Wednesday, June 30, 2010 | Baseball
Strausborger Earns Rawlings Gold Glove Award
Indiana State's Ryan Strausborger was selected as one of three outfielders nationally for the Rawlings Gold Glove Award, which is chosen by members of the American Baseball Coaches Association's (ABCA), as announced by the association last week. Strausborger, a senior from Osceola, Ind., started all 54 games this past season, assisting ISU to .976 team fielding percentage, which helped rank the Sycamores 10th in the nation.
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Friday, June 25, 2010 | Baseball
Four Earn ABCA All-Region Honors; Tokarski Named All-American
Four Missouri Valley Conference baseball student-athletes have been named to the 2010 American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) Midwest All-Region Team. Illinois State's Kevin Tokarski and Wichita State's Preston Springer were named to the first team, while Shocker teammate Jordan Cooper and Evansville's Greg Wallace earned second team honors. Tokarski was also tabbed a second team ABCA All-American.
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Thursday, June 17, 2010 | Baseball
Cooper Tacks On Another All-America Honor
Wichita State baseball student-athlete Jordan Cooper has been named a third team All-American by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association. It is Cooper's third All-America honor. He was named a second team selection by Ping!Baseball and a third team selection by Collegiate Baseball.
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Wednesday, June 16, 2010 | Baseball
More Freshman All-America Honors for Valley Baseball Players
Three Missouri Valley Conference baseball student-athletes have earned Freshman All-America honors, including Evansville's Eric Stamets, Johnny Coy of Wichita State and Creighton's Ty Blach. The All-American status was the first for Blach, while Coy tallied his second accolade and Stamets his third.
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Thursday, June 10, 2010 | Baseball
Tokarski and Cooper Named Ping! Baseball All-Americans
The 2010 Missouri Valley Conference Joe Carter Player of the Year and Pitcher of the Year, Kevin Tokarski and Jordan Cooper, respectively, have been named to the Ping! Baseball All-American team, as announced Wednesday by the organization. The honor marks the second All-America accolade for both Tokarski and Cooper, as they were both named to the Louisville Slugger All-American team last week.
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Thursday, June 10, 2010 | Baseball
Stamets and Coy Earn Louisville Slugger Freshman All-America Honors
Two Missouri Valley Conference baseball student-athletes have been named Louisville Slugger Freshman All-Americans by the Collegiate Baseball Newspaper. Evansville shortstop Eric Stamets and Wichita State first baseman Johnny Coy were both named to the team as announced by the organization on Wednesday.
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Thursday, June 10, 2010 | Baseball
2010 Scholar-Athlete Teams
Thirteen league baseball players have been named to the 2010 MVC Scholar-Athlete First team, including five unanimous selections, as voted on by the conference's baseball sports information directors and announced by the league office today.
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Wednesday, June 09, 2010 | Baseball
Fifteen Missouri Valley Conference Baseball Players Selected in MLB Draft
A total of 15 Missouri Valley Conference student-athletes had their names called at the annual Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft this week. Indiana State's Jake Petricka was the top pick for the league in the second round at 63rd overall by the Chicago White Sox.
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Monday, June 07, 2010 | Baseball
Redbirds Run Ends with Loss to No. 17 Vanderbilt
Illinois State pulled within one run after finding itself down 5-0, but for the second time in three days the Redbirds couldn't find a breakthrough hit in loss to No. 17 Vanderbilt in NCAA Regional play at Jim Patterson Stadium Sunday afternoon. The Commodores tacked on five runs in the ninth to send Illinois State to a, 10-4, season-ending loss.
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Saturday, June 05, 2010 | Baseball
Home Runs Propel Redbirds to First NCAA Win Since 1976
Evan Kohli hit two of Illinois State's season-high-tying five home runs as the Redbirds slugged past Saint Louis, 8-3, for the program's first NCAA Tournament win since 1976 in an elimination game of the Louisville Regional at Patterson Stadium Saturday afternoon. The Redbirds will await the loser of tonight's game between top-seeded Louisville and No. 2 seed Vanderbilt.
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Saturday, June 05, 2010 | Baseball
Commodores Outlast Redbirds, 8-7, in NCAA Regional Opener
Kenny Long matched a career-high with 6.1 innings of relief while limiting No. 2-seeded Vanderbilt to three hits over six innings before running into trouble in the 13th. The Redbirds fell to the No. 17 Commodores to a 8-7 walk-off win over Illinois State in the first game of the NCAA Louisville Regional at Patterson Stadium Friday. Illinois State will face fourth-seeded Saint Louis in an 11 a.m. elimination game on Saturday morning.
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Friday, June 04, 2010 | Baseball
Two Valley Baseball Players Named Louisville Slugger All-American
The Joe Carter MVC Player of the Year and Pitcher of the Year, Kevin Tokarski of Illinois State and Jordan Cooper of Wichita State, were named to the Louisville Slugger NCAA Division I All-American team, as announced by the Collegiate Baseball newspaper on Thursday. Both Tokarski and Cooper earned third-team honors.
