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Tuesday Recap: Belmont, Illinois State Earn First Wins
Bruins Down City Rival Lipscomb, 14-9; ISU Drubs Ball State, 11-1 Belmont wouldn’t be denied Tuesday, as the Bruins prevailed in a slugfest at Lipscomb, 14-9. It’s Belmont’s first victory of the season as the Bruins improved to 1-7. Ty Allen and Landon Godsey did much of the damage for the Belmont offense, combining to Continue reading
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SIU, Murray State Score Quality Wins Monday
Racers Improve to 3-0; Salukis Take Series from Tennessee Tech I got to say it was a good day. Nothing icy about Monday’s Missouri Valley Conference baseball results, as the league’s teams swept the 2-game slate, with Southern Illinois downing Tennessee Tech, 10-4, while Murray State scored the tying run in the bottom of the Continue reading
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Evansville, Valparaiso Notch First Wins
Valley Teams Win 4 Games Sunday Valparaiso got in the win column for the first time this season, taking the series finale at Memphis, 5-3, on Sunday afternoon. Case Sullivan went 3-for-5 with 2 RBIs and 2 doubles in the victory, the finale of a 6-game southern swing that saw the Beacons drop the first Continue reading
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Bradley Lone Winner on Saturday Valley Slate
Braves Take Down Siena; but MVC Loses 9 of 10 Saturday wasn’t a stellar day in the Missouri Valley Conference, as the league’s teams lost 9 of the 10 games played. Only the Bradley Braves, 9-2 victors over a winless Siena club, managed to find victory Saturday. Not that the competition was easy, mind you, Continue reading
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Valley Bats Fall Silent on Rough Friday
MVC Teams Manage Just 6 Runs During 0-5 Day vs. Tough Competition Friday is the day of the Ace in college baseball (well, not the Purple Ace, UE was off yesterday). Scores are traditionally lower and starters are expected to work a bit deeper into the game to save the bullpen for Saturday and Sunday. Continue reading
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Lipscomb Rally Erases 6-Run Deficit in 13-Inning Win
Bisons Down 9-3 in 9th Storm Back, Win on Grounder in Extras It was day of should haves and could haves for the Evansville baseball team. In the opening 2 innings, it’s what the Purple Aces could have done with the bases loaded. In each frame, Evansville loaded the bases with 0 outs, only to 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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