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MVC Tournament’s Knockout Round Set for Tuesday
Illinois State takes on Indiana; while Belmont Battles Bradley If familiarity breeds contempt, and you combine that with 2 teams playing a single knockout game to keep their seasons alive, then you have a recipe for must-see TV (well, streaming) at 1:30 p.m. Central today when 5th-seed Illinois State takes on 8th-seed Indiana State in Continue reading
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The Monday 9: Belmont’s Set of Aces Dominate Valparaiso
Bruins Sweep Series Without Allowing a Run There’s simply no other way to start the Monday 9 in this Kentucky Derby week other than to talk about Belmont’s weekend on the mound. And … we’re off! 1 – Zippy Chippy: In this modern era of college baseball, where there seem to be more home run Continue reading
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The Monday 9: Let’s Think About the MVC Tournament for a Minute
Format in 2025 Creates Potential Headaches for Current Top Teams With 4 weeks of league play in the books, we’ve learned a lot about the 10 teams that currently comprise the Missouri Valley Conference. We’ve learned each team’s strengths and weaknesses, we’ve seen who the clutch players are, and we have a pretty good handle Continue reading
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Racers Wreck Record Book; Braves End Skid
Murray State Routs Kentucky State, 38-1; Bradley Beats W. Illinois The score hit like a Tito Santana flying forearm or a Dusty Rhodes bionic elbow. 38-1. Had to be a misprint, right? Nope. That was indeed the final score of Murray State’s win over Kentucky State on Wednesday, as the Racers (21-8) set school records Continue reading
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Bears Conquer Another Power-4 Opponent
Missouri State Defeats Oklahoma State; Valley Goes 6-3 on Tuesday After winning at 2nd-ranked Arkansas last week, 14-13, in 10 innings, the Missouri State Bears climbed over the .500 mark for the season overall with a 10-8 victory over visiting Oklahoma State Tuesday night in Springfield. The Bears are 2-0 this season against Power-4 competition, 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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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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