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Monday, May 31, 2010 | Baseball
Illinois State Heads to Louisville for NCAA Baseball Regional Action
The field of 64 teams competing for the 2010 NCAA Baseball Division Baseball Championship was announced today by the NCAA Division I Baseball Committee. The Illinois State Redbirds, winners of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament, earned a No. 3 seed and will head to Louisville, Ky., to face No. 2 seed Vanderbilt on Friday, June 4. Host Louisville and Saint Louis will join the Redbirds and Commodores in the four-team regional.
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Sunday, May 30, 2010 | Baseball
Illinois State Claims State Farm MVC Baseball Championship Title
Illinois State scored in each of the first six innings and got a hit from every player in the starting lineup while slugging its way to a 17-8 victory over Wichita State and its second-ever State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Tournament Championship at Eck Stadium Saturday afternoon.
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Saturday, May 29, 2010 | Baseball
2010 All-Tournament Team
2010 All-Tournament Team
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Saturday, May 29, 2010 | Baseball
2010 State Farm MVC Baseball Championship
Second-seeded Illinois State claimed its second-ever State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Baseball Tournament title, earning the league's automatic berth into the NCAA Baseball Championship. The Redbirds tallied 17 runs on 20 hits, as the Illinois State offense proved to be too much for host and top-seeded Wichita State, outscoring the Shockers, 17-8.
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Friday, May 28, 2010 | Baseball
Baseball Championship: Wichita State 6, Evansville 5
Top-seeded Wichita State advanced to the State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Tournament championship game with a 6-5 win against Evansville Thursday night in a contest that stretched into the early hours Friday morning at Eck Stadium. The Shockers improved to 41-18 and will play No. 2 seed Illinois State at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Eck Stadium.
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Friday, May 28, 2010 | Baseball
Baseball Championship: Illinois State 9, Indiana State 4
Illinois State trudged past Indiana State, 9-4, at Eck Stadium Thursday night to earn a berth in Saturday's State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Tournament Championship Game. The Redbirds scored nine runs - six of them unearned - on six hits and saw starter Brad Sorkin chased from the game in the fifth after being hit by a line drive for the second time in the game. Illinois State reached the 30-win plateau for the first time since 2001 and clinched its second-ever appearance in the Valley Tournament's title contest.
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Friday, May 28, 2010 | Baseball
Baseball Championship: Evansville 7, Missouri State 2
Making his first start of the season, University of Evansville senior right-hander Corey Davisson tossed seven strong innings on Thursday, and the Purple Aces were able to overcome both the Missouri State University Bears and a nearly three-hour rain delay to stay alive in the State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Baseball Tournament with a 7-2 victory at Eck Stadium in Wichita, Kansas.
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Thursday, May 27, 2010 | Baseball
Baseball Championship: Indiana State 9, Creighton 7
The Indiana State baseball team is in survive and advance mode for the remainder of the 2010 State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Tournament and made it through their first game elimination game with a 9-7 over the Creighton Bluejays. ISU scored six runs over the final three innings of the contest to secure the victory and advance to another game on Thursday against Illinois State.
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Thursday, May 27, 2010 | Baseball
Baseball Championship: Wichita State 9, Evansville 2
Wichita State starter Tim Kelley pitched the Shockers' second-straight nine inning complete game en route to a 9-2 win in the late game to advance in the 2010 State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Tournament at Eck Stadium Wednesday night. four Shockers had multiple-hit nights, including Johnny Coy who hit his seventh home run of the season, while he had WSU's lone multiple RBI night with two.
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Thursday, May 27, 2010 | Baseball
Baseball Championship: Illinois State 10, Indiana State 5
Kevin Tokarski tied Illinois State's single season hits record with his first career grand slam and lifted the Redbirds past Indiana State in the second round of the State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Tournament at Eck Stadium Wednesday night. Tokarski knocked two of Illinois State's 14 hits and helped the Redbirds answer a three-run surge by the Sycamores with a bases clearing home run in the fourth inning.
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Wednesday, May 26, 2010 | Baseball
Baseball Championship: Missouri State 14, Southern Illinois 10
Missouri State faced a 7-2 deficit after five-and-a-half innings Wednesday before ripping off a season-best 11 runs in the bottom of the sixth and holding on to defeat Southern Illinois 14-10 in an elimination game at the State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Baseball Championship at Eck Stadium in Wichita, Kan.
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Wednesday, May 26, 2010 | Baseball
Baseball Championship: Creighton 6, Bradley 5 (12 Innings)
Creighton erased a four-run deficit in the eighth inning to send its MVC Tournament loser's bracket game with Bradley to extra innings. Freshman Michael Blatchford recorded his first hit since March 19th, as he brought home Carson Vitale with a two-out single in the bottom of the 12th to give the Bluejays a 6-5 victory over Bradley, Wednesday afternoon at Eck Stadium.
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Wednesday, May 26, 2010 | Baseball
Baseball Championship: Wichita State 6, Missouri State 2
Top-seeded Wichita State (39-18) got a complete game performance from Missouri Valley Conference Pitcher of the Year Jordan Cooper to down No. 8 seed Missouri State (20-32), 6-2, in the late game Tuesday on the first day of the State Farm MVC Baseball Tournament at Eck Stadium-Home of Tyler Field.
