Road to Omaha
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Murray State Makes Omaha Dream a Reality
Racers Edge Duke, 5-4; Advance to College World Series Before Peyton Manning used it for his pre-snap calls with the Indianapolis Colts and Denver Broncos, the word Omaha really only ever meant one thing. The pinnacle of college baseball. And the dream of all 300-some teams that start each season in February, hoping their baseball Continue reading
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Racers Make History; Win Oxford Regional
Trip to Durham to Face Duke in Super Regional Next for Murray State For the third season in a row, a Missouri Valley Conference baseball team has advanced to Super Regionals – the sport’s version of the Sweet 16. Murray State won the NCAA Oxford Regional Monday night, outlasting host Mississippi, 12-11. Ole Miss, SEC Continue reading
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The Road to Regionals: Murray State
MVC Champs Bring Deep Lineup and Bullpen to Oxford Friday After what Missouri Valley Conference baseball teams have done in the NCAA Tournament the past 2 years, it isn’t enough to just note that Murray State is this year’s MVC representative in Regionals. Yes, the Racers are headed to Oxford, Miss., to take on host Continue reading
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Sycamores Down Hoosiers to Score Power-4 Win
Mizzou Outlasts Missouri State; Beacons Fall at Notre Dame Three tests against Power-4 competition Tuesday brought the Valley a win and 2 losses, as Indiana State was the lone school to notch a victory, as the Sycamores defeated the Big Ten’s Indiana, 7-5, in Bloomington. Elsewhere, Missouri (SEC) built a 7-0 lead early, only 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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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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Late Rallies Fuel Belmont, Missouri State Wins
Bruins Walk-off North Alabama; Bears Rally Late to Upend Billikens Blake Barton’s RBI single in the bottom of the10th scored Ty Allen with the winning run as the Belmont Bruins defeated visiting North Alabama, 5-4, Tuesday. The game featured the “ghost runner” rule familiar to many Major League Baseball fans, where each team starts each 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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