Playing young last two years starting to show dividends. This entire squad basically has 2 full years experience. Confidence showing thru first two weekends. It is early, butcCurrently Valpo #1 in both Pitching and Hitting in the Valley. Crushed UTM who split with Belmont and beat Murray this year. No reason to think this team won't be highly competitive when conference play starts. Keep rolling Beacons!
It's surprising to see the bats so alive this early in the season. It usually takes cold weather teams 10+ games to get their feet under them, since they are mainly hitting indoors for several months prior to the start of the season.
Don't look now but maybe, just maybe, our baseball team is coming into adulthood! Just beat Arkansas Little Rock 7-6 with 4 runs in the ninth! Go Beacons!
Congratulations to the baseball team for an outstanding start. May we continue to surprise for the entire year?
17 home runs as of yesterday, March 5th.
Schmack - 4
Tucker - 3
Maka - 2
Skrine - 2
6 others have 1 HR each.
REALITY GUT CHECK: 2-12 mid-week smack-down at #22 Mississippi State. It was midweek and the reported attendance was.... get this...... 9,486 !! :o Three game set with MSU this weekend. Hope we can take at least one.
Sure, baseball lost to Miss State during a mid-week game. I guess that's a reality check. But given what VU has done in the first ten games, I think there is reason to smile. I think the Men's basketball team would take a 6-4 record against similar competition, wouldn't they? Here's hoping that VU baseball gives us a little something to cheer about this spring.
Quote from: VULB#62 on March 08, 2023, 04:33:33 PM
REALITY GUT CHECK: 2-12 mid-week smack-down at #22 Mississippi State. It was midweek and the reported attendance was.... get this...... 9,486 !! :o Three game set with MSU this weekend. Hope we can take at least one.
Crafty, you are right, so I modified my post a bit. Three more with MSU. Let's see what we're made of.
Wow! Great win at #22 Southern Miss! When was the last time any Valpo team beat a ranked opponent? Maybe a few years back? In any event Valpo took on their All American pitcher and got 2 in the first, then made him go over 100 pitches by the fifth inning. Then their reliever came in who hadn't given up a hit all season only to have him give up a grand slam! Great pitching from Valpo in the 6-1 win! Looking very good!
Quote from: vu72 on March 11, 2023, 07:41:37 AM
Wow! Great win at #22 Southern Miss! When was the last time any Valpo team beat a ranked opponent? Maybe a few years back? In any event Valpo took on their All American pitcher and got 2 in the first, then made him go over 100 pitches by the fifth inning. Then their reliever came in who hadn't given up a hit all season only to have him give up a grand slam! Great pitching from Valpo in the 6-1 win! Looking very good!
Great win when this university needed a big win so badly!!!!
It was Brady Renfro, Valpo first baseman, with the grand slam in the 7th inning.
Quote from: VULB#62 on March 10, 2023, 03:02:17 PM
Quote from: VULB#62 on March 08, 2023, 04:33:33 PM
REALITY GUT CHECK: 2-12 mid-week smack-down at #22 Mississippi State. It was midweek and the reported attendance was.... get this...... 9,486 !! :o Three game set with MSU this weekend. Hope we can take at least one.
Crafty, you are right, so I modified my post a bit. Three more with MSU. Let's see what we're made of.
Guess we got a quick answer. 5,200 in attendance on a Friday night. When have our guys played in front of such crowds? Wednesday's game had over 9k.
We lost against a nationally ranked squad, but what a fight. Our guys are legit.
http://www.valpoathletics.com/baseball/news/2022-23/21945/baseball-drops-series-finale-at-no-22-southern-miss/
Valpo Baseball last won against a ranked team 4-5 years ago, and we beat #1 Notre Dame during my time on the team in the 2000-2001 season. We've had 5-6 wins against ranked teams since that ND win.
Hope we get them again this year
Sweep of Bradley this weekend! Down three regular starters we scored 26 runs. Great pitching (only used 5 pitchers entire weekend. Jumped two teams in standings. UIC at home this weekend to keep things rolling. :thumbsup:
Pretty good status at the moment at 14-14 (5-7) in a very tough league
Quote from: valpotx on April 17, 2023, 02:43:03 AM
Pretty good status at the moment at 14-14 (5-7) in a very tough league
(https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/242/200/1ca.jpg)
Relative to where we have been the team's performance has been very good. There is much reason for optimism throughout the athletic department. I think we may finally be finding our way in the MVC. It understandably took an adjustment period but we will soon show that we were a solid add for the league across the board. I am optimistic.
We are now 16-16 (7-8), so yes, things are looking up!
Quote from: valpotx on April 24, 2023, 08:13:31 PM
We are now 16-16 (7-8), so yes, things are looking up!
Does that qualify baseball for getting it's own sub forum (is that correct?) or does it go by the number of posts for baseball threads?
Whatever happened to the 2 pitchers from last year's team who were drafted or free agent signed by Detroit?
Great win today to guarantee a spot in the conference tourney! First 20 win season since 2017!
Quote from: vu72 on May 18, 2023, 07:55:38 PM
Great win today to guarantee a spot in the conference tourney! First 20 win season since 2017!
Remember when someone said that Baseball needed to step up to the level of the MVC? ;)
Quote from: valpotx on May 19, 2023, 03:37:37 AM
Quote from: vu72 on May 18, 2023, 07:55:38 PM
Great win today to guarantee a spot in the conference tourney! First 20 win season since 2017!
