Caden Bogenpohl to the leadoff spot, giving the Bears a powerful stick right at the top of the order, with solid… Continue reading
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Sycamores Sweep UIC; Take Solo First in Valley
Bruins, Redbirds Also Author Sweeps The 2024 college baseball season is starting to look a little bit like the 2023 college baseball season looked if you’re a fan of the Indiana State Sycamores. After sweeping a previously hot UIC Flames team over the weekend, Indiana State finds itself 5-1 in the Valley and alone in… Continue reading
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Sycamores, Racers Continue Rolls
Belmont, Valpo Come Up Just Short vs. Ranked Foes Indiana State welcomed the Purdue Boilermakers out of the Big Ten to Terre Haute on Tuesday, but the jaunt down U.S. 41 (or maybe Indiana Route 63), was an unhappy one for Purdue, as the Sycamores downed the Boilers, 8-7. Down 5-1 in the 5th inning,… Continue reading
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SIU, Murray State Top Valley After 1st Weekend
Salukis and Racers Sweep Their Way to First Place Tie Southern Illinois and Murray State each won Sunday to finish off sweeps of their first Missouri Valley Conference weekend series of the season, over Valparaiso and Evansville, respectively, and sit tied at the top of the conference standings. Indiana State, UIC, and Bradley won their… Continue reading
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Murray State Rallies Past UE to Start 2-0
3-Run 9th Propels Racers to 7-6 Series-Clinching Win Down 4-0 after 5 innings and needing runs, the Murray State Racers probably figured it would take the long ball to come back and win at Evansville Saturday. It would’ve been a fair thought, given the Racers had homered in 14 straight games. But ironically, on a… Continue reading
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Road Teams Dominate Day 1 of Valley Play
Missouri State Trips up Defending Champs in Opener As the old adage goes, it’s tough to win on the road in the conference. Any sport. Any conference. Such wasn’t the case Friday in the Missouri Valley Conference, as the league baseball season opened with road teams winning 4 of the 5 games. Missouri State captured… Continue reading
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Redbirds Slug Their Way Past Northern Illinois
UIC Prevails in Extras; SIU Downs Arkansas State Illinois State scored in all but one inning to outlast Northern Illinois, 16-12, in Wednesday afternoon action at Normal, Ill. The Redbirds (10-9) were ahead, 10-2, after 3 innings, then kept the Huskies at arm’s length with a 13-hit attack that also featured 7 walks. Illinois State… Continue reading
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Sears Catapults Sycamores Past IU
Other Valley Teams Struggle vs. Power Conference Foes While the days of shopping for cool Christmas toys in the Sears Wish Book are long gone, Indiana State saw its baseball wishes for Tuesday come true thanks to the bat of DH Mike Sears. Sears hit a 3-run homer in the bottom of the 5th inning… 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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