Will Vierling
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Racers’ Omaha Run Ends
Arkansas’ Gage Wood No-Hits Murray State in 3-0 Hogs Win At some point, the memories of the journey will outweigh the haunting of how it ended. Arkansas starter Gage Wood threw perhaps the greatest game in College World Series history, a no-hitter with no walks and 19 strikeouts (a CWS record), as the Razorbacks ended Continue reading
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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 Storm Back, Demolish Duke in Game 2
Murray State Plays Monday for the Right to Go to Omaha A day after an uncharacteristic Game 1 where Murray State failed to get even 1 extra-base hit, the Racers went into full demolition mode Sunday, devastating the Duke Blue Devils, 19-9, in Game 2 of the Durham Super Regional. The teams will play Monday 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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Racers Rule the Roost, Capture MVC Title
Murray State Downs Missouri State, 10-5, to Win MVC Championship When rain cut their final regular-season series from 3 games to 1, won by Murray State over Missouri State, it was natural to wonder what would have happened had the other 2 games been played. Especially given it decided the 1 and 2 seeds for Continue reading
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Murray State Outlasts Belmont in MVC Tourney Epic
Racers Capture Game 4 at MVC Championship in 11 innings Much of the day at the Missouri Valley Conference Baseball Tournament Wednesday featured offense and drama. Those factors combined in the 11th inning of the nightcap, as Jonathan Hogart’s sac fly scored Gunnar Bingham with the winning run in Murray State’s 15-14 victory over Belmont. 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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Bears Stay Top; Sycamores Hold Off Salukis
Illinois State, Belmont, Murray State Also Earn Wins Friday Indiana State powered its way to a 6-0 lead after 2 innings and 8-1 after 4, then held on for a 9-7 victory over visiting Southern Illinois Friday night in a matchup of contending Missouri Valley Conference teams. Both teams are now 6-4 in the conference. 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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