Midweek Madness
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Vogel Slams Murray State Past Ole Miss
Murray State Downs Host Rebels, 12-9, in 15 Innings One beautiful swing by Drew Vogel ended a 5-inning barrage of goose eggs, while simultaneously giving Murray State a 4-run lead it wouldn’t relinquish. Vogel’s 15th-inning grand slam boosted the Racers past Mississippi, 12-9, in a 5-hour, 40-minute marathon fit for an NCAA Regional rather than… Continue reading
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Two Valley Winners on High-Scoring Tuesday
UE, SIU Prevail vs. Rivals Southern Illinois scored 4 runs in the 1st inning to take a lead on counterpart SIU-Edwardsville, but it was Nathan Bandy’s sac fly in the bottom of the 9th that proved the final run is most important, as the Salukis walked-off the Cougars, 8-7, Tuesday. Bandy, who had homered earlier… Continue reading
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Murray State Bats Rip UT-Martin
Illinois State, Missouri State Fall in Wednesday Action Things didn’t start well for Murray State Wednesday. Before the Racers even came to the plate against the visiting Skyhawks of Tennessee-Martin, Murray State was down 5-0, thanks in part to a 2-run by Blaze Bell and a 2-run homer off the bat of Mac Sanford (2-for-3,… Continue reading
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Tuesday Recap: Racers, Aces Pull Out 1-Run Road Wins
Three Teams Fall at Hands of Power Confernce Opposition Murray State’s resurgent bats fell silent for 7 innings Tuesday night at Tennessee-Martin, but Carson Garner saved the Racers with an 8th-inning homer – his team-leading 15th of the season – to tie the game at 1, and in the 10th-inning, Riley Hawthorne drew a bases-loaded… Continue reading
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Valley Teams Split Wednesday Games
UIC Downs NIU While Evansville Falls at Purdue UIC overcame a 4-1 deficit with a pair of runs in each of the 6th and 7th innings to defeat Northern Illinois, 5-4, Wednesday night in Chicago. Ryan Nagelbach’s ground out started the comeback in the 6th, as it allowed A.J. Henkle to score and cut the… Continue reading
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Close Games Rule the Tuesday Slate
Bradley leaves Edwardsville with a Tie There were 7 Valley games on Tuesday night, thanks to the postponement of Evansville’s matchup at Purdue until today, and off days for Indiana State and UIC. However, there were only 6 winners on the night, as Bradly’s game at SIU-Edwardsville ended in a tie. The Braves (10-27-1, 4-11)… Continue reading
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SIU Rallies from 8-0 Down to Defeat Western Illinois
Salukis, Redbird Winners in Wednesday Action Southern Illinois couldn’t have had a worse start to its home game Wednesday against Western Illinois, giving up a snowman in the 1st inning to fall behind, 8-0. But, on a positive note, that left the Salukis (21-16, 5-7 MVC) as many innings as possible to catch up, and… Continue reading
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Purple Aces Down Hoosiers in Bloomington
Missouri State, Valpo Fall to Power Conference Foes Mark Shallenberger drove in 3 runs and Kevin Reed, Drew Fieger, and Max Hansmann combined to hold Indiana to 4 runs (3 earned) on 7 hits with just 2 walks as Evansville knocked off the Hoosiers, 5-4, in Bloomington Wednesday evening. Shallenberger drove in 2 runs in… Continue reading
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Redbirds Win; Braves Lose in Wednesday Action
Illinois State Victorious at Western Illinois; Bradley Downed by Visiting Lindenwood Illinois State improved to 18-12 on the season with a 7-4 win at Western Illinois on Wednesday night. The Redbirds broke open a 2-1 game in the 4th inning with 3 runs, scoring 1 on Greg Nichols’ RBI triple, another on a Luke Lawrence… Continue reading
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Missouri State Downs ’23 CWS Participant ORU
Indiana State Gets Road Win at Purdue While it’s been a rough start to the season for Oral Roberts, which made the College World Series in 2023 and became the first mid-major since Coastal Carolina in 2016 to win a game in Omaha, beating them on the road is still a notable achievement. Missouri State… 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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