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6/8/2022
Tucker Earns Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American Status
Nolan Tucker (Cedar Lake, Ind. / Hanover Central) continued to haul in postseason accolades on Wednesday, as he was named a Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper.
6/7/2022
Tucker Named to MVC Scholar-Athlete First Team, Ryan Earns Honorable Mention
Nolan Tucker (Cedar Lake, Ind. / Hanover Central) got the job done on the diamond and in the classroom this season.
5/25/2022
Baseball Season Comes to a Close on Wednesday in Springfield
The Valparaiso University baseball team fell 8-0 to Indiana State in an elimination game on Wednesday to open the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament at Hammons Field in Springfield, Mo., bringing the 2022 season to a close. Seniors Keegan Bates (Plainfield, Ill. /Plainfield North) and Zach Fricke (Arlington Heights, Ill. / Buffalo Grove) each tossed scoreless innings in their final collegiate game, but it was Jeremy Drudge (Plymouth, Ind. / Plymouth) who had the most impactful senior moment, as his single in the top of the ninth broke up a perfect-game bid by Indiana State’s Matt Jachec.
5/24/2022
Tuesday’s Valpo-Indiana State Game Postponed to Wednesday
The scheduled Missouri Valley Conference Tournament first-round contest between the Valparaiso University baseball team and Indiana State on Tuesday night has been postponed due to inclement weather throughout the afternoon and evening on Tuesday in Springfield, Mo.
5/24/2022
Tucker Earns All-MVC First Team Status; Fields, Nowak and Hannahs Also Recognized
Four members of the Valparaiso University baseball team received recognition as the Missouri Valley Conference unveiled its postseason awards on Tuesday.
5/21/2022
Valpo Baseball to Open MVC Tournament on Tuesday
The Valparaiso University baseball team will open up the 2022 Missouri Valley Conference Tournament on Tuesday with an elimination-round game against Indiana State. The winner of the game will advance to the double-elimination portion of the event. Head coach Brian Schmack will give the ball to right-handed pitcher Colin Fields with the season on the line on Tuesday. If Valpo wins, the team’s next game would be on Wednesday morning against MVC regular-season champion Southern Illinois. The winner of the tournament, which is hosted by Missouri State, will receive an automatic NCAA Regional berth.
5/21/2022
Regular-Season Finale Canceled Due to Inclement Weather with Valpo Leading Evansville Early
The Valparaiso University baseball team took an early 3-0 lead over Evansville on Saturday at Braun Stadium in Evansville, Ind., but Mother Nature took away a chance for a Beacons series win as the contest went on a lightning delay in the second inning. After an hour of waiting, the weather remained unplayable and the game was canceled and declared a no contest.
5/20/2022
Valpo Ties Season High in Hits in Road Win at Evansville
The Valparaiso University baseball team went on the road and defeated one of the top teams in the Missouri Valley Conference standings on Friday night, besting Evansville 8-4 on a night where the temperatures were every bit as pleasant as the outcome at Braun Stadium in Evansville, Ind. Nolan Tucker (Cedar Lake, Ind. / Hanover Central) turned in his third four-hit game of the season to lead a 16-hit attack by the Beacons, who matched a season high in the hit column.
5/19/2022
Valpo Drops Series Opener in Evansville
The Valparaiso University baseball team began the final series of the regular season on Thursday night at Braun Stadium in Evansville, Ind. with a 9-2 setback to the host Purple Aces.
5/18/2022
Baseball to Close Regular Season at UE
The final weekend of the regular season is here for the Valparaiso University baseball team. The Beacons will look to play the role of spoiler as host Evansville enters the series just one game back of Southern Illinois for the Missouri Valley Conference regular-season title, which is up for grabs over the season’s final weekend. Furthermore, Valpo has its sights set on building up momentum going into next week’s MVC Tournament and still has an opportunity to improve its tournament seeding by overtaking Illinois State in the league standings with a successful weekend.
5/17/2022
Valpo Baseball Weekly: May 17
Ryan Maka, Jake Miller and the Valpo bullpen were topics on this week's edition of Valpo Baseball Weekly with head coach Brian Schmack, sponsored by Lakeshore Bone & Joint.
