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Friday Recap: Acknowledge the Sycamores
Indiana State Rallies Past UE; Goes 4 Games up on Aces, UIC Every time a team gets close, every time a team seems like it might be a threat to topple Indiana State, every time alerts are raised at Fortress Bob Warn, the Sycamores respond. Indiana State is to the MVC what Roman Reigns was… Continue reading
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Friday Stat Pack: Races Come Down to Final 2 Weekends
Most Individual Awards Still Up for Grabs On to the next to last weekend of the Missouri Valley Conference baseball regular season and while today’s news cycle has mostly been about Missouri State, there’s plenty to study and appreciate among this week’s stat leaders. The batting race is still far too close to call, with… Continue reading
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On What Should be a Great Day, Missouri State Steals the Spotlight
Bears Leaving Valley for Conference USA in Football-Driven Move This should have been a great day for the Missouri Valley Conference. Two of its best baseball teams, the Indiana State Sycamores and the Evansville Purple Aces, are set to resume their rivalry on ESPNU at 3:30 p.m. Central this afternoon with Mike Ferrin and Mike… Continue reading
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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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The Monday 9: Let’s Talk About the MVC and the Postseason
Indiana State the Head of the Class, but Who’s Next? First Up, Take Me to Our Leaders: Indiana State is fancy, sitting there at the head of the table with a 34-10 record, a 3-game lead in the Missouri Valley Conference, and a glittering, glowing RPI of 10. Without any major mess-ups on the run-in… Continue reading
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Friday Stat Pack: Final Third of Conference Play Begins
Lots of Impressive Seasons Being Turned in Around the Valley Looking across the categories this week in the Friday stat leaders, you’ll see a pattern. And that is, many names appear multiple times. There are some sensational seasons being turned in around the Missouri Valley Conference and the numbers will only continue to skyrocket as… 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
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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