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Friday Stat Pack: What We Know with 4 Weekends to Go
Teams Begin the Homestretch in the ’24 Conference Race Former New York Giants head coach Bill Parcells was famous for saying, “You are what your record says you are.” That was a message for a 16-game NFL season (now 17). But it’s true in college baseball and in any other sport. Once you reach a… 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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Indiana State Debuts in D1Baseball Top 25; UE & SIU Earn Sweeps
Missouri State and UIC Clinch Series with Sunday Victories Winners of 12 of their first 15 games in the Missouri Valley Conference (and 34 of their last 40 going back to last season), the Indiana State Sycamores earned some well-deserved (and perhaps overdue) recognition Monday, debuting at #25 in the D1Baseball Top 25. The poll… Continue reading
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Friday Stat Pack! Homer Race Tight; Foeller Remains King of K
Zielinski Reaches .400 to Lead Batting Race We’ve hit the time of the college baseball season where we have a pretty good sample size regarding who is doing what. Teams have played anywhere from 33 to 37 games; weekend pitching rotations are pretty much established, and many hitters are well over 100 plate appearances. With… 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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And Suddenly, it’s Indiana State by 3
Sycamores at 10-2 Lead the Valley Over Quartet of Teams at 7-5 Don’t look now … the King has commandeered the Valley horizon. Behold the KingThe King of Kings– Motorhead Indiana State, 10-2 in the Missouri Valley Conference this season and 34-5 in Valley play over the last 2 years, stands alone atop the MVC… Continue reading
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Friday Stat Pack: A Packed HR Race
Four Valley Players Tied for First Another Valley weekend is upon us, having actually already started on Thursday with Missouri State’s 17-3 win over UIC, in which the Bears hit 6 homers and starting pitcher Brandt Thompson improved to 5-0. Those homers had an impact in part on this week’s stat leaders, leading to a… Continue reading
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Six-Pack of Dingers Leads Bears Past Flames
Missouri State Homers Early and Often in Run-Rule Win Missouri State hit 6 home runs and Brandt Thompson pitched 6 strong innings as the Bears run-ruled UIC, 17-3, in the Thursday opener of a 3-game Missouri Valley Conference series in Springfield, Mo. Zack Stewart homered twice, while Caden Bogenpohl, Dylan Leach, Taeg Gollert, and Cody… 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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