5/16/2022
Miller Earns MVC Pitcher of the Week Nod
Valparaiso University baseball pitcher Jake Miller (Chester, N.Y. / Don Bosco Prep) has received recognition from the Missouri Valley Conference for his strong start this weekend as he was tabbed the league’s Pitcher of the Week on Monday.
5/16/2022
Ryan Maka Named Collegiate Baseball Newspaper National Player of the Week
After a breakout weekend that included four home runs in a three-game Missouri Valley Conference series against Bradley, Valparaiso University baseball freshman Ryan Maka (Oak Forest, Ill. / Oak Forest) has been named a National Player of the Week by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper.
5/15/2022
McCluskey Outdueled by Bradley on Senior Day
Valparaiso University baseball sophomore Griffin McCluskey (Normal, Ill. / Normal Community) turned in a strong pitching performance, but he was outdueled by Bradley’s Nick King in a 2-0 setback in Sunday’s rubber match at Emory G. Bauer Field.
5/14/2022
Baseball Pulls Away From Bradley, Forces Sunday Rubber Match
The numerous Valparaiso University baseball alumni who gathered as part of an alumni event at Saturday’s game had plenty of reason to cheer, as the Beacons put up crooked numbers in three different innings to pull away late for an 8-2 victory over Bradley at Emory G. Bauer Field. Freshman Ryan Maka (Oak Forest, Ill. / Oak Forest) continued his all-out tear, launching his fourth home run of the series while finishing a triple shy of the cycle.
5/13/2022
Maka Delivers Three-Homer Game vs. Bradley
The Valparaiso University baseball team’s attempt to rally fell shy on Friday afternoon as visiting Bradley edged the Beacons 7-6 in a tightly-contested series opener at Emory G. Bauer Field. Freshman Ryan Maka (Oak Forest, Ill. / Oak Forest) turned in a three-homer game, ripping solo shots to right in the third, seventh and ninth.
5/11/2022
Valpo Baseball to Celebrate Seniors During Final Home Weekend
The final home weekend of the season is upon us as the Valparaiso University baseball team will welcome in Bradley for a three-game weekend series that gets started on Friday afternoon at Emory G. Bauer Field. The series will culminate with Senior Day on Sunday as the program recognizes five senior players and two senior managers. Catcher Jake Kapers, outfielder Jeremy Drudge, RHP Colin Fields, LHP Keegan Bates and RHP Zach Fricke will be celebrated on the field prior to Sunday’s contest. In addition, four-year student managers Sam Miller and Evan Smith will be part of the Senior Day recognition. A busy weekend will also feature a Valpo baseball alumni event with a number of players from the program’s past planning to be in attendance on Saturday.
5/9/2022
Valpo Baseball Weekly: May 9
Head coach Brian Schmack joined Brandon Vickrey for Valpo Baseball Weekly sponsored by Lakeshore Bone & Joint. They looked back at the weekend series vs. DBU and looked ahead to this Sunday's Senior Day.
5/8/2022
Baseball Falls to DBU in Series Finale
The Valparaiso University baseball team dropped Sunday’s series finale with Dallas Baptist 8-3 at Emory G. Bauer Field. Valpo did all of its scoring in the fifth inning in a game where seven different Beacons recorded a hit.
5/7/2022
Baseballs Drops Doubleheader to DBU
The Valparaiso University baseball team received solid work on the mound throughout the day, but offense was hard to come by on a pitchers’ day with the wind blowing in on Saturday at Emory G. Bauer Field. The Beacons fell to Dallas Baptist 5-1 in the first game of the doubleheader before dropping Game 2 by a 3-0 score. DBU entered the weekend with the No. 5 Rating Percentage Index (RPI) in the nation.
5/6/2022
Valpo-DBU Series Opener Postponed
Friday’s scheduled series opener between the Valparaiso University baseball team and Dallas Baptist has been postponed due to rain. The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader on Saturday at noon at Emory G. Bauer Field.