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Wednesday, May 26, 2010 | Baseball
Baseball Championship: Evansville 11, Southern Illinois 5
Evansville junior third baseman Cody Fick launched two home runs, junior outfielder Greg Wallace added two triples, and the duo combined to go 5-for-8 with eight RBI on Tuesday night at Eck Stadium in Wichita, Kansas, as the fifth-seeded Purple Aces powered past the fourth-seeded Southern Illinois Salukis, 11-5, in the first round of the 2010 State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Tournament.
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Wednesday, May 26, 2010 | Baseball
Baseball Championship: Illinois State 3, Bradley 0
Corey Maines and Ryan Copeland combined to hand Bradley its first shutout loss of the season and pitched Illinois State's first shutout in the State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Tournament since 1990 in a, 3-0, tournament-opening win at Eck Stadium. Second-seeded Illinois State advances to play No. 3 seed Indiana State Wednesday at 4 p.m.
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Tuesday, May 25, 2010 | Baseball
Baseball Championship: Indiana State 8, Creighton 7
The Indiana State baseball team rallied from an early 5-1 deficit to take the opening game of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament by a score of 8-7 in 10 innings over the Creighton Bluejays. Senior Ben Ferrell delivered a single into the right-center field gap to give the Sycamores the win.
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Tuesday, May 25, 2010 | Baseball
Wichita State's Cooper Named Academic All-American
Wichita State's Jordan Cooper has been named a second team ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American. Cooper, a sophomore pitcher from Berryton, Kan., has a 3.65 GPA in criminal justice. He was also named the Missouri Valley Conference Pitcher of the Year at last night's State Farm MVC Baseball Tournament banquet.
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Tuesday, May 25, 2010 | Baseball
Illinois State's Kingston Named MVC Coach of the Year
Illinois State's Mark Kingston was named the 2010 Missouri Valley Conference Baseball Coach of the Year, by a vote of the league's head coaches. Kingston becomes the first-ever Redbird skipper to earn this award. In first season as head coach of the Illinois State baseball squad, Kingston fashioned the Redbirds' first-ever share of the Missouri Valley Conference regular-season title. His 27 wins are the most ever by a first-year head baseball coach at Illinois State.
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Tuesday, May 25, 2010 | Baseball
2010 All-Conference Teams
Illinois State second baseman Kevin Tokarski and Shockers' ace Jordan Cooper highlight the 2010 MVC all-conference baseball teams, being tabbed Player and Pitcher of the Year, respectively, after leading their respective teams to a share of the Missouri Valley Conference regular-season crown and this week's tournament top two seeds.
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Monday, May 24, 2010 | Baseball
Baseball Weekly Notebook: Wichita Awaits
Wichita State will serve as host for the 2010 State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Baseball Championship for the 25th time in school history, from May 25-29. Wichita State (15-6 MVC) earned the top seed at the State Farm MVC Baseball Tournament, as winners of the head-to-head tiebreaker with Illinois State (15-6 MVC). The Shockers and Redbirds were named regular-season co-champions, with Wichita State tallying its 20th title and Illinois State claiming its first-ever share of the league's top honors in the regular-season.
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Sunday, May 23, 2010 | Baseball
2010 State Farm MVC Baseball Tournament Field Set
The field for the 2010 State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Baseball Championship is set for next week's event at Tyler Field - Eck Stadium in Wichita, Kan., hosted by Wichita State University. Preseason favorite Wichita State shared regular-season Valley title honors with Illinois State, both finishing 15-6 in league play - it was the Redbirds first-ever share of the MVC regular-season crown. The Shockers have earned the tournament's top seed, winning the tiebreaker over Illinois State after a 2-1 victory in the Shockers-Redbirds head-to-head series earlier this season.
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Saturday, May 22, 2010 | Baseball
Friday Baseball Recaps (May 21)
Illinois State clinched at least a share of its first-ever regular season Missouri Valley Conference title after splitting a pair of games with Evansville on Friday. The Redbirds have a chance to win the title outright with a win over the Purple Aces Saturday. Indiana State and Southern Illinois each tacked on a win, improving to identical 10-9 records in Valley play. The Sycamores can secure the No. 3 seed in next week's State Farm MVC Baseball Championship with another victory over Bradley tomorrow.
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Friday, May 21, 2010 | Baseball
Thursday Baseball Recaps (May 20)
A rainy Thursday in MVC baseball action was cause for a mixture of results on the field. Bradley and Indiana State were
#$%^delayed nearly four hours before the Braves topped the Sycamores, 6-5, in ninth inning walk-off fashion. Southern Illinois
#$%^scattered 17 hits to take out Missouri State, 13-2, in Coach Dan Callahan's most lopsided win ever over the Bears. Illinois State
#$%^and Evansville played to a 2-2 deadlock before postponing the remainder of the game in the fourth inning.
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Monday, May 17, 2010 | Baseball
Baseball Weekly Notebook (May 17)
With just one weekend remaining in the regular season schedule, Illinois State and Wichita State continue to lead the way in the league standings. Seeds for the upcoming State Farm MVC Baseball Championship are up for grabs as the final league games will be battled this weekend. Illinois State is in search of its first-ever regular-season MVC title, and will take on that challenge when the Redbirds travel to Evansville this weekend.
