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The Monday 9: Let’s Talk About the MVC and the Postseason
Indiana State the Head of the Class, but Who’s Next? First Up, Take Me to Our Leaders: Indiana State is fancy, sitting there at the head of the table with a 34-10 record, a 3-game lead in the Missouri Valley Conference, and a glittering, glowing RPI of 10. Without any major mess-ups on the run-in Continue reading
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Friday Stat Pack: Final Third of Conference Play Begins
Lots of Impressive Seasons Being Turned in Around the Valley Looking across the categories this week in the Friday stat leaders, you’ll see a pattern. And that is, many names appear multiple times. There are some sensational seasons being turned in around the Missouri Valley Conference and the numbers will only continue to skyrocket as Continue reading
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Tuesday Recap: Racers, Aces Pull Out 1-Run Road Wins
Three Teams Fall at Hands of Power Confernce Opposition Murray State’s resurgent bats fell silent for 7 innings Tuesday night at Tennessee-Martin, but Carson Garner saved the Racers with an 8th-inning homer – his team-leading 15th of the season – to tie the game at 1, and in the 10th-inning, Riley Hawthorne drew a bases-loaded Continue reading
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Friday Stat Pack: What We Know with 4 Weekends to Go
Teams Begin the Homestretch in the ’24 Conference Race Former New York Giants head coach Bill Parcells was famous for saying, “You are what your record says you are.” That was a message for a 16-game NFL season (now 17). But it’s true in college baseball and in any other sport. Once you reach a Continue reading
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Valley Teams Split Wednesday Games
UIC Downs NIU While Evansville Falls at Purdue UIC overcame a 4-1 deficit with a pair of runs in each of the 6th and 7th innings to defeat Northern Illinois, 5-4, Wednesday night in Chicago. Ryan Nagelbach’s ground out started the comeback in the 6th, as it allowed A.J. Henkle to score and cut the Continue reading
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Indiana State Debuts in D1Baseball Top 25; UE & SIU Earn Sweeps
Missouri State and UIC Clinch Series with Sunday Victories Winners of 12 of their first 15 games in the Missouri Valley Conference (and 34 of their last 40 going back to last season), the Indiana State Sycamores earned some well-deserved (and perhaps overdue) recognition Monday, debuting at #25 in the D1Baseball Top 25. The poll Continue reading
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Friday Stat Pack! Homer Race Tight; Foeller Remains King of K
Zielinski Reaches .400 to Lead Batting Race We’ve hit the time of the college baseball season where we have a pretty good sample size regarding who is doing what. Teams have played anywhere from 33 to 37 games; weekend pitching rotations are pretty much established, and many hitters are well over 100 plate appearances. With Continue reading
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And Suddenly, it’s Indiana State by 3
Sycamores at 10-2 Lead the Valley Over Quartet of Teams at 7-5 Don’t look now … the King has commandeered the Valley horizon. Behold the KingThe King of Kings– Motorhead Indiana State, 10-2 in the Missouri Valley Conference this season and 34-5 in Valley play over the last 2 years, stands alone atop the MVC Continue reading
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Friday Stat Pack: A Packed HR Race
Four Valley Players Tied for First Another Valley weekend is upon us, having actually already started on Thursday with Missouri State’s 17-3 win over UIC, in which the Bears hit 6 homers and starting pitcher Brandt Thompson improved to 5-0. Those homers had an impact in part on this week’s stat leaders, leading to a 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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