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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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College World Series: UCLA Up Next for Racers
Balanced Bruins Won Big 10 Regular Season Crown; 5-0 in NCAA Tournament The nicest field. The brightest lights. The biggest stage. While Murray State takes it all in during their first trip to Omaha for the College World Series, it’s important not to lose sight of the business at hand. Saturday, the Racers hit the Continue reading
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Durham Super Regional: Previewing the Blue Devils
Duke Seeking First Omaha Trip Since ’61 Upon us is a Super Regional no one saw coming. The host Duke Blue Devils went on the road in the last round, capturing the Athens Regional against host Georgia and Oklahoma State. The Blue Devils are making their 4th Super Regional appearance since 2018, but they are Continue reading
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Murray State Stuns Ole Miss at Oxford Regional
Mercer’s 4 Doubles Highlight 9-6 Racers Victory; Georgia Tech Next We tried to tell you. We tried to tell you that Murray State’s lineup ran deep. We tried to tell you that they had starting pitchers who could work long into a game and relievers who could shut the door. We tried to tell you Continue reading
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Oxford Regional: Hilltoppers Bring Top Pitching Staff
Wideman Leads a Top Hitting Offense as WKU is a Dangerous 3-Seed For a while, Western Kentucky (46-12, 18-9 Conference USA) looked almost unbeatable this season. In fact, their only loss in their first 21 games was a 2-1 defeat to potential Regional opponent and MVC Tournament champs Murray State. Then, as the calendar moved Continue reading
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UE’s Omaha Dream Ends 1 Win Short
Tennessee Downs Purple Aces, 12-1, in Super Regional Finale “Great teams aren’t always great. They’re just great when they have to be.” – John Facenda. “Rocky Top,” blared, the Tennessee Vols dogpiled, and the Evansville players looked on from the dugout, the first thoughts going through each player’s head contemplating not only Sunday’s 12-1 defeat, Continue reading
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Vols’ Offense Carries the Day in Game 1
UE Must Beat Tennessee 2 Straight to Advance to Omaha It turns out, the Tennessee Volunteers are as good as advertised. The #1 national seeded Vols defeated the Evansville Purple Aces, 11-6, Friday afternoon in Game 1 of the Knoxville Super Regional. The victory moves Tennessee to within one win of advancing to the College Continue reading
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Knoxville Super Regional: Purple Aces Have No Choice But to Believe
Seen as Massive Underdogs, UE Likely to Stay Loose and Undeterred Against Tennessee Until 2 p.m. Central time on Friday, on some level, the Tennessee Volunteers are a myth. They will be the Final Boss that stands between the Evansville Purple Aces and the miracle of making it to Omaha for the College World Series. Continue reading
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Knoxville Super Regional: Let’s Talk Vols
Top National Seed Tennessee Stands Stout Between Evansville and Omaha When you look at the Tennessee Volunteers’ baseball team, there’s one thing that impresses you. Everything. If you went into a lab to design a baseball machine with no faults, you’d probably come out with the Tennessee Volunteers, who are 53-11 this season and will Continue reading
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Super Aces! UE Captures Greenville Regional
Purple Aces Headed to First SuperRegional After 6-5 Win at ECU To paraphrase a line from the late, great Jimmy Buffett, East Carolina’s Pirates have nothing left to plunder, their cannons didn’t thunder. Max Hansmann and Shane Harris held ECU scoreless for the final 4 innings, and Mark Shallenberger hit a 3-run homer in the 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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