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Monday, May 17, 2010 | Baseball
Sunday Baseball Recaps (May 16)
In Sunday MVC baseball action, Southern Illinois captured the rubber game in its series with Evansville, tallying six runs in the
#$%^first three innings to hold on for the 6-4 victory. After falling in the first two games of the weekend series, both Missouri State
#$%^and Bradley took the final contest of the series. The Bears scored a 10-3 decision over Wichita State, while the Braves gutted
#$%^out an 8-7 victory in 14 innings.
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Sunday, May 16, 2010 | Baseball
Saturday Baseball Recaps (May 15)
In Saturday MVC baseball action, Wichita State and Illinois State turned in repeat performances from a night ago, while Southern Illinois turned the tables on Evansville to even the series at 1-1. The Shockers threw their second consecutive complete game shutout over Missouri State, as tonight Tim Kelley blanked the Bears, 8-0. The Redbirds retain their half-game lead over Wichita State with a 7-5 victory over Bradley.
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Saturday, May 15, 2010 | Baseball
Friday Baseball Recaps (May 14)
In Friday MVC baseball action, league-leading Illinois State remained a half-game ahead of second-place Wichita State, as both
#$%^the Redbirds and Shockers notched wins over visiting Bradley and Missouri State, respectively. Evansville, winners of a run-
#$%^ruled contest at Southern Illinois, moved into a half-game away from third place.
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Monday, May 10, 2010 | Baseball
Evansville's Heithoff Named to Olerud Watch List
Evansville senior first baseman and closer Tom Heithoff has been named to the inaugural John Olerud Two-Way Player of the
#$%^Year Award watch list, an award which recognizes a player who makes an impact both on the mound and at the plate.
#$%^Heithoff was selected as one of just 25 players from across the country to be named to the Olerud Award watch list.
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Monday, May 10, 2010 | Baseball
Baseball Weekly Notebook (May 10)
With just two weekends remaining in the regular season schedule, Illinois State and Wichita State have separated
#$%^themselves at
#$%^the head of the pack in the league standings. The Redbirds (12-3 MVC) snapped a 13-game road losing streak at Missouri
#$%^State
#$%^last weekend, earning the series sweep over the Bears for the first time since 1992. The Shockers (13-5 MVC) remain just
#$%^a
#$%^half-game behind Illinois State following their series sweep at Creighton. It was the first time Wichita State had swept the
#$%^Bluejays in Omaha since 1998.
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Monday, May 10, 2010 | Baseball
Sunday Baseball Recaps (May 9)
Illinois State and Wichita State completed the three-game sweep, while Evansville secured the series win with a victory in
#$%^Sunday's rubber game. The Purple Aces scored all seven runs in the sixth inning to beat visiting Indiana State, 7-3. The
#$%^Redbirds and Shockers remain atop the league standings after series sweeps over Missouri State and Creighton, respectively.
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Sunday, May 09, 2010 | Baseball
Saturday Baseball Recaps (May 8)
All three road teams stole the show on Saturday, as Illinois State and Wichita State clinched series victories, while Indiana State
#$%^evened the score with Evansville. The Redbirds scored nine unanswered runs to erase a 7-1 deficit to top the Bears, 11-9,
#$%^while the Shockers road the coattails of three home runs to seal the victory over the Jays, 8-3. The Sycamores scored five
#$%^runs in the first four innings and were able to hold off the Purple Aces' comeback attempt, winning 5-4.
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Saturday, May 08, 2010 | Baseball
Friday Baseball Recaps (May 7)
Jordan Cooper of Wichita State tallied his seventh win of the season after tossing 7.0 shutout innings against the Redbirds, as
#$%^the Shockers won, 8-0. Illinois State survived 17 strikeout by Missouri State's pitching staff to win on the road, 7-5, while
#$%^Evansville snapped a three-game Valley losing streak, topping Indiana State, 3-2.
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Friday, May 07, 2010 | Baseball
Valley Baseball Earns Four ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District Honors
Four Missouri Valley Conference baseball players have been named to the 2010 ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-
#$%^District First Team, as announced Thursday. Student-athletes from four MVC schools earned academic all-district honors,
#$%^including Creighton's T.J. Roemmich, Evansville's Alex Acheson, Southern Illinois' Nathan Forer and Wichita State's Jordan
#$%^Cooper.
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Monday, May 03, 2010 | Baseball
Baseball Weekly Notebook (May 3)
In a week full of record setting, rare occurrences and a number of outstanding performances, the Valley standings are still up for grabs as we head into the final month of the season. Last week's contests featured two complete games, three 10+ strikeout efforts and five multi-home run performances, and was highlighted by Wichita State's outstanding week. The Shockers took down two Big 12 opponents, in Kansas and Oklahoma State, before handing league-leading Illinois State is first series setback in MVC action.
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Monday, May 03, 2010 | Baseball
Sunday Baseball Recaps (May 2)
Creighton completed the three-game sweep over Evansville, a 15-5 run-ruled game with four Bluejay home runs and a complete game by Brandon Koenigstein. Wichita State won the road series over league-leading Illinois State with a 5-1 victory on Sunday, while Missouri State avoided the sweep by Indiana State, topping the Sycamores 5-3.
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Sunday, May 02, 2010 | Baseball
Saturday Baseball Recaps (May 1)
In MVC baseball action, the Redbirds evened the score with the Shockers, while the Sycamores and Bluejays clinched series victories with wins on Saturday. Illinois State's Ryan Court belted three home runs as the Redbirds run-ruled Wichita State, 18-8, while Indiana State scored five runs in the first inning and never looked back, topping Missouri State, 10-3. Creighton stranded 16 Evansville batters to churn out a 7-3 victory over the Purple Aces.
