NCAA Baseball
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Horvath Brings Power, Speed to Carolina Attack
You’ve seen his name in these pages before. North Carolina’s Mac Horvath has been mentioned here often for his prowess both hitting the ball a long way, and running real fast when he gets on base in some other manner. Horvath, a 6-foot-1 junior from Rochester, Minn., was the first player in Division 1 this… Continue reading
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Is This Iowa’s Time?
Throughout the college sports year, one thing that seemingly comes to life no matter the season is that the Iowa Hawkeyes are on the brink. They sometimes are very good in football, but not quite good enough to break through at a CFP level. Iowa men’s basketball has had some very good teams and some… Continue reading
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Wright Place at the Wright Time – Wright State’s Run to Regionals
When Indiana State stares across the diamond on Friday and sees the 4th seed in the Terre Haute Regional and its first opponent, the Wright State Raiders, they might feel as if they’re looking in a mirror in terms of the road each team took to get here. Like the Sycamores, Wright State got off… Continue reading
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Sycamores Draw #14 National Seed, Some Ire, and 3 Tough Opponents
One of the major questions leading into Sunday night’s announcement of the 16 Regional hosts for the upcoming NCAA Baseball Tournament was whether or not Indiana State would be among them. It turned out the Sycamores were, meaning Terre Haute would host a Regional for the first time. What was projected and perhaps assumed was… Continue reading
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Sycamores Complete Regular-Season, Tournament Double; Dashing Aces’ Upset Hopes
For 17 innings Saturday, the Impossible Dream was real. For 17 innings, there was reason to think Evansville might just defeat mighty Indiana State not once but twice, and earn a long-awaited trip to the NCAA Tournament. And then, in inning number 18, Indiana State RF Parker Stinson, the 9th-place hitter in the Sycamores’ order,… Continue reading
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It’s All About Indiana as 2 Teams Remain to Battle for MVC Baseball Championship
Top-seed Indiana State and #4-seed Evansville will square off Saturday for the Missouri Valley Conference baseball championship, with the undefeated Sycamores in dominating position having already routed the Purple Aces Friday, 10-1. Evansville must beat Indiana State not once but twice on Saturday to capture the championship and earn the MVC’s automatic bid to the… Continue reading
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Four Left to Decide Valley Baseball Championship
Host and top-seed Indiana State, 2-seed Missouri State, 4th-seeded Evansville, and #5 Murray State survived Day 3 of the Missouri Valley Conference baseball Championship, the last quartet standing as Thursday saw 3 teams eliminated. Indiana State and UE are the last two remaining unscathed teams, with the Sycamores crushing Belmont today, 10-0, while the Purple… Continue reading
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And Then There Were 7 – Day 2 at The Valley Championship
Indiana State, Evansville, and Murray State notched wins to move forward undefeated in the Missouri Valley Conference baseball Championship on Wednesday, while Belmont stayed alive in the loser’s bracket, scoring 9 runs in the 2nd inning and then hanging on to edge Valparaiso, 10-9. The loss ends Valve’s season at 20-27. Here are quick capsules… Continue reading
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Racers and Flames Notch Day 1 Wins at Valley Tournament
Tuesday’s Missouri Valley Conference Baseball Tournament openers both went as expected if seeds mean anything, as #5 seed Murray State downed 8th-seed Valparaiso, 11-6, while #6 seed Illinois-Chicago defeated 7th-seeded Belmont, 10-5. The victory by the Racers and Flames cemented Wednesday’s stacked tournament schedule, which will see all 8 teams in action. Fourth-seeded Evansville will… Continue reading
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Final Valley Regular-Season Stat Leaders
Battles for top-10 positions and conference leadership in a variety of individual stat categories came right down to the while, with some races such as OPS being decided by .002. Here’s a look at the final MVC stat leaders as The Valley Tournament begins later today. PLAYER TEAM AVG. Vogel BRAD 0.382 Nivens MOST 0.357… 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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