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4/26/2024

Unlucky Bounce Costs Beacons in Series Opener at UIC

The Valparaiso University baseball team got home runs from Carson Husmann (Hanna, Ind. / South Central [Bradley]) and Alex Ryan, (Lake Mills, Wis. / Lakeside Lutheran) but host UIC prevailed 8-6 at Curtis Granderson Stadium in Chicago on a rainy Friday afternoon. An unlucky bounce changed the complexion of the game as Valpo would have tied the game at seven on a double by Husmann in the eighth, but the ball hopped over the wall for a ground-rule double and the runner from first was forced to hold at third, where he was eventually stranded.

4/25/2024

Baseball Beacons Face Off with All-Time Most Frequent Opponent This Weekend

The Valparaiso University baseball team will return to the road after back-to-back home weekends with the short journey to UIC for a three-game weekend series that is scheduled to begin under the lights on Friday night in Chicago. Every game is big for the Beacons as they need to make up ground in the race to qualify for the conference tournament, but there is still plenty of baseball to be played with four regular-season series remaining.

4/23/2024

NIU Walks Off with Win in High-Scoring Midweek Matchup

A low-scoring game early evolved into a slugfest in the late innings on a windy Tuesday afternoon in DeKalb, Ill. The Valparaiso University baseball team and Northern Illinois combined for 13 runs in the seventh and eighth innings alone in a game where the squads combined for 19 runs on 28 hits in total. On a day where it felt like the last at-bats may be significant, that proved to be the case as Northern Illinois won 10-9 on a walk-off homer in the bottom of the ninth.

4/21/2024

Baseball Drops Rubber Match to Missouri State

The Valparaiso University baseball team gave up crooked numbers in each of the first two innings and could not recover in a 14-3 defeat to Missouri State on Sunday afternoon at Emory G. Bauer Field. Alex Ryan (Lake Mills, Wis. / Lakeside Lutheran) and Kyle Schmack (Wantah, Ind. / South Central) both belted bombs for the Beacons.

4/20/2024

Late-Inning Rally Not Enough This Time as Bears Fend off Beacons

For the second straight day, Brady Renfro (Antigo, Wis. / Antigo) delivered an extra-base knock in Valpo’s final opportunity at the plate, but this time his two-run double was not enough as the Beacons stranded the potential tying run in scoring position in an 8-6 loss to Missouri State on Saturday afternoon at Emory G. Bauer Field. The Bears trotted out four different relievers in the bottom of the ninth alone but eventually recorded the final out to even the series at one victory apiece.

4/19/2024

Renfro Delivers Walk-Off Blast as Beacons Beat Bears in Instant Classic

An incredible game got the incredible ending it deserved on Friday afternoon – or should we say, evening – at Emory G. Bauer Field.

4/17/2024

Beacons, Bears to Clash in Big Series This Weekend

The Valparaiso University baseball team will play an important series in the Missouri Valley Conference standings as Missouri State makes its way to Emory G. Bauer Field for three this weekend. Valpo enters the weekend just a game behind the Bears and Bradley, who are tied for eighth in the MVC standings. Since eight teams make the league tournament, a series win over the Bears could go a long way to putting Valpo in position to make the tournament field. This continues a home-heavy stretch as Valpo plays its second straight home weekend and continues a month-long period without a hotel stay.

4/16/2024

Notre Dame Nips Valpo in One-Run Affair

The Valparaiso University baseball team gave host Notre Dame just about all it could handle, but the Fighting Irish fended off the Beacons for a 7-6 victory on Tuesday at Frank Eck Stadium in Notre Dame, Ind. Carson Husmann (Hanna, Ind. / South Central [Bradley]) hit a late three-run shot for the Beacons.

4/15/2024

Valpo to Clash with Instate Foe Notre Dame on Tuesday

The Valparaiso University baseball team will make the short trip east to face off with instate foe Notre Dame in Tuesday’s midweek matchup. The Beacons will attempt to get back in the road win column as they try to bring an 11-game road skid to a halt. Valpo head coach Brian Schmack is seeking his 200th career win on Tuesday.