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Saturday, May 01, 2010 | Baseball
Friday Baseball Recaps (Apr. 30)
Friday's MVC games were fueled by a trio of solid pitching performances. Wichita State's Jordan Cooper threw eight scoreless innings, allowing just four singles and tying a career-high 10 strikeouts, in the Shockers 9-0 win over league-leading Illinois State. Indiana State's Jacob Petricka tossed an 11-strikeout, complete game to lead the Sycamores to an 8-1 decision over Missouri State, while Creighton's Jonas Dufek scattered five hits and struck out eight over a season-long 8.0 innings to earn his league-best seventh victory, a 3-2 win over Evansville.
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Thursday, April 29, 2010 | Baseball
Bears Drop 5-4 Decision to No. 7 Arkansas
Missouri State held No. 7 Arkansas to six hits and had three opportunities to drive in the tying run in the eighth inning before falling 5-4 to the Razorbacks at Baum Stadium in Fayetteville, Ark. The Valley finished 4-2 on the night, with wins over two Big Ten teams (Indiana State over Indiana, 14-7, and Creighton over Iowa, 15-10) and one Big 12 team (Wichita State over Oklahoma State, 13-7).
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Monday, April 26, 2010 | Baseball
Baseball Weekly Notebook (Apr. 26)
The league's top two teams - Illinois State and Wichita State - will square off this weekend. The Redbirds, winners of six-straight league games, are seven games over .500 in Valley play for the first-time ever with their league-leading 8-1 record, while Wichita State, perennial league power, enters the weekend at 8-4, having won three of its first four conference series.
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Monday, April 26, 2010 | Baseball
Sunday Baseball Recaps (Apr. 25)
Home field advantage was the name of the game on Sunday, as the host school won all five games in MVC action. Missouri State earned the doubleheader sweep of Creighton with two one-run victories, while Evansville sent Bradley home with two losses, scoring 30 runs in the two games. Southern Illinois earned a 10-inning win over visiting Indiana State, ending a four-game losing streak in Valley play.
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Saturday, April 24, 2010 | Baseball
Friday Baseball Recaps (Apr. 23)
Friday was a good day for road teams in MVC baseball action, as all three visiting squads came away with victories. Bradley scored two runs in the top of the ninth to outscore the Evansville, 7-6, while Indiana State produced 12 runs in the second inning at SIU, holding on to top the Salukis, 14-4. Creighton scored in four of its last five innings to pull away from Missouri State, 8-2.
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Thursday, April 22, 2010 | Baseball
Evansville's Heithoff Named To NCBWA Stopper Of The Year Watch List
University of Evansville senior closer Tom Heithoff has been named to the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association's Stopper of the Year midseason watch list, an award which honors the nation's top relief pitcher. Heithoff was one of 45 relief pitchers to be named to the midseason Stopper of the Year watch list, after racking up a Missouri Valley Conference-best eight saves for the Purple Aces.
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Wednesday, April 21, 2010 | Baseball
No. 16 Kansas State Rallies to Beat Shockers, 7-4
A three-run eighth inning helped erase a Wichita State ;ead as the No. 16 Kansas State Wildcats went on to defeat the Shockers 7-4 Tuesday evening in a non-conference match-up. The Valley finished 4-3 in non-conference action on Tuesday, as Creighton, Evansville, Illinois State and Missouri State all tabbed victories.
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Monday, April 19, 2010 | Baseball
Baseball Weekly Notebook (Apr. 19)
Following another three-game sweep over Southern Illinois last weekend, Illinois State widened its lead atop the league standings, as the Redbirds now sit with an 8-1 record in Valley play. The Redbirds hold a 1.5 game advantage over second place Wichita State. Illinois State has never won the MVC regular season title.
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Sunday, April 18, 2010 | Baseball
Sunday Baseball Recaps (Apr. 18)
Illinois State improved to 8-1 in MVC play after a 9-7 come-from-behind victory over Southern Illinois, as the Redbirds earned a Valley sweep for the second consecutive weekend. Wichita State avoided the three-game sweep by Indiana State, taking the final gaem of the series, 5-2. Creighton took the series over Bradley with a convincing 12-3 win over Bradley.
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Sunday, April 18, 2010 | Baseball
Saturday Baseball Recaps (Apr. 17)
Indiana State produced back-to-back late inning rallies to take down Wichita State for the second straight game, this time in come-from-behind fashion. Illinois State's Tyler McNeely smashed a three-run home run in the bottom of the ninth to break open a tie game and send the Redbirds to their second consecutive walk-off win over Southern Illinois, 6-3. Bradley scored eight runs in its final three innings to even the series with Creighton, as the Braves topped the Bluejays, 8-4.
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Saturday, April 17, 2010 | Baseball
Friday Baseball Recaps (Apr. 16)
Creighton snapped its four-game losing skid en route to a 7-5 victory over Bradley, halting the Braves season-best four-game winning streak. Indiana State posted its first shutout win of the season, a 2-0 decision over visiting Wichita State. Illinois State continued its winning ways in league play, posting a 6-5 walk-off victory over Southern Illinois, as the Redbirds improved to 6-1 in Valley play.
