Indiana State Sycamores
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Evansville Upsets Missouri; Racers Stay Perfect
Deverman’s 114-Pitch Effort Guides Purple Aces Past Mizzou in Columbia Huddled on the mound with his head coach, Wes Carroll, his catcher, Evan Waggoner, and the rest of the infield, Evansville sophomore pitcher Kenton Deverman knew he had 1 more out to get, and maybe this was the last batter he was going to see. Continue reading
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Hat Tips for Hot Starts
Previewing the Weekend and Seeing Whose Killing It Early On this, another busy weekend of non-conference action for Missouri Valley Conference baseball teams, I wanted to take a bit to highlight some of the players in the conference who have gotten off to really good starts, even in cases where their teams are still trying Continue reading
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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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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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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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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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UE’s Omaha Dream Ends 1 Win Short
Tennessee Downs Purple Aces, 12-1, in Super Regional Finale “Great teams aren’t always great. They’re just great when they have to be.” – John Facenda. “Rocky Top,” blared, the Tennessee Vols dogpiled, and the Evansville players looked on from the dugout, the first thoughts going through each player’s head contemplating not only Sunday’s 12-1 defeat, Continue reading
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Hannahs Era Ends at Indiana State
Successful Head Coach Leaves Sycamores for South Florida Success catches people’s attention. Such was the case for now former Indiana State head coach Mitch Hannahs, who resigned that position this weekend to accept the same job at the University of South Florida (USF). The Bulls went 21-39 in 2024, 7-17 in the AAC, which brought 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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