5/4/2022
Baseball to Host DBU in Weekend Series
The first of back-to-back home weekends for the Valparaiso University baseball team is up next for the Beacons, who welcome perennial Missouri Valley Conference powerhouse Dallas Baptist to Emory G. Bauer Field for a three-game series. DBU will make its first trip to Northwest Indiana since Valpo’s inaugural MVC campaign in 2018.
5/3/2022
Tuesday’s Baseball Game Canceled
Tuesday’s scheduled Valparaiso University baseball game against Western Michigan has been canceled due to forecasted rain throughout the day. Valpo will return to the diamond on Friday at 3 p.m. to open up a three-game series with DBU at Emory G. Bauer Field.
5/2/2022
Valpo Baseball Weekly: May 2
Head coach Brian Schmack joined Brandon Vickrey for Valpo Baseball Weekly sponsored by Lakeshore Bone & Joint. They discuss this past weekend's series at SIU, the offensive performance of Nolan Tucker and preview this coming weekend's games against DBU
5/2/2022
Tucker Named MVC Player of the Week
Valparaiso University baseball second baseman Nolan Tucker (Cedar Lake, Ind. / Hanover Central) stayed hot at the plate this week, and his offensive success has received notice from the Missouri Valley Conference as Tucker was named the league’s Player of the Week on Monday.
5/2/2022
Valpo to Begin Seven-Game Homestand vs. Western Michigan
The calendar has flipped to the month of May as the Valparaiso University baseball team begins a seven-game homestand on Tuesday when Western Michigan comes to town for the final nonconference home date of the year. Note that the game time has been moved up to 2 p.m., an hour earlier than originally scheduled.
5/1/2022
Offense Stays Hot as Valpo Takes Series Finale from First-Place SIU
The Valparaiso University baseball team enjoyed its second straight prosperous offensive day on Sunday afternoon at Itchy Jones Stadium in Carbondale, Ill., as another double-figure run output helped the visiting Beacons top Southern Illinois 11-10. The Salukis entered the day tied for first place in the Missouri Valley Conference. Valpo scored early and often, putting up multiple runs in four of the first five innings, including a four-run third.
4/30/2022
SIU Outdoes Valpo in High-Scoring Affair
After a pitchers’ duel took center stage on Friday night, a much different ballgame unfolded on Saturday afternoon at Itchy Jones Stadium in Carbondale, Ill.
4/29/2022
Thurston Accrues Five Hits, Fields Fires Quality Start in Setback at SIU
The Valparaiso University baseball team had traffic on the bases throughout the evening, but the visiting Beacons stranded 13 in a 4-0 loss to host Southern Illinois on Friday night at Itchy Jones Stadium in Carbondale, Ill. Valpo received another quality start from Colin Fields (Libertyville, Ill. / Libertyville), who took a tough-luck defeat as he was touched for two runs in his sixth and final frame. Valpo outhit SIU 11-8, but the guests were on the wrong end of the column that counts. Alex Thurston (Fowler, Ind. / Benton Central) enjoyed Valpo’s first five-hit game since 2018.
4/27/2022
Valpo Seeks Third Straight Road Series Win at SIU
The Valparaiso University baseball team has won each of its last two road series, going on the road to take series from a pair of quality programs in Illinois State and UIC. The Beacons will head back to the Land of Lincoln this week with hopes of continuing their road success at Southern Illinois.
4/26/2022
Baseball Drops Extra-Inning Heartbreaker at Purdue
The Valparaiso University baseball team had Big Ten instate foe Purdue on the ropes by taking the lead in the seventh inning, but the host Boilermakers tied the game with two in the bottom of the seventh and eventually walked off in the bottom of the 10th with a 6-5 victory at Alexander Field in West Lafayette, Ind.
4/25/2022
Beacons, Boilermakers to Face Off in Midweek Matchup
The Valparaiso University baseball team will head to West Lafayette on Tuesday for an instate showdown with Big Ten foe Purdue in midweek action. The Beacons have played their best baseball away from home this season, including series wins in each of their last two road weekend series. However, they are attempting to snap a four-game skid on Tuesday while seeking their first midweek win of the season.
