Game Recaps
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Sycamores Stay Perfect, Down FGCU
Murray State, UIC Fall in Wednesday Action Indiana State DH Luis Fernandez had a 2-run double and a sac fly to drive in another run as the Sycamores improved to 4-0 on the season with a 5-2 win over Florida Gulf Coast in North Port, Fla. FGCU, who were swept by Indiana State nemesis TCU… Continue reading
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Valley Teams Plate 46 Runs in Sweeping 4-Game Slate
Bears Compound Oral Roberts’ Valley Problems in 10-6 Win After a tremendous weekend that saw Missouri Valley Conference baseball teams log a 22-10 record against non-conference competition, 4 Valley teams took things to the next level Tuesday, as the conference went unbeaten with no shortage of offense. Missouri State 10, Oral Roberts 6 ORU (1-3)… Continue reading
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Indiana State, Evansville Move Forward Off impressive Weekends
Three Valley Teams Finish Opening Weekend Undefeated Our long national nightmare known as the college baseball offseason is over! Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) teams along with 280 or so others across the country got the 2024 season started over the weekend (except those folks in the Ivy League). It’s great to have baseball back and… Continue reading
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Indiana State’s College World Series Dream Ends as TCU Sweeps Super Regional
It wasn’t the way the Indiana State Sycamores wanted this insane season to end, but the journey will be one to remember and appreciate. The Sycamores fell, 6-4, to the TCU Horned Frogs in Game 2 of the Terre Haute Super Regional at Fort Worth Saturday, as TCU swept the best-of-3 series and advanced to… Continue reading
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TCU 1 Win Away from Omaha After Downing Sycamores, 4-1
In reality, the Indiana State Sycamores played really well in today’s 4-1 loss to TCU in Fort Worth, in the first game of the Terre Haute/Fort Worth Super Regional best-of-3. Unfortunately, “really well,” isn’t going to be good enough to beat this TCU team, one that’s now 18-2 in its last 20 games and which… Continue reading
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Super Sycamores Sweep Terre Haute Regional
Indiana State didn’t need a big 8th-inning comeback this time. No, by the time the 8th inning rolled around of Sunday’s Terre Haute Regional final, the Sycamores had already worked their magic to take an 11-8 lead, and Simon Gregersen made it stand up over the final 3 1/3 innings to get the save, as… Continue reading
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Crazy 8s: Indiana State’s Late Magic Stuns Hawkeyes
If you’re intent on beating the Indiana State Sycamores, you’d better finish the job. For the 2nd consecutive day, Indiana State rallied in the 8th inning, this time scoring 5 runs in the penultimate inning to stun the Iowa Hawkeyes, 7-4, in the winner’s bracket semifinal of the Terre Haute Regional. The win, combined with… Continue reading
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Magill Magic Sends Sycamores Past Wright State
Three on. Two out. A 1-2 count on Grant Magill. His Indiana State Sycamores trailing upset-minded Wright State, 5-4, in the 8th inning of an NCAA Regional in your home ballpark. Not many situations to produce a big hit that a hitter might dream of which would be better. But Magill doesn’t need to dream.… Continue reading
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Sycamores Complete Regular-Season, Tournament Double; Dashing Aces’ Upset Hopes
For 17 innings Saturday, the Impossible Dream was real. For 17 innings, there was reason to think Evansville might just defeat mighty Indiana State not once but twice, and earn a long-awaited trip to the NCAA Tournament. And then, in inning number 18, Indiana State RF Parker Stinson, the 9th-place hitter in the Sycamores’ order,… Continue reading
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It’s All About Indiana as 2 Teams Remain to Battle for MVC Baseball Championship
Top-seed Indiana State and #4-seed Evansville will square off Saturday for the Missouri Valley Conference baseball championship, with the undefeated Sycamores in dominating position having already routed the Purple Aces Friday, 10-1. Evansville must beat Indiana State not once but twice on Saturday to capture the championship and earn the MVC’s automatic bid to the… 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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