Monday, May 20, 2013 | Baseball
MVC Announces Baseball All-Conference Teams
Bradley outfield Mike Tauchman and Redbirds’ ace Chris Razo highlight the 2013 MVC all-conference baseball teams, being tabbed Player and Pitcher of the Year, respectively. Illinois State's Mark Kingston has been named the league's Dan Callahan Coach of the Year.
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Monday, May 20, 2013 | Baseball, Cross Country, Tennis, Golf, Men's Basketball, Men's Soccer, Softball, Swimming & Diving, Volleyball, Women's Basketball, Track & Field, Women's Soccer, Athletics
Wichita State Claims 2012-13 All-Sports Crown
Wichita State is the 2012-13 Missouri Valley Conference all-sports champion. It marks the seventh crown in the past 10 years for Wichita State, which has a league best 19 all-time. WSU finished second in the all-sports trophy race in 2011-12.
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Sunday, May 19, 2013 | Baseball
2013 MVC Baseball Championship
Illinois State will serve as host of the 2013 Baseball Championship, at Duffy Bass Field May 21-25.
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Sunday, May 19, 2013 | Baseball
Baseball Weekly Notebook: MVC Tournament On Deck
Illinois State (16-5 MVC) earned the top seed at this week's MVC Baseball Tournament, as the Redbirds claimed their first outright regular-season title in program history. Illinois State will serve as host event, from May 21-25, at Duffy Bass Field in Normal, Ill.
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Saturday, May 18, 2013 | Baseball
2013 MVC Baseball Tournament Field Set
The field for the 2013 Missouri Valley Conference Baseball Championship is set for next week's event at Duffy Bass Field in Normal, Ill., hosted by Illinois State University. Illinois State earned its first-ever outright MVC regular-season title after finishing 16-5 in league play – and the Redbirds have earned the tournament's top seed.
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Thursday, May 16, 2013 | Baseball, Track & Field, Athletics
Aguilera, Grant Named Scholar-Athletes
Eric Aguilera of Illinois State and Kimsue Grant of Missouri State have been selected Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athletes of the Week, Commissioner Doug Elgin announced today. Aguilera and Grant were honored for their performances during the period of May 6-12.
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Thursday, May 16, 2013 | Baseball, Cross Country, Tennis, Golf, Men's Basketball, Men's Soccer, Softball, Swimming & Diving, Volleyball, Women's Basketball, Track & Field, Women's Soccer
Valley Announces 2013-14 Championships Calendar
Commissioner Doug Elgin has announced a list of dates and sites for the various Missouri Valley Conference sports championships for the 2013-14 athletic season. All site awards are subject to ratification at the Missouri Valley Conference Presidents’ Council meeting, which takes place May 28.
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Monday, May 13, 2013 | Baseball
Baseball Weekly Notebook (May 13)
With just one weekend remaining in the regular season schedule, Illinois State (13-5 MVC) and Wichita State (15-6 MVC) sit atop the league standings. The Redbirds can lock up the No. 1 seed for next week's MVC Baseball Championship with a sweep at SIU this weekend, but the Shockers will earn the No. 1 seed if Illinois State falls in at least one game this weekend.
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Monday, May 13, 2013 | Baseball, Social
Submit your questions: Rawlings #MVCBaseball First Pitch
Fans have the opportunity to drive the conversation of the next edition of the #MVCBaseball First Pitch, Presented by Rawlings.
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Thursday, May 09, 2013 | Baseball, Softball, Athletics
Montgomery, Jones Named Scholar-Athletes
Austin Montgomery of Southern Illinois and Chelsea Jones of Missouri State have been selected Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athletes of the Week, Commissioner Doug Elgin announced today. Montgomery and Jones were honored for their performances during the period of April 29-May 5.
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Monday, May 06, 2013 | Baseball
Baseball Weekly Notebook (May 6)
With just two weekends remaining in the regular season schedule, Wichita State (14-4 MVC) and Illinois State (11-4 MVC) have separated themselves at the head of the pack in the league standings.