4/25/2022
Valpo Baseball Weekly: April 25
Head coach Brian Schmack talked about what it's like to pitch in windy conditions, the strength of the MVC and more on Valpo Baseball Weekly sponsored by Lakeshore Bone & Joint. Click here to view the interview.
4/24/2022
Valpo Falls to Missouri State in Weather-Shortened Series Finale
The Valparaiso University baseball team incurred a 6-1 setback to Missouri State in the finale of a three-game weekend series on Sunday afternoon at Emory G. Bauer Field. The game was halted in the bottom of the seventh due to lightning and rain and deemed an official game after a pair of 30-minute delays.
4/23/2022
Bears Best Beacons in Doubleheader on Warm, Windy Saturday
The Valparaiso University baseball team dropped both games of a doubleheader against Missouri State on Saturday afternoon at Emory G. Bauer Field, falling 14-2 in eight innings in the opener before incurring a 9-4 setback in Game 2. Missouri State lifted six home runs including three from Dakota Katowski on a warm day where 20-mile-per-hour winds were a major factor and the ball was carrying well.
4/20/2022
Beacons to Host Bears in Weekend Series
The Valparaiso University baseball team will attempt to notch a second straight series win after going on the road to take two of three from Illinois State last weekend. The Beacons will face off with a Missouri State team that has dropped its first six Missouri Valley Conference games, but there’s little doubt that the Bears are a better club than their early-season league record would indicate. Due to rain forecasted on Friday, the series will begin with a doubleheader on Saturday.
4/20/2022
Baseball Alters Weekend Schedule
The Valparaiso University baseball program has announced a schedule change for this weekend’s series against Missouri State.
4/19/2022
Lockwood Hurls Solid Start in Setback at No. 18 Notre Dame
Starting pitcher Connor Lockwood (Libertyville, Ill. / Libertyville) had his best day in a collegiate uniform, settling in after a three-run first to work five consecutive shutout innings for the Valparaiso University baseball team on Tuesday at Notre Dame. The freshman took a tough-luck loss on a day where a solo homer by Brady Renfro (Antigo, Wis. / Antigo) represented the extent of the Beacon offense in a 5-1 setback to the No. 18 Fighting Irish at Frank Eck Stadium.
4/18/2022
Valpo Baseball Weekly: April 18
Head coach Brian Schmack joined Brandon Vickrey for Valpo Baseball Weekly sponsored by Lakeshore Bone & Joint. They discuss a series win at Illinois State, Griffin McCluskey stepping into the weekend rotation and the work of the bullpen against the Redbirds.
4/18/2022
Tuesday Trip to No. 18 Notre Dame On Deck for Baseball Beacons
The Valparaiso University baseball team will make the short trip to the South Bend area on Tuesday for a midweek matchup with nationally-ranked Notre Dame. The Beacons will visit the Fighting Irish for the second time this season in hopes of avenging a setback from last month. Valpo will look to sustain the momentum it created this weekend with a road series win at Illinois State.
4/17/2022
McCluskey Earns Victory, Valpo Takes Rubber Match to Win Road Series at Illinois State
Valparaiso University baseball sophomore Griffin McCluskey (Normal, Ill. / Normal Community) won’t soon forget his return to his hometown this weekend. The Normal native earned his first collegiate victory, delivering six one-run innings of four-hit ball to pitch the visitors to a 2-1 victory over Illinois State in the rubber match of a three-game series on Easter Sunday. This marked Valpo’s second road series win in league play since joining the Missouri Valley Conference and first since 2018.
4/16/2022
Valpo Pounds Out Eight Extra-Base Hits in Rout of Redbirds
The Valparaiso University baseball team pounded out eight extra-base hits including three home runs on Saturday afternoon at Duffy Bass Field in Normal, Ill., coasting to a 10-2 victory over host Illinois State to even this weekend’s three-game series at one victory apiece. Kyle Schmack (Wanatah, Ind. / South Central) enjoyed a two-homer game to back the effort of starting pitcher Jake Miller (Chester, N.Y. / Don Bosco Prep), who was perfect through four and delivered 5 2/3 quality innings. Valpo picked up its most lopsided win in league play since joining the Missouri Valley Conference.
