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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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Racers Keep Rolling While Much of Valley Suffers Mid-Week Struggles
Murray State Sweeps 2-Game Mid-Week Series from Lindenwood Murray State (10-3) kept on keeping on during the week, sweeping a 2-game series from visiting Lindenwood by scores of 12-11 and 11-9. Tuesday’s 12-11 win in 10 innings came thanks to that of Will Vierling, who hit a solo homer in the bottom of the 10th 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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Racers Lose a Heartbreaker at Ole Miss
Rebels Rally to Force Extra Innings, Win it in 10 It really looked like Murray State was going to upend the Ole Miss Rebels again. Back at the scene of last season’s epic, 15-inning duel which Drew Vogel eventually sealed with a grand slam as Murray State beat Mississippi, 12-9, the Racers were on the Continue reading
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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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SIU, Murray State Score Quality Wins Monday
Racers Improve to 3-0; Salukis Take Series from Tennessee Tech I got to say it was a good day. Nothing icy about Monday’s Missouri Valley Conference baseball results, as the league’s teams swept the 2-game slate, with Southern Illinois downing Tennessee Tech, 10-4, while Murray State scored the tying run in the bottom of the 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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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
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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