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Racers’ Omaha Run Ends
Arkansas’ Gage Wood No-Hits Murray State in 3-0 Hogs Win At some point, the memories of the journey will outweigh the haunting of how it ended. Arkansas starter Gage Wood threw perhaps the greatest game in College World Series history, a no-hitter with no walks and 19 strikeouts (a CWS record), as the Razorbacks ended 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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Murray State Makes Omaha Dream a Reality
Racers Edge Duke, 5-4; Advance to College World Series Before Peyton Manning used it for his pre-snap calls with the Indianapolis Colts and Denver Broncos, the word Omaha really only ever meant one thing. The pinnacle of college baseball. And the dream of all 300-some teams that start each season in February, hoping their baseball Continue reading
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Racers Storm Back, Demolish Duke in Game 2
Murray State Plays Monday for the Right to Go to Omaha A day after an uncharacteristic Game 1 where Murray State failed to get even 1 extra-base hit, the Racers went into full demolition mode Sunday, devastating the Duke Blue Devils, 19-9, in Game 2 of the Durham Super Regional. The teams will play Monday Continue reading
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Racers Look to Seize Opportunity
Murray State Opens First Super Regional This Afternoon at Duke Two wins. Seems simple enough, especially for a team that’s won 42 times this season and emerged victorious in 75% of the games its played. Bur the 2 toughest wins in college baseball are the 2 that separate teams from bowing out in this round Continue reading
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Racers Make History; Win Oxford Regional
Trip to Durham to Face Duke in Super Regional Next for Murray State For the third season in a row, a Missouri Valley Conference baseball team has advanced to Super Regionals – the sport’s version of the Sweet 16. Murray State won the NCAA Oxford Regional Monday night, outlasting host Mississippi, 12-11. Ole Miss, SEC Continue reading
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Murray State Survives Slugfest; Downs Jackets
Racers Score Late to Upend #18 Georgia Tech, 13-11 Murray State head coach Dan Skirka talked on ESPN+ during Friday’s win over Ole Miss about how his team needed to act like a predator and not prey. Saturday, the Racers hunted down their second straight big-time opponent, defeating Georgia Tech, 13-11, at the NCAA Oxford Continue reading
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The Road to Regionals: Murray State
MVC Champs Bring Deep Lineup and Bullpen to Oxford Friday After what Missouri Valley Conference baseball teams have done in the NCAA Tournament the past 2 years, it isn’t enough to just note that Murray State is this year’s MVC representative in Regionals. Yes, the Racers are headed to Oxford, Miss., to take on host Continue reading
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Racers Rule the Roost, Capture MVC Title
Murray State Downs Missouri State, 10-5, to Win MVC Championship When rain cut their final regular-season series from 3 games to 1, won by Murray State over Missouri State, it was natural to wonder what would have happened had the other 2 games been played. Especially given it decided the 1 and 2 seeds for Continue reading
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SIU Readies for Top-Notch Mid-Week Tilt
Salukis Visit Western Kentucky Today So after a weekend at Life in The Valley HQ dominated by the ups and downs (mostly downs) of a 2-year-old with a stomach bug, we’re back in the swing of things looking forward to today’s non-conference slate. Hard to believe we only have one more non-conference weekend left before 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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