Zack Stewart
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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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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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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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Six-Pack of Dingers Leads Bears Past Flames
Missouri State Homers Early and Often in Run-Rule Win Missouri State hit 6 home runs and Brandt Thompson pitched 6 strong innings as the Bears run-ruled UIC, 17-3, in the Thursday opener of a 3-game Missouri Valley Conference series in Springfield, Mo. Zack Stewart homered twice, while Caden Bogenpohl, Dylan Leach, Taeg Gollert, and Cody 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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