Mike Sprockett
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Murray State Outlasts Belmont in MVC Tourney Epic
Racers Capture Game 4 at MVC Championship in 11 innings Much of the day at the Missouri Valley Conference Baseball Tournament Wednesday featured offense and drama. Those factors combined in the 11th inning of the nightcap, as Jonathan Hogart’s sac fly scored Gunnar Bingham with the winning run in Murray State’s 15-14 victory over Belmont. 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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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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UIC’s Bak No-Hits Beacons
Valpo Suffers 2nd No-Hitter in as Many Weekends UIC junior Brandon Bak pitched a 7-inning no-hitter, blanking the Valparaiso Beacons in the second game of Saturday’s doubleheader, 10-0. Bak walked 2 and struck out 3, facing 2 batters above the minimum on 82 pitches, a fantastic 3.90 pitches per out (or a 105-pitch pace for 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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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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