4/15/2022
Baseball Drops Series Opener in Normal
The Valparaiso University baseball team fell to Illinois State 7-0 on Friday in the opener of a three-game series at Duffy Bass Field in Normal, Ill. Illinois State starter Jared Hart threw six shutout innings of one-hit ball, while the Redbirds jumped ahead early and never looked back.
4/13/2022
Valpo to Visit Illinois State for Easter-Weekend Series
The Valparaiso University baseball team will make its way to Normal, Ill. for an Easter Weekend series with Illinois State. Both teams will seek their first Missouri Valley Conference series win of the season as both clubs fell to Indiana State in their only league series to this point. The Beacons will hope to continue the success they enjoyed against the Redbirds last season.
4/12/2022
Baseball Drops Midweek Matchup with EIU
Nolan Tucker (Cedar Lake, Ind. / Hanover Central) drilled his second career home run and Jeremy Drudge (Plymouth, Ind. / Plymouth) ripped a bases-clearing double, but a late rally came up short as the Valparaiso University baseball team fell 7-5 to Eastern Illinois on Tuesday at Rantoul Sports Complex in Rantoul, Ill.
4/11/2022
Valpo Baseball Weekly: April 11
Head coach Brian Schmack joined Brandon Vickrey for Valpo Baseball Weekly, presented by Lakeshore Bone & Joint Institute. They look back at the weekend series against Indiana State and discuss Colin Fields, Nolan Lebamoff and Adam Brauch.
4/10/2022
Beacons Drop Sunday Doubleheader to Sycamores
Redshirt freshman Adam Brauch (Waukee, Iowa / Dowling Catholic) launched a home run in each game, but the Valparaiso University baseball team lost both games of a doubleheader on Sunday afternoon at Emory G. Bauer Field, falling 15-8 in Game 1 before incurring an 11-8 setback in the nightcap. The day featured no shortage of offense as the two teams combined for 57 hits over the two games.
4/9/2022
Fields Tosses Another Gem as Valpo Drops Pitchers’ Duel
A masterful season on the mound for Valparaiso University right-hander Colin Fields (Libertyville, Ill. / Libertyville) continued on Saturday afternoon at Emory G. Bauer Field, but the right-hander’s dazzling effort against a quality opponent was not enough in a 2-0 setback to Indiana State to open Missouri Valley Conference play. The Sycamores, a team that earned an at-large NCAA Regional berth last season, scored the only runs of the game in the top of the ninth.
4/7/2022
Baseball to Open MVC Play This Weekend
After its best pre-conference performance since joining the Missouri Valley Conference, the Valparaiso University baseball team will hope that success translates to league play as the Valley slate begins this weekend with Indiana State in town. The Sycamores are the only team that Valpo has not defeated since joining the conference, a trend the Beacons hope to flip this weekend.
4/6/2022
Valpo Baseball Announces Weekend Schedule Change
The Valparaiso University baseball program has announced a weather-related schedule change for this weekend’s conference-opening home series against Indiana State at Emory G. Bauer Field.
4/5/2022
Baseball Drops Doubleheader at Milwaukee
The Valparaiso University baseball team dropped both games of a doubleheader to host Milwaukee at Franklin Field in Franklin, Wis. on Tuesday. The Panthers edged the Beacons 3-2 in the opener before earning an 8-3 victory in the nightcap. This marked Valpo’s final day of baseball prior to the start of the Missouri Valley Conference slate.
4/4/2022
Valpo to Visit Milwaukee in Final Pre-Conference Tune-up
The Valparaiso University baseball team will have one final tune-up prior to Friday’s Missouri Valley Conference opener as the Beacons continue a stretch of six straight games against Horizon League members with a doubleheader on Tuesday against Milwaukee in Franklin, Wis. Both games will be seven innings in length and the second game is a makeup of a contest that was originally slated for Emory B. Bauer Field earlier this season.
4/4/2022
Valpo Baseball Weekly: April 4
Head coach Brian Schmack joined Brandon Vickrey for this week's edition of Valpo Baseball Weekly, sponsored by Lakeshore Bone & Joint Institute. They discuss the success of Colin Fields and Jake Miller on the mound, Kyle Schmack's big doubleheader at the plate and look ahead to the start of MVC play against Indiana State.