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Monday, April 12, 2010 | Baseball
Baseball Weekly Notebook (Apr. 12)
Following a three-game sweep at Creighton last weekend, Illinois State moved atop the league standings with a 5-1 start in Valley play. The Redbirds claimed their first series win over Creighton in Omaha since 1986, and the first ever sweep over the Bluejays in program history. In similar fashion, Bradley earned its first (and second and third) league victory after sweeping Missouri State last weekend. The sweep over the Bears gave Bradley its first home Missouri Valley Conference sweep since April of 2007.
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Monday, April 12, 2010 | Baseball
Sunday Baseball Recaps (Apr. 11)
In Sunday MVC baseball action, Southern Illinois handed the Shockers just their second Valley setback, as the Salukis belted three home runs to top Wichita State, 9-5. Illinois State moved into first place in the league standings after completing the three-game sweep over Creighton, taking the final contest, 6-2. Bradley took down the Bears in walk-off fashion, sending Missouri State home winless after a 9-8 loss today.
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Sunday, April 11, 2010 | Baseball
Saturday Baseball Recaps (Apr. 10)
In a repeat of Friday's outcomes, Illinois State, Wichita State and Bradley came out victorious again on Saturday. The Redbirds clinched their first series win over Creighton since 2001, and the first in Omaha since 1986, behind a solid pitching performance by Brad Sorkin. The Shockers got out to an early lead and hung on to top the Salukis, 9-1, while the Braves won their first series over the Bears since 2000 with a 6-4 win.
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Saturday, April 10, 2010 | Baseball
Friday Baseball Recaps (Apr. 9)
Bradley saw its nine-game skid come to an end, as the Braves tallied their first MVC victory, a 7-0 shutout of Missouri State. In a battle of the Valley's two hottest teams, Wichita State increased its lead atop the league standings with a 9-2 win over visiting Southern Illinois. Illinois State topped Creighton, 7-6, snapping a nine-game Bluejay winning streak over the Redbirds.
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Monday, April 05, 2010 | Baseball
Baseball Weekly Notebook (Apr. 5)
A pair of coaching milestones headline last week's MVC baseball action, as Wichita State's Gene Stephenson tallied his 1,700th career victory, becoming just the second head coach in Division I baseball history to accomplish that feat. SIU's Dan Callahan also nabbed his 200th career MVC win, becoming just the fifth league coach to don that honor.
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Sunday, April 04, 2010 | Baseball
Sunday Baseball Recaps: Shockers' Stephenson Collects 1,700th Career Win
No. 30 Wichita State took the rubber game in the three-game series at Evansville, handing head coach Gene Stephenson his 1,700th career victory. He is just the second coach in Division I baseball history to reach that milestone. Creighton stopped Indiana State from completing the series sweep over the Jays, while SIU took the third and final game over visiting Bradley in a 9-3 decision.
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Sunday, April 04, 2010 | Baseball
Saturday Baseball Recaps: SIU's Callahan Earns 200th MVC Victory
In Saturday MVC baseball action, Southern Illinois took out Bradley, handing Saluki head coach Dan Callahan his 200th career MVC victory. Callahan is just the fifth coach in league history to earn this honor, joining active coaches Gene Stephenson (WSU) and Keith Guttin (MSU), as well as retired skippers Bob Warn (INS) and Dewey Kalmer (BU). In other action, Wichita State evened the series with Evansville, while Indiana State took the second straight game over Creighton.
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Saturday, April 03, 2010 | Baseball
Friday Baseball Recaps (Apr. 2)
Southern Illinois won a 15-inning marathon over Bradley, Evansville handed No. 30 Wichita State its first MVC setback and a late rally by Indiana State sent the Sycamores past Creighton. In non-conference action, Missouri State toppled Oral Roberts, 13-3, while Illinois State fell to Lipscomb, 5-3.
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Wednesday, March 31, 2010 | Baseball
Shocks Fall to No. 20 Kansas State, 8-3
After falling behind 3-0 in the bottom of the second inning, the Shockers knotted the score at three apiece in the sixth, but couldn't hold off a Wildcat rally in the seventh inning, as No. 20 Kansas State took down No. 30 Wichita State, 8-3. The Valley finished Tuesday night with a 3-1 record, as Illinois State topped Illinois, Indiana State downed Chicago State and Southern Illinois finished off UT-Martin.
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Monday, March 29, 2010 | Baseball
Baseball Weekly Notebook (Mar. 29)
No. 30 Wichita State was the lone Missouri Valley Conference team to open league action unscathed, finishing off the three-game sweep of visiting Bradley last weekend. Creighton, Evansville and Illinois State also were series winners in MVC opening play, as the Bluejays, Purple Aces and Redbirds all went 2-1 last weekend.
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Sunday, March 28, 2010 | Baseball
Sunday Baseball Recaps (Mar. 28)
A walk-off grand slam in the bottom of the 10th inning help keep Wichita State as the only perfect team through three league games, as Cody Lassley led the Shockers to a series sweep over the Bradley Braves Sunday afternoon following a 5-1 MVC win. The only other game on today's schedule featured an Evansville 3-2 victory over Missouri State at Hammons Field.
