Murray State Racers
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Thursday Stat Pack!
Two Valley Series Scheduled to Start Tonight At times while putting together the Valley leaders this morning, the offensive categories were starting to look like the Murray State invitational. With a .304 team batting average (2nd in the conference) and 42 homers, there are gaudy numbers up and down the lineup. Not to be outdone,… Continue reading
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Sycamores, Racers Continue Rolls
Belmont, Valpo Come Up Just Short vs. Ranked Foes Indiana State welcomed the Purdue Boilermakers out of the Big Ten to Terre Haute on Tuesday, but the jaunt down U.S. 41 (or maybe Indiana Route 63), was an unhappy one for Purdue, as the Sycamores downed the Boilers, 8-7. Down 5-1 in the 5th inning,… Continue reading
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SIU, Murray State Top Valley After 1st Weekend
Salukis and Racers Sweep Their Way to First Place Tie Southern Illinois and Murray State each won Sunday to finish off sweeps of their first Missouri Valley Conference weekend series of the season, over Valparaiso and Evansville, respectively, and sit tied at the top of the conference standings. Indiana State, UIC, and Bradley won their… Continue reading
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Murray State Rallies Past UE to Start 2-0
3-Run 9th Propels Racers to 7-6 Series-Clinching Win Down 4-0 after 5 innings and needing runs, the Murray State Racers probably figured it would take the long ball to come back and win at Evansville Saturday. It would’ve been a fair thought, given the Racers had homered in 14 straight games. But ironically, on a… Continue reading
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Road Teams Dominate Day 1 of Valley Play
Missouri State Trips up Defending Champs in Opener As the old adage goes, it’s tough to win on the road in the conference. Any sport. Any conference. Such wasn’t the case Friday in the Missouri Valley Conference, as the league baseball season opened with road teams winning 4 of the 5 games. Missouri State captured… Continue reading
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Friday Stat Pack – It’s Time for Conference Play
All 10 Valley Teams Begin First Series Friday, Weather Permitting There is nothing I like more here at MVCBaseball.com headquarters in central Pennsylvania then a good, crisp, Spring morning where the temperature is warm but not too warm, there’s a light breeze, and it’s almost like you can just see and smell baseball. The last… Continue reading
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Where We Stand as Conference Play Looms
MVC Series Begin This Weekend Amazingly, we’ve already sailed through 5 weekends and Missouri Valley Conference teams are a third of the way through their baseball regular seasons. For as long as we look forward to this time of year, the season goes by in a flash and 2024 is no different. With another weekend… Continue reading
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Valley Teams Split vs. Power Conference Foes
Valpo Grabs Road Win at Gardner-Webb Indiana State and Murray State came out on opposite ends of games Tuesday night vs. power conference opponents. The Sycamores earned a 7-6 victory over visiting Illinois out of the Big Ten, while the Racers were on the wrong end of a 10-6 decision at Kentucky from the Southeastern… Continue reading
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Racers, Salukis Capture Wins in Thursday Action
Offenses Stay Hot for Both Teams Southern Illinois scored in double digits for the 6th time this season and needed almost all those runs, as the Salukis held off Houston Christian, 13-11, in the Thursday opener to their 3-game weekend series. SIU (8-5) and the Huskies (7-7) engaged in a slugfest early, with SIU taking… Continue reading
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Owls Hand Bruins Heavy Defeat
Two Valley Teams in Action Tonight Kennesaw State improved to 7-6 while dropping Belmont to the same record in comprehensive fashion Wednesday, as the visiting Owls routed the Bruins, 15-2, in Nashville. Kennesaw State held modest leads of 3-1 and 7-2 before exploding for 8 runs in the 6th inning and taking a 13-run lead.… 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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