Remember when someone said that Baseball needed to step up to the level of the MVC? ;)
Well tx, we are still in seventh place! Clearly moving in the right direction though.
Quote from: valpo64 on May 18, 2023, 09:49:56 AM
Whatever happened to the 2 pitchers from last year's team who were drafted or free agent signed by Detroit?
Per BaseballReference.com
Montana Quigley played for Great Falls, MT (ironic), which is independent, in 2022. 4-0 with 11 saves and a 4.01 ERA. No stats listed for 2023
Jake Miller plays with Lakeland in the Tigers' system. 2022: 0-3 with an 8.59 ERA; 2023: 1-1 with a 14.40 ERA.
Quote from: vu84v2 on May 19, 2023, 08:59:43 AM
Quote from: valpo64 on May 18, 2023, 09:49:56 AM
Whatever happened to the 2 pitchers from last year's team who were drafted or free agent signed by Detroit?
Per BaseballReference.com
Montana Quigley played for Great Falls, MT (ironic), which is independent, in 2022. 4-0 with 11 saves and a 4.01 ERA. No stats listed for 2023
Jake Miller plays with Lakeland in the Tigers' system. 2022: 0-3 with an 8.59 ERA; 2023: 1-1 with a 14.40 ERA.
https://www.baseballamerica.com/teams/10105/lakeland-flying-tigers/schedule/ (https://www.baseballamerica.com/teams/10105/lakeland-flying-tigers/schedule/)
On May 10 Jake Miller took the loss against the Bradenton Marauders 16-3 but on May 17 Jake Miller won his first game of the season over the Fort Myers Mighty Mussels 7-1. Probably had a bad performance that inflated his ERA on the 10th but did much better on the 17th allowing only 1 run.
May 10, 5:30 PM @ Bradenton Marauders L 3-16 Carlos Lomeli Jake Miller (winning pitcher, losing pitcher)
May 17, 5:30 PM vs. Fort Myers Mighty Mussels W 7-1 Jake Miller Develson Aria (winning pitcher, losing pitcher)
Quote from: valpo64 on May 18, 2023, 09:49:56 AM
Whatever happened to the 2 pitchers from last year's team who were drafted or free agent signed by Detroit?
Colin Fields signed with Detroit last summer and has been assigned to the Florida Complex League Tigers. I believe the FCL starts play on 5 June.
https://www.milb.com/florida-complex/roster/473
This is a great site to see current and former pro players from Valpo. Kapers is doing well for AA Frisco in the Rangers org!
https://www.thebaseballcube.com/content/college_history/20503/report/
Unfortunately, Valpo drops a 10-9 game to Belmont to end their season as well as end all Valpo athletic event till the fall. An improved baseball team hit with lots of key injuries and lack of pitching. Still, their entire starting lineup will be back if, and its a big if, Ryan Maka isn't drafted. The kid is the real deal.
Quote from: vu72 on May 24, 2023, 02:26:24 PM
Unfortunately, Valpo drops a 10-9 game to Belmont to end their season as well as end all Valpo athletic event till the fall. An improved baseball team hit with lots of key injuries and lack of pitching. Still, their entire starting lineup will be back if, and its a big if, Ryan Maka isn't drafted. The kid is the real deal.
Maka will not be drafted this year - he's only a sophomore and you have to finish your junior year to be eligible.
Quote from: valpotx on May 20, 2023, 10:34:18 PM
This is a great site to see current and former pro players from Valpo. Kapers is doing well for AA Frisco in the Rangers org!
https://www.thebaseballcube.com/content/college_history/20503/report/
My goto source for data like this is baseball-reference.com. They have similar sites for all other major sports, including college football and basketball (https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/.
Watching some College baseball and good to see the MVC represented well with ISU hosting a regional and playing well
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Congratulations to Indiana State who beat Iowa yesterday and are unbeaten in their Regional.
Indiana State has become a legit program over the last few years. Missouri State is usually up there, as well, but didn't have their same success this season. DBU is now in Conference USA for Baseball, otherwise there would have been another top team in the MVC.
Quote from: valpo64 on June 04, 2023, 10:38:15 AM
Congratulations to Indiana State who beat Iowa yesterday and are unbeaten in their Regional.
They beat them again yesterday to win the region and on to the Super Regionals! One of only 16 teams still playing!
Oru to the college world series in Omaha. They were always baseball powers in the mid con but to make it to the World Series, wow!
Yes, ORU was consistently ranked in the top 25 when I was playing. Congrats to them, even though I still hate them :).
Take note, decision makers for the Valpo HoF, in my yearly suggestion of our former Mid-Con Pitcher of the Year and 2x First Team All Mid-Con, in a conference that was dominated each year by ORU ;).
It's not just basketball. Nolan Tucker is headed to Southern Mississippi. :(
Good player, but didn't have the same season this year as he did in his amazing RS FR campaign. Hopefully he elevates and goes somewhere in his baseball career, as you don't go to Southern Miss for the academics.
Quote from: valpotx on July 25, 2023, 10:44:54 PM
Good player, but didn't have the same season this year as he did in his amazing RS FR campaign. Hopefully he elevates and goes somewhere in his baseball career, as you don't go to Southern Miss for the academics.
Southern Mississippi University
Founded on March 30, 1910, the university is a dual campus institution, with its main campus located in Hattiesburg and its other large campus – Gulf Park – located in Long Beach. It has five additional teaching and research sites, including the John C. Stennis Space Center and the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory (GCRL).It does have one of only 5 space center research centers in the country.