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Thursday, May 02, 2013 | Baseball
Staehely Earns CoSIDA Academic All-District Honors
Creighton senior Alex Staehely earned 2013 CoSIDA/Capital One Academic All-District VII First Team honors, as announced by the organization today.
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Thursday, May 02, 2013 | Baseball, Softball, Athletics
Bayliff, Ashton Named Scholar-Athletes
Garrett Bayliff of Wichita State and Kelsea Ashton of Southern Illinois have been selected Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athletes of the Week, Commissioner Doug Elgin announced today. Bayliff and Ashton were honored for their performances during the period of April 22-28.
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Monday, April 29, 2013 | Baseball
Creighton's Peter Named to Olerud Award Watch List
Creighton sophomore Jake Peter was one of 24 players named to the 2013 Olerud Award Watch List for the 2013 Two-Way Player of the Year Award presented by the National College Baseball Hall of Fame.
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Monday, April 29, 2013 | Baseball
Baseball Weekly Notebook (Apr. 29)
With only a game-and-a-half separating the top-four teams in the standings, this weekend's schedule will prove to be crucial in the final outcome of the standings, as the top-four teams are pitted against each other. Wichita State (11-4 MVC) visits Missouri State (11-4), while Illinois State (9-3 MVC) welcomes Creighton (8-4 MVC).
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Wednesday, April 24, 2013 | Baseball, Softball, Athletics
Curry, Pierce Named Scholar-Athletes
Landon Curry of Indiana State and Amy Pierce of Drake have been selected Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athletes of the Week, Commissioner Doug Elgin announced today. Curry and Pierce were honored for their performances during the period of April 15-21
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Monday, April 22, 2013 | Baseball
Baseball Weekly Notebook (Apr. 22)
The Missouri Valley Conference has proven to be tough to beat when playing at home this season. In league games only, home teams are an impresive 34-14 (.708), while posting a 50-30 (.625) record in home non-conference contests. Overall, the MVC is 84-44 (.656) at home this season.
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Wednesday, April 17, 2013 | Baseball, Softball, Athletics
Kraemer, Lowe Named Scholar-Athletes
Koby Kraemer of Indiana State and Blair Lowe of Creighton have been selected Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athletes of the Week, Commissioner Doug Elgin announced today. Kraemer and Lowe were honored for their performances during the period of April 8-14.
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Wednesday, April 17, 2013 | Baseball
Elam Named NCBWA National Pitcher of the Week
The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) named Wichita State junior right-handed pitcher Cale Elam the National Pitcher of the Week.
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Monday, April 15, 2013 | Baseball
Baseball Weekly Notebook (Apr. 15)
Following a three-game sweep at Bradley last weekend, Wichita State (7-2 MVC) has taken a one-game lead heading into the final four weeks of regular season play.
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Sunday, April 14, 2013 | Baseball
Manaea and Petree Named to National Pitcher of the Year Watch List
Indiana State's Sean Manaea and Missouri State's Nick Petree have been named to the initial watch list for the 2013 Pitcher of the Year Award, sponsored by Diamond Sports .
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Wednesday, April 10, 2013 | Baseball, Tennis, Athletics
Kraemer, Lee Named Scholar-Athletes
Koby Kraemer of Indiana State and Anita Lee of Southern Illinois have been selected Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athletes of the Week, Commissioner Doug Elgin announced today. Kraemer and Lee were honored for their performances during the period of April 1-7.
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Monday, April 08, 2013 | Baseball
Baseball Weekly Notebook (Apr. 8)
Creighton, which leads the Valley with an overall record of 18-6 (5-1 MVC) has entered the polls for the first time this season, coming in at No. 30 in the latest (Apr. 8) Collegiate Baseball Newspaper poll.
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Wednesday, April 03, 2013 | Baseball, Softball, Athletics
Tauchman, Changstrom Named Scholar-Athletes
Mike Tauchman of Bradley and Becca Changstrom of Creighton have been selected Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athletes of the Week, Commissioner Doug Elgin announced today. Tauchman and Changstrom were honored for their performances during the period of March 25-31.
