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Redbirds Stay Alive; Rout Salukis in Thursday Nightcap
Monke’s Strong Start Clutch for Illinois State If you were Southern Illinois heading into Thursday night’s game against Illinois State, your game plan to eliminate the Redbirds would probably have been to limit the damage done by red-hot Illinois State hitters Auggie Rasmussen, Daniel Pacella, and Noah Rabin. Job done, sort of. That trio combined Continue reading
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SIU Stuns Sycamores in Six-Hour Thriller
Salukis Stay Perfect With 10-9 Win in 11 Innings It looked like so many other Indiana State games this year. The bullpen does the job when called upon, the Sycamores score a late run to take the lead, and boom, another win in the books. That had to be the thought when in the 8th Continue reading
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Salukis Explode Late to Bash Belmont
SIU Scores 9 Runs in Final 2 Innings in 12-2 Run-Rule Romp For 6 innings, Tuesday’s second game at the Missouri Valley Conference baseball championship in Evansville was just what you’d think a postgame experience would be. A tight, low-scoring game that saw 6th-seed Southern Illinois just barely ahead of 7-seed Belmont, 3-2. Two innings Continue reading
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Tuesday Stat Pack: Final Regular-Season Leaders
Close Races Came Down to Final Weekend With the regular season complete and the first pitch of the MVC Championship now just about a half-hour away, here’s a final stat pack for the regular season. There will be another update of this feature after the Valley tournament concludes. But season awards and such have already Continue reading
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The Monday 9: Postseason Baseball is Here!
As UE Welcomes the Tournament, School Also Welcomes Massive Step Forward in Facilities Let’s lead the Monday 9 off there with the kind of news you like to see from any team in the conference. The University of Evansville announced Monday that the school has received a $3 million gift from former Purple Aces Kyle Continue reading
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Streaking Racers Nab 2nd Seed in Valley Tournament; UIC Falls to 5th
Evansville, Murray State, Illinois State All Win on Final Day of Regular Season Because why not have some drama on the final day of the Missouri Valley Conference regular season? Well, at least in the standings. Sadly, Saturday’s scores were mostly one-sided affairs, but the combination of wins by Evansville (8-2 over UIC); Murray State Continue reading
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One to Go: Friday Results Leave Many Seeding Possibilities Going into Season’s Final Day
UIC, UE, Murray State All Could be the 2-Seed Wins by Evansville, Murray State, and Illinois State on Friday set up what could be a chaotic final day of the regular season in the Missouri Valley Conference, as 3 teams have a shot at the 2nd overall seed in the Valley tournament, while UIC is Continue reading
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UIC Rallies Past UE to Go 2nd Alone
Streaking Murray State Beats Bradley, Level with Purple Aces Down 4-2 in the top of the 9th inning, the UIC Flames rallied for 2 runs to tie its game at Evansville and send it into extra innings, where in the 10th, Jackson Bessette doubled in Zane Zielinski with the eventual winning run as the Flames Continue reading
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Thursday Stat Pack: Teams, Players Have Lots to Play for on Final Weekend
Tight Races for Seeding, Individual Awards Some may look at the Missouri Valley Conference baseball season as a done deal, with 20th-ranked Indiana State having clinched the outright regular-season title and the top seed in next week’s Valley tournament. But simmering beneath the surface are team and individual races to watch over these last 3 Continue reading
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SIU Clobbers Bellarmine in Final Mid-Week Tune Up
Salukis Score 9 in Middle Innings to Earn 30th Win Up 3-1 entering the bottom of the 4th inning Tuesday night in Carbondale, the Southern Illinois Salukis scored 4 times to take the lead, then added 5 more in the 5th to take a 12-1 lead and overwhelm visiting Bellarmine, 14-8. Three Salukis (30-23, 11-13) Continue reading
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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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