Belmont Bruins
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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
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Sycamores Enter Final Boss Mode, Demolish Wagner
Sycamores Post a 20-run Inning in 36-6 Rout College baseball’s first weekend is always entertaining. With the early tournament and showcases now and many high-level, cross-conference matchups, there’s plenty of great baseball to be had. But when you get to Sunday, and maybe a bit of fatigue sets in, and pitchers are trying to showcase… Continue reading
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Salukis Lone Valley Winner on Season’s First Saturday
SIU downs Texas-Rio Grande Valley for 1st Win of ’25 While having college baseball back as our companion until late June is wonderful, results haven’t really been friendly to Missouri Valley Conference teams so far on this opening weekend. And it’s understandable. It’s not like MVC teams get to play at home this early in… Continue reading
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Our Long National Nightmare Ends … College Baseball is Back!
Valley Teams Involved in 15 Games on First Friday of ’25 It’s been 230-some arduous days but we made it, ladies and gentlemen … our favorite sport and our favorite conference is back. It’s a baseball sunrise in The Valley! What was Valentine’s Day for most was New Year’s Day for all of us Valley… Continue reading
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Rabin Homers Twice as Redbirds Eliminate Belmont
Perry Goes 7 2/3 Innings to Pick Up 7th Win It remains to be seen how long Illinois State sticks around in the Missouri Valley Conference Baseball Championship. But the longer the Redbirds stay, the more Noah Rabin is going to have to be considered one of the top players of the tournament. Rabin homered… Continue reading
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Belmont Bullpen Banishes Bears
Thielke, Pryor, Duby Pitch 3 2/3 Scoreless Innings in 6-4 Bruins Win For the first 4 innings of Wednesday’s Game 4 of the Missouri Valley Conference Baseball Championship, it looked a lot like this morning’s Game 3 – won by Evansville, 17-6. Lots of scoring, waiting to see which team would take control, with Belmont… Continue reading
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Salukis Explode Late to Bash Belmont
SIU Scores 9 Runs in Final 2 Innings in 12-2 Run-Rule Romp For 6 innings, Tuesday’s second game at the Missouri Valley Conference baseball championship in Evansville was just what you’d think a postgame experience would be. A tight, low-scoring game that saw 6th-seed Southern Illinois just barely ahead of 7-seed Belmont, 3-2. Two innings… Continue reading
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Tuesday Stat Pack: Final Regular-Season Leaders
Close Races Came Down to Final Weekend With the regular season complete and the first pitch of the MVC Championship now just about a half-hour away, here’s a final stat pack for the regular season. There will be another update of this feature after the Valley tournament concludes. But season awards and such have already… Continue reading
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The Monday 9: Postseason Baseball is Here!
As UE Welcomes the Tournament, School Also Welcomes Massive Step Forward in Facilities Let’s lead the Monday 9 off there with the kind of news you like to see from any team in the conference. The University of Evansville announced Monday that the school has received a $3 million gift from former Purple Aces Kyle… Continue reading
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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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