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Reflecting on a Historic MVC Season
Murray State’s Run to Omaha Capped Awesome Year of #ValleyBall Another season of Life in the Valley has come to a close. The curtain fell on the 2025 campaign on Monday, when Murray State lost to Arkansas, 3-0, and the Racers were eliminated from the College World Series in their first appearance. In the 3 Continue reading
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College World Series: How Murray State Beats UCLA
Racers Make CWS Debut Saturday vs. UCLA Chatter around Murray State’s College World Series debut against the UCLA Bruins Saturday afternoon has surprised me a bit. More than a few people I’ve heard this week not only think the Racers have a chance, but that the Racers are going to win. Now, make no mistake, Continue reading
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MVC Championship: And Then There Were 6
Illinois State, Belmont Advance with 1st-Round Wins Hosts Illinois State, the 5th-seed, and 6th-seeded Belmont both advanced out of the single-elimination round of the Missouri Valley Conference Baseball Championship. The Redbirds downed Indiana State in 8 innings Tuesday night, 14-4, scoring 6 runs in the bottom of the 8th to end the game. That game Continue reading
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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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A Look at Valley Stars, Teams Among NCAA Leaders
Regular season complete; MVC Tournament begins Tuesday With another Missouri Valley Conference baseball regular season in the books, it’s time to see where the MVC’s players and teams ranked nationally in a myriad of NCAA categories. Unsurprisingly, there’s more offensive representation than pitching, given some of the run totals and wild games we saw 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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Let’s Go Streaking!
Hitting and Scoreless Inning Streaks Become Story of 2025 Valley Baseball Season One of the beauties about baseball is its consistency. The sport is there, every day, to be enjoyed, even if it means watching 2 teams you’ve never heard of or aren’t familiar with. It also means appreciating those that are able to do 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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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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