MVC Tournament
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Thursday Stat Pack: Teams, Players Have Lots to Play for on Final Weekend
Tight Races for Seeding, Individual Awards Some may look at the Missouri Valley Conference baseball season as a done deal, with 20th-ranked Indiana State having clinched the outright regular-season title and the top seed in next week’s Valley tournament. But simmering beneath the surface are team and individual races to watch over these last 3… Continue reading
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Saturday Recap: AND STILL …. Sycamores Claim #1 Seed in Valley Tournament
Indiana State Rallies Past Evansville Again, 6-4 To beat Indiana State and give itself a chance to win this weekend’s matchup with the Sycamores, Evansville knew it would have to get to State starter Brennyn Cutts, who entered the day 2nd in the Missouri Valley Conference at 2.94. UE accomplished that goal. Cutts left in… Continue reading
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Sycamores Draw #14 National Seed, Some Ire, and 3 Tough Opponents
One of the major questions leading into Sunday night’s announcement of the 16 Regional hosts for the upcoming NCAA Baseball Tournament was whether or not Indiana State would be among them. It turned out the Sycamores were, meaning Terre Haute would host a Regional for the first time. What was projected and perhaps assumed was… 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
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Four Left to Decide Valley Baseball Championship
Host and top-seed Indiana State, 2-seed Missouri State, 4th-seeded Evansville, and #5 Murray State survived Day 3 of the Missouri Valley Conference baseball Championship, the last quartet standing as Thursday saw 3 teams eliminated. Indiana State and UE are the last two remaining unscathed teams, with the Sycamores crushing Belmont today, 10-0, while the Purple… Continue reading
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And Then There Were 7 – Day 2 at The Valley Championship
Indiana State, Evansville, and Murray State notched wins to move forward undefeated in the Missouri Valley Conference baseball Championship on Wednesday, while Belmont stayed alive in the loser’s bracket, scoring 9 runs in the 2nd inning and then hanging on to edge Valparaiso, 10-9. The loss ends Valve’s season at 20-27. Here are quick capsules… Continue reading
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Racers and Flames Notch Day 1 Wins at Valley Tournament
Tuesday’s Missouri Valley Conference Baseball Tournament openers both went as expected if seeds mean anything, as #5 seed Murray State downed 8th-seed Valparaiso, 11-6, while #6 seed Illinois-Chicago defeated 7th-seeded Belmont, 10-5. The victory by the Racers and Flames cemented Wednesday’s stacked tournament schedule, which will see all 8 teams in action. Fourth-seeded Evansville will… Continue reading
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Final Valley Regular-Season Stat Leaders
Battles for top-10 positions and conference leadership in a variety of individual stat categories came right down to the while, with some races such as OPS being decided by .002. Here’s a look at the final MVC stat leaders as The Valley Tournament begins later today. PLAYER TEAM AVG. Vogel BRAD 0.382 Nivens MOST 0.357… Continue reading
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From 2-8 to Dominate: How Indiana State Demolished The Valley
Heading home on March 5 from Lexington, Ky., even those on the Indiana State bus might have wondered where the season was going from there. The Sycamores were 2-8, had just been swept by the Wildcats – who ironically might end up being their regional host if projections are to be believed. Their overall losing… 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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