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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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The Tuesday 9: Valley Race Takes Shape
Bears Take 2 at SIU to Capture Lead After 3 Weekends As the Missouri Valley Conference baseball season really starts to take shape, with 3 of 9 conference weekends in the books, it’s time to look at where everyone stands and what’s going on around the conference. So it’s time to bring back The Monday Continue reading
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Bears Conquer Another Power-4 Opponent
Missouri State Defeats Oklahoma State; Valley Goes 6-3 on Tuesday After winning at 2nd-ranked Arkansas last week, 14-13, in 10 innings, the Missouri State Bears climbed over the .500 mark for the season overall with a 10-8 victory over visiting Oklahoma State Tuesday night in Springfield. The Bears are 2-0 this season against Power-4 competition, Continue reading
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Assessing the MVC After 2 Weeks of Valley Ball
Offense Reigns as the Battle for the Lead Takes Shape Valley Ball. A brand of baseball played in the Missouri Valley Conference where scores are kept using pinball machines, teams are never out of games, and the league is raising eyebrows with some recent non-conference wins over Power-4 teams such as Arkansas, Oklahoma State, and Continue reading
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Racers Open Key Series with Run-Rule Win
SIU Scores 25 Runs; Sycamores’ Garis Hits 3 HRs in Friday Action Two of the Missouri Valley Conference’s best offenses got together Friday for Game 1 of a much-anticipated series in Normal. Down 3-0 in the 4th inning, it was Murray State’s hammer that struck, scoring 10 runs in the frame to take a 10-3 Continue reading
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Early TD Guides Flames Past Northern Illinois
UIC, SIU, Illinois State All Win as Valley Sweeps Wednesday Card It’s always good to get a touchdown on your first possession. And while that saying may mostly apply to football, UIC made it applicable to baseball Wednesday, scoring 7 1st-inning runs en route to a 13-5 win at Northern Illinois. UIC scored 3 runs Continue reading
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Tuesday Recap: Salukis Ground Skyhawks
Braves Fall in 14-Inning Epic Gabe Petrucelli went 3-for-5 with a triple, run, and 2 RBIs, as Southern Illinois downed the Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks, 9-3, Tuesday afternoon. The win improved SIU to 16-7 on the season. The Salukis have won 3 straight games heading into today’s return matchup against UT-Martin, set for 6 p.m. in Carbondale Continue reading
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Redbirds Rock Iowa in Midweek Triumph
Illinois State Builds 10-0 Lead, Downs Hawkeyes, 10-8 Illinois State’s offense continued to cook and Carter Monke turned in a stellar pitching performance as the Redbirds downed Big Ten opponent Iowa, 10-8, Tuesday night in Normal. Monke improved to 2-4 on the season, going 6 innings and allowing just 1 run on 7 hits with 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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Conference Play Hits Different
UE, Valpo, UIC All Notch Huge Wins on Valley Opening Day Yesterday was a gift. Those reading on X know yesterday was my first day home after several days in the hospital – nothing life threatening thankfully, but one of those things where God slaps you in the face and tells you that you need 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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