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Monday, April 01, 2013 | Baseball
Baseball Weekly Notebook (Apr. 1)
All eight Valley teams have now seen action in league games, with Missouri State the lone remaining perfect team. The Bears swept Indiana State in a three-game series in Springfield last weekend to open conference play 3-0.
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Wednesday, March 27, 2013 | Baseball, Track & Field, Athletics
Moore, Smith Named Scholar Athletes
Devin Moore of Indiana State and Brittany Smith of Illinois State have been selected Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athletes of the Week, Commissioner Doug Elgin announced today. Moore and Smith were honored for their performances during the period of March 18-24.
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Monday, March 25, 2013 | Baseball
Baseball Weekly Notebook (Mar. 25)
Four teams opened up league action last week and Indiana State was the lone team to remain unscathed, finishing off the three-game sweep of Southern Illinois. Bradley, Illinois State, Missouri State and Wichita State all get their first taste of Valley action this weekend.
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Wednesday, March 20, 2013 | Baseball, Softball, Athletics
Curry, Changstrom Named Scholar'Athletes
Landon Curry of Indiana State and Becca Changstrom of Creighton have been selected Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athletes of the Week, Commissioner Doug Elgin announced today. Curry and Changstrom were honored for their performances during the period of March 11-17.
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Monday, March 18, 2013 | Baseball
Baseball Player/Pitcher of the Week (Mar. 18)
Creighton's Jake Peter and Indiana State's Sean Manaea have been named the league's Baseball Player and Pitcher of the Week, respectively.
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Wednesday, March 13, 2013 | Baseball, Softball, Athletics
Montgomery, Spivey Named Scholar-Athletes
Austin Montgomery and Jayna Spivey of Southern Illinois have been selected Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athletes of the Week, Commissioner Doug Elgin announced today. Montgomery and Spivey were honored for their performances during the period of March 4-10.
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Tuesday, March 12, 2013 | Baseball
Redbirds Knock Out No. 29 Miami, 17-6
Illinois State cranked out 20 hits, scoring 17 runs, both season highs, en route to a 17-6 victory at No. 29 Miami (13-5), Tuesday night at Alex Rodriguez Park. Chad Hinshaw tied a career-high with four hits and launched a grand slam in a seven-run Illinois State third inning.
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Monday, March 11, 2013 | Baseball
Baseball Player/Pitcher of the Week (Mar. 11)
Wichita State's Casey Gillaspie and Evansville's Kyle Lloyd have been named the league's Baseball Player and Pitcher of the Week, respectively.
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Wednesday, March 06, 2013 | Baseball, Softball, Athletics
McGreevy, Changstrom Named Scholar-Athletes
TJ McGreevy of Wichita State and Becca Changstrom of Creighton have been selected Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athletes of the Week, Commissioner Doug Elgin announced today. McGreevy and Changstrom were honored for their performances during the period of February 25-March 3.
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Monday, March 04, 2013 | Baseball
Baseball Player/Pitcher of the Week (Mar. 4)
Wichita State's Tyler Baker and TJ McGreevy have been named the league's Baseball Player and Pitcher of the Week, respectively.
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Thursday, February 28, 2013 | Baseball
Gene Stephenson Earns 1,800th Career Victory
Wichita State head coach Gene Stephenson won his 1,800th career game with a 9-5 victory over Arkansas-Little Rock. Stephenson is the second Division I baseball coach to reach 1,800 wins and is the fastest to do it in just 36 years.
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Thursday, February 28, 2013 | Baseball
Coy, Montgomery Named Senior CLASS Award Candidates
Wichita State's Johnny Coy and Southern Illinois' Austin Montgomery have been named candidates for the 2013 Senior CLASS Award, announced Wednesday.
