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MVC Tournament’s Knockout Round Set for Tuesday
Illinois State takes on Indiana; while Belmont Battles Bradley If familiarity breeds contempt, and you combine that with 2 teams playing a single knockout game to keep their seasons alive, then you have a recipe for must-see TV (well, streaming) at 1:30 p.m. Central today when 5th-seed Illinois State takes on 8th-seed Indiana State in Continue reading
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The Day the Valley Went Bonkers
Eight Teams Combine to Score 109 Runs on Regular Season’s Penultimate Day In one of the wildest days in recent Missouri Valley Conference baseball memory, offenses around the conference blew up Friday, with the four games averaging 27.3 total runs as some answers became clear for the upcoming MVC Tournament, while others go into the Continue reading
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The Monday 9: It’s the Final Countdown
Just About Everything Up for Grabs as MVC Season Enters Closing Weekend You could have looked at the Missouri Valley Conference composite baseball schedule way back in early February and found “Missouri State at Murray State, May 16-18,” and thought, well wouldn’t that be neat if it was a battle for the MVC regular-season title? Continue reading
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Tuesday Night a Tough One in the Valley
MVC Teams Drop All 5 Games in Midweek Action Well I guess there are gonna be some days like this, huh? It wasn’t a cheery night for baseball in the Missouri Valley Conference, as the league dropped all 5 of its non-conference games Tuesday, including high-profile matchups at #15 Tennessee, home to UCF, and at Continue reading
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The Monday 9: The Amazing Race, Times 3
Battles Up and Down the Valley Standings with 2 Weeks to Go This week in the Monday 9, I’ll take a look at the Missouri Valley Conference standings, including races for the top seed, the 4th seed, and the 8th seed, that are far from decided with 2 conference weekends left in the regular season. Continue reading
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The Monday 9: Belmont’s Set of Aces Dominate Valparaiso
Bruins Sweep Series Without Allowing a Run There’s simply no other way to start the Monday 9 in this Kentucky Derby week other than to talk about Belmont’s weekend on the mound. And … we’re off! 1 – Zippy Chippy: In this modern era of college baseball, where there seem to be more home run Continue reading
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Zane Brown No-Hits Valparaiso
Sophomore Righty Fans 9 in Dominant Performance On Friday, Belmont starter Joe Ruzicka pitched an 8-inning complete-game shutout, allowing just 1 hit as the Bruins run-ruled visiting Valparaiso, 1-0. On Saturday, Zane Brown told Ruzicka, “Hold my sports drink.” Brown, a sophomore from Cottontown, Tenn., who came to Belmont by way of Cleveland State Community Continue reading
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Sycamores Down Hoosiers to Score Power-4 Win
Mizzou Outlasts Missouri State; Beacons Fall at Notre Dame Three tests against Power-4 competition Tuesday brought the Valley a win and 2 losses, as Indiana State was the lone school to notch a victory, as the Sycamores defeated the Big Ten’s Indiana, 7-5, in Bloomington. Elsewhere, Missouri (SEC) built a 7-0 lead early, only for Continue reading
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Valley Scores a Pair of B1G Victories
Illinois State Drubs Illinois; Indiana State Defeats Purdue Missouri Valley Conference baseball teams and fans always relish a chance to match up against Power-4 opponents – but especially when those teams are nearby rivals from the Big Ten. There were 2 such matchups Tuesday and Valley teams won them both, as Illinois State run-ruled Illinois, Continue reading
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Beware of Bears: Missouri State Takes Pole After 1st Weekend
MSU Alone Atop Valley After Sweeping Bradley Missouri State swept its way into the top spot in the Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings after the opening weekend of conference play. Not surprisingly, the Bears did so with a powerful offense, scoring 40 runs in 3 games to take a trio of victories over visiting Bradley. 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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