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Sunday, March 28, 2010 | Baseball
Saturday Baseball Recaps (Mar. 27)
A pair of doubleheader splits, one home victory and one road win was the tale of the tape in Saturday Missouri Valley Conference baseball action. Evansville, Indiana State and Southern Illinois claimed their first league victories of the season, as the Purple Aces took a road contest at Missouri State, while the Sycamores split with Illinois State and the Salukis took one of two over Creighton. Wichita State remained perfect with an 11-8 win over visiting Bradley.
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Saturday, March 27, 2010 | Baseball
Friday MVC Baseball Recaps (Mar. 26)
On opening night in Missouri Valley Conference baseball action, Creighton, Illinois State, Missouri State and Wichita State earned marks in the win column. The Bluejays and Redbirds were victorious on the road, while the Bears and Shockers defended their turf in their league home-opener. The second contest in the three-game series will continue Saturday.
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Wednesday, March 24, 2010 | Baseball
No. 7 Louisville Rallies Past Evansville, 8-7, In Ninth Inning
In a back-and-forth contest on Tuesday afternoon at UE's Charles H. Braun Stadium, No. 7 Louisville rallied for two runs in the top of the ninth inning to post an 8-7 come-from-behind victory over the Purple Aces in Evansville.
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Monday, March 22, 2010 | Baseball
Baseball Weekly Notebook (Mar. 22)
Beginning on Friday, Mar. 25, all eight Missouri Valley Conference teams will get their first taste of league play with Creighton traveling to Southern Illinois, Illinois State playing at Indiana State, Evansville visiting Missouri State and Bradley heading to Wichita State. Each of the weekend match-ups are scheduled for a three-game series.
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Wednesday, March 17, 2010 | Baseball
Creighton Muscles Up to Top No. 25 Kansas State, 7-4
Carson Vitale punctuated a four-run eighth inning for Creighton, as his two-run home run led the Bluejays to a 7-4 victory over No. 25 Kansas State, Tuesday evening at Tointon Family Stadium in Manhattan, Kan. The win was the Valley's second over a ranked opponent in as many weeks, as Evansville topped No. 21 Kentucky last week.
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Monday, March 15, 2010 | Baseball
MVC Baseball Player/Pitcher of the Week (Mar. 15)
Last week in Missouri Valley Conference baseball action, Wichita State added three wins to its league-best record of 10-3. The Shockers took back-to-back games against Central Arkansas, before shutting out Long Beach State in the first contest of a three-game series with the Dirtbags. Wichita State is ranked No. 25 in the latest (Mar. 15) Collegiate Baseball Newspaper poll, and are also receiving votes (36) in today's USA Today/ESPN Coaches poll.
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Thursday, March 11, 2010 | Baseball
Evansville Doubles Up No. 21 Kentucky, 8-4
Evansville exploded for five runs in the sixth inning to grab a four-run lead, and relievers Matt Netherton and Tom Heithoff made it hold up, as the visiting Purple Aces doubled up No. 21 Kentucky, 8-4, on Wednesday at Cliff Hagan Stadium in Lexington, Kentucky. The win was the first Valley victory over a ranked opponent this season.
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Thursday, March 11, 2010 | Baseball
Redbirds Shut Out by No. 6 Florida, 8-0
Florida starting pitcher Anthony DeSclafani held the Redbirds to just one hit in 5.1 innings of work and got the run support he needed, as the No. 6 Gators defeated Illinois State, 8-0, at McKethan Stadium Wednesday night. For the second consecutive game, Illinois State kept pace with Florida through the first half of the game. Freshman right-hander JD Learnard made his first career start for the Redbirds and limited Florida to four hits and a single run through four innings, but took the loss.
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Wednesday, March 10, 2010 | Baseball
No. 21 Kentucky Takes Series Opener From Evansville, 7-1
The No. 21 Kentucky Wildcats were able to break open a two-run contest with four runs in the bottom of the eighth inning against the University of Evansville bullpen on Tuesday, as the Wildcats posted a 7-1 victory over UE in game one of a two-game series at Cliff Hagan Stadium in Lexington, Kentucky.
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Wednesday, March 10, 2010 | Baseball
No. 6 Florida Surges Past Redbirds
Chad Hinshaw had two hits, including a triple and a run scored in the fourth inning, but a pair of three-run innings in the middle of the game lifted No. 6 Florida past Illinois State, 8-2, at McKethan Stadium Tuesday night.
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Monday, March 08, 2010 | Baseball
MVC Baseball Player/Pitcher of the Week (Mar. 8)
Last week in Missouri Valley Conference baseball action, league teams combined for an 18-13 record in non-conference action, including five teams taking the series from their opponent. Wichita State has moved up three spots to No. 21 in the latest (Mar. 8) Collegiate Baseball Newspaper poll, and are also receiving votes (41) in today's USA Today/ESPN Coaches poll.
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Sunday, March 07, 2010 | Baseball
No. 25 Vanderbilt Hands Illinois State 9-2 Loss
The Redbirds fell to No. 25 Vanderbilt, 9-2, in the Music City Classic at Hawkins Field on Saturday afternoon. In other action around the league, Valley teams compiled a 6-2 record.