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Wednesday, February 27, 2013 | Baseball, Track & Field, Athletics
Montgomery, Brewer Named Scholar-Athletes
Austin Montgomery of Southern Illinois and Rachael Brewer of Illinois State have been selected Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athletes of the Week, Commissioner Doug Elgin announced today. Montgomery and Brewer were honored for their performances during the period of February 18-24.
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Monday, February 25, 2013 | Baseball
Baseball Player/Pitcher of the Week (Feb. 25)
Southern Illinois' Matt Jones and Indiana State's Sean Manaea have been named the league's Baseball Player and Pitcher of the Week, respectively.
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Saturday, February 23, 2013 | Baseball
Bears Topple Nationally-Ranked Southern Miss, 5-1
Missouri State rode the arms of Nick Petree and Grant Gordon to a 5-1 victory over the 28th-ranked Golden Eagles Saturday evening. Petree struck out seven hitters and allowed just five hits over seven innings to notch his first win of the season, while Gordon wrapped up the victory and his first save in more than a year with two scoreless innings of relief.
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Wednesday, February 20, 2013 | Baseball, Swimming & Diving, Athletics
Staehely, Sander Named Scholar-Athletes
Alex Staehely of Creighton University and Renata Sander of Missouri State University have been selected Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athletes of the Week, Commissioner Doug Elgin announced today. Staehely and Sander were honored for their performances during the period of February 11-17.
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Monday, February 18, 2013 | Baseball
Baseball Player/Pitcher of the Week (Feb. 18)
Creighton's Alex Staehely and Missouri State's Cody Schumacher have been named the league's initial Baseball Player and Pitcher of the Week, respectively.
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Friday, February 08, 2013 | Baseball
Five Named to NCBWA Preseason Stopper of the Year Watch List
Five Missouri Valley Conference baseball student-athletes have been named to the initial watch list for the eighth annual National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Stopper of the Year Award, given to the top relief pitcher in NCAA Division I baseball.
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Wednesday, January 30, 2013 | Baseball
Coaches Select Missouri State as MVC Baseball Favorite
Missouri State, which returns a dominating young pitching staff and a wealth of depth from last year's squad, has been tabbed as the league favorite in the annual coaches' preseason poll, receiving six of eight first-place votes.
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Friday, January 04, 2013 | Baseball
Southern Illinois at Creighton Tabbed for ESPNU
The Southern Illinois at Creighton Baseball game has been selected for ESPNU on Sunday, April 21 from TD Ameritrade Park Omaha.
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Thursday, December 13, 2012 | Baseball
Burgess, Coy and Petree Earn NCBWA Preseason All-America Honors
Three Missouri Valley Conference baseball have been named to the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Preseason All-American team, as annouinced today by the organization. Missouri State's Nick Petree and Wichita State's Johnny Coy were both first team selections, while Missouri State's Tyler Burgess was a second team selection.
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Friday, October 05, 2012 | Baseball, Men's Basketball, Men's Soccer, Softball, Volleyball, Women's Basketball, Women's Soccer
MVC Announces 36-Telecast Package on FOX Sports/Comcast SportsNet
The Missouri Valley Conference, in its 106th year of athletic competition, will produce a 36-telecast, in-house television package on FOX Sports Midwest in 2012-13.
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Thursday, October 04, 2012 | Baseball, Men's Basketball, Volleyball, Women's Basketball
MVC Unveils 48-Telecast Package on ESPN Networks
The Missouri Valley Conference will have a record 48-game telecast package on ESPN networks during the 2012-13 academic year.
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Monday, August 20, 2012 | Baseball
Dallas Baptist Added as Baseball Affiliate Member in 2014
The Missouri Valley Conference has added Dallas Baptist University as an affiliate member in the sport of baseball and DBU will be eligible to compete for the league’s automatic NCAA bid beginning in 2014, Commissioner Doug Elgin announced today.
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Thursday, August 09, 2012 | Baseball, Men's Basketball, Volleyball, Women's Soccer, Athletics
Five Inductees Selected for Athletics Hall of Fame
Notable First-Time Choices Dot 2013 Valley HOF Class
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