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Bradley Lone Winner on Saturday Valley Slate
Braves Take Down Siena; but MVC Loses 9 of 10 Saturday wasn’t a stellar day in the Missouri Valley Conference, as the league’s teams lost 9 of the 10 games played. Only the Bradley Braves, 9-2 victors over a winless Siena club, managed to find victory Saturday. Not that the competition was easy, mind you, Continue reading
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Valley Bats Fall Silent on Rough Friday
MVC Teams Manage Just 6 Runs During 0-5 Day vs. Tough Competition Friday is the day of the Ace in college baseball (well, not the Purple Ace, UE was off yesterday). Scores are traditionally lower and starters are expected to work a bit deeper into the game to save the bullpen for Saturday and Sunday. Continue reading
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Flames Fall in Finale vs. The Citadel
UIC Drops 10-4 Decision to Finish 1-3 in Charleston A 4-1 lead after 5 innings didn’t hold up, as The Citadel scored 6 runs in the bottom of the 6th inning and pulled away for a 10-4 win in Presidents’ Day action in Charleston, S.C. Matthew Lively drove in 2 runs with a triple to Continue reading
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Sycamores Enter Final Boss Mode, Demolish Wagner
Sycamores Post a 20-run Inning in 36-6 Rout College baseball’s first weekend is always entertaining. With the early tournament and showcases now and many high-level, cross-conference matchups, there’s plenty of great baseball to be had. But when you get to Sunday, and maybe a bit of fatigue sets in, and pitchers are trying to showcase Continue reading
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Salukis Lone Valley Winner on Season’s First Saturday
SIU downs Texas-Rio Grande Valley for 1st Win of ’25 While having college baseball back as our companion until late June is wonderful, results haven’t really been friendly to Missouri Valley Conference teams so far on this opening weekend. And it’s understandable. It’s not like MVC teams get to play at home this early in Continue reading
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Our Long National Nightmare Ends … College Baseball is Back!
Valley Teams Involved in 15 Games on First Friday of ’25 It’s been 230-some arduous days but we made it, ladies and gentlemen … our favorite sport and our favorite conference is back. It’s a baseball sunrise in The Valley! What was Valentine’s Day for most was New Year’s Day for all of us Valley Continue reading
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Sycamores Still Loom After Eliminating UIC
Indiana State Withstands Late Rally to Stay Alive For all the fun this Missouri Valley Conference Baseball Championship has been, for all the great moments, big hits, and explosive innings … there’s one thing that must be remembered. The champs are still here. #20 Indiana State scored a 5-3 victory over the UIC Flames on Continue reading
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Explosive 6th Inning Propels UE Past UIC
Purple Aces Stay Perfect Via a 10-Run Frame With a 2-0 lead cut in half after Zane Zielinski’s single and Kendal Ewell’s RBI double, Evansville starter Donovan Schultz had one more tough hitter to face in UIC’s Jackson Bessette. But if the Flames were thinking this was their moment, Schultz would have none of it. Continue reading
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Murray State’s Tourney Run Lasts 1 Day
Racers Eliminated After Losses to UIC, Indiana State Some 14 weeks ago, Murray State began its quest in the 2024 college baseball season hoping to first make the Missouri Valley Conference tournament, then make a run, then hopefully make NCAA Regionals. We often say here that the college baseball season goes by way too fast. Continue reading
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8th is Great for UIC; Flames knock off Missouri State
UIC Rallies from 7-4 down to Shock Bears Most often in postseason play, when you give up 6 runs in an inning, you’re probably doomed to defeat. UIC found itself in just such a situation during Tuesday afternoon’s opening game of the Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament. Except, for 5th-seeded UIC, the ending turned out 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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