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Thursday, March 04, 2010 | Baseball
No. 10 Louisville Rallies Past Purple Aces, 13-6
Evansville jumped to a 5-0 lead in the first inning, highlighted by a two-run inside-the-park home run by Cody Fick and a two-run single by Andy Pascoe, but No. 10 Louisville scored six runs in the middle three frames to rally past the Purple Aces, 13-6, at Jim Patterson Stadium in Louisville, Kentucky.
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Tuesday, March 02, 2010 | Baseball
SIU's Bullock Named to Johnny Bench Award Watch List
Southern Illinois senior catcher Tyler Bullock was one of 53 catchers named to the Coleman Company-Johnny Bench Award delivered by Papa John's Pizza, released today by The Greater Wichita Area Sports Commission.
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Monday, March 01, 2010 | Baseball
MVC Baseball Player/Pitcher of the Week (Mar. 1)
Wichita State opened its season with a perfect 3-0 record in the South Alabama Coca-Cola Classic in Mobile, Ala. The Shockers scored double-digit runs in all three games, downing North Florida (14-4), Eastern Michigan (11-1) and South Alabama (15-10). Wichita State is ranked No. 24 in the latest (Mar. 1) Collegiate Baseball Newspaper poll, and are also receiving votes (37) in today's USA Today/ESPN Coaches poll.
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Monday, February 22, 2010 | Baseball
MVC Baseball Player/Pitcher of the Week (Feb. 22)
Missouri Valley Conference baseball teams opened the 2010 season last weekend, combining for a 6-10 record. Creighton and Indiana State finished the weekend with unscathed records, as the Bluejays outscored SIU Edwardsville (22-0) and Central Arkansas (3-2), while the Sycamores completed a three-game sweep at Texas Southern. This week's Missouri Valley Conference Baseball Player/Pitcher of the Week are Kevin Tokarski of Illinois State and Jason Van Skike of Indiana State.
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Sunday, February 21, 2010 | Baseball
Sixth-Ranked Georgia Tech Completes Series Sweep Over Bears
Sixth-ranked Georgia Tech competed the series sweep over Missouri State on Sunday, downing the Bears, 13-0, at Russ Chandler Stadium in Atlanta. In the Valley's only other game today, Illinois State topped Austin Peay, 15-8.
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Sunday, February 21, 2010 | Baseball
No. 6 Yellow Jackets Too Much for Bears
Sixth-ranked Georgia Tech used a nine-run outburst in the fourth inning to build a 15-2 lead and seal a 20-3 win over the Missouri State baseball Bears Saturday at Russ Chandler Stadium in Atlanta. In other action around the Valley, Creighton tallied wins over Central Arkansas and SIU Edwardsville, while Indiana State took both games in a doubleheader at Texas Southern.
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Saturday, February 20, 2010 | Baseball
Bears Fall in Pitchers Duel to No. 6 Georgia Tech, 4-0
In a game that featured three preseason All-America pitchers, Missouri State fell in a pitchers duel to No. 6 Georgia Tech, 4-0. The Yellow Jackets struck out 13 batters, while the Bears fanned 10. In other action around the Valley, Indiana State was the league's lone winner on opening day, downing Texas Southern, 15-6.
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Wednesday, February 17, 2010 | Baseball
Wichita State's McKeever Named Lowe's Senior CLASS Candidate
Wichita State baseball student-athlete Clint McKeever has been named one of 30 candidates for the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award
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Tuesday, February 02, 2010 | Baseball
Coaches Select Wichita State as Missouri Valley Conference Baseball Favorite
Wichita State, which returns a dominating young pitching staff and solid depth from last year's Missouri Valley Conference Tournament championship squad, has been tabbed as the league favorite in the annual coaches' preseason poll, receiving seven of eight first-place votes.
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Tuesday, January 12, 2010 | Baseball
Cooper and Meade Named to Ping! Baseball Preseason All-America Team
Ping!Baseball has announced its 2010 Preseason All-American Teams, which includes Wichita State's Jordan Cooper and Missouri State's Aaron Meade. Cooper was named the second team, while Meade was a third team selection.
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Tuesday, November 03, 2009 | Baseball
Missouri Valley Conference Mourns Loss of Baseball Coordinator of Umpires Lenny Brickens
Lenny Brickens, who served as the Missouri Valley Conference's Baseball Coordinator of Umpires since 2006, passed away on October 30, 2009.
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Thursday, October 29, 2009 | Baseball
SIU's Dan Callahan to Receive 2009 MVC Most Courageous Award
ST. LOUIS -- Missouri Valley Conference Commissioner Doug Elgin announced today that Dan Callahan, head baseball coach at Southern Illinois University, has been selected as the 2009 recipient of the league's Most Courageous Award.
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Monday, August 24, 2009 | Baseball
Indiana State Names Rick Heller Head Baseball Coach
Indiana State Director of Athletics Ron Prettyman announced the hiring of Rick Heller as the 28th head baseball coach in the 113-year history of the Sycamore program.
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Monday, July 27, 2009 | Baseball
Meggs Steps Down at Indiana State; Heads to Washington
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. ? Indiana State Director of Athletics Ron Prettyman announced today (July 27) that head baseball coach Lindsay Meggs has resigned his position in order to accept the same position at Washington. Meggs' resignation is effective immediately.
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