4/3/2022
Valpo Takes Rubber Match to Win Road Set at UIC
The Valparaiso University baseball team owns its best record through 22 games since 1998 after rallying to win the final two games of a road series this weekend at UIC, including a 5-2 triumph in Sunday’s series finale at Curtis Granderson Stadium in Chicago. Behind a stellar pitching performance by left-hander Jake Miller (Chester, N.Y. / Don Bosco Prep), the Beacons earned their first series win over their nearby foes in 10 years in the final nonconference weekend of the season.
4/2/2022
Saturday’s Valpo vs. UIC Baseball Game Postponed
The Valparaiso University baseball team has announced that the third and final game of this weekend’s series against UIC that was originally scheduled for Saturday afternoon at Emory G. Bauer Field has been postponed due to Saturday’s weather forecast. The game is expected to be made up on Sunday at noon and moved to Curtis Granderson Stadium in Chicago.
4/1/2022
Fields Fires Gem, Schmack Delivers Big Day as Valpo Earns Road Split at UIC
The Valparaiso University baseball team nearly erased an eight-run deficit in a narrow 9-7 setback in Game 1 of Friday’s doubleheader at Granderson Stadium in Chicago, but the Beacons responded with an 8-3 victory in Game 2 to salvage a split with host UIC. Kyle Schmack (Wanatah, Ind. / South Central) had a monster day by reaching base 10 times over the two games, while Colin Fields (Libertyville, Ill. / Libertyville) turned in another stellar pitching performance in the nightcap to up his record to 4-0.
3/30/2022
Valpo to Play Future, Former League Foe on Final Nonconference Weekend
The Valparaiso University baseball team will play its final weekend series prior to the start of Missouri Valley Conference play as the Beacons battle UIC for three this weekend. The series will be split between the two nearby venues as UIC will host the series opener on Friday at Curtis Granderson Stadium before the set shifts to Emory G. Bauer Field for Saturday’s doubleheader. This represents a preview of future MVC series as UIC will join The Valley on July 1.
3/29/2022
Valpo Falls to Purdue Fort Wayne
The Valparaiso University baseball team fell 11-3 to Purdue Fort Wayne on Tuesday afternoon at Emory G. Bauer Field.
3/28/2022
Valpo Baseball Weekly: March 28
Head coach Brian Schmack joined Brandon Vickrey to talk about Friday's doubleheader sweep of St. Bonaventure, the unusual weather and the program's first-ever home game that was streamed on ESPN3.
3/27/2022
Baseball Looks to Stay Hot on Tuesday
The Valparaiso University baseball team will look to extend its three-game winning streak on Tuesday as Purdue Fort Wayne comes to town for a midweek matchup. This will be the first of six straight games against Horizon League teams as Valpo has upcoming dates with UIC and Milwaukee. A victory on Tuesday would extend the winning streak to four, which would match the team’s longest of the season and represent the program’s second four-game winning streak this year. Furthermore, Valpo is hoping to get above the .500 threshold on Tuesday.
3/26/2022
Baseball Series Finale Canceled
The Valparaiso University baseball team has announced that Saturday’s series finale against St. Bonaventure has been canceled due to cold temperatures and unfavorable weather.
3/25/2022
Baseball Sweeps Doubleheader from St. Bonaventure to Open Home Slate
On a day that exemplified March weather in the Midwest, the Valparaiso University baseball team battled through the elements to sweep visiting St. Bonaventure in a doubleheader that opened up the home portion of the season.
3/23/2022
Baseball to Open Home Slate by Hosting St. Bonaventure on ESPN3
The Valparaiso University baseball team will host a home series for the first time this season as St. Bonaventure comes to town for three games this weekend. The Beacons and Bonnies will lock horns in a doubleheader on Friday before concluding the set with a single game on Saturday. Note that the schedule for the weekend was altered due to forecasted cold temperatures for Saturday and Sunday. Since Wednesday’s scheduled game vs. Milwaukee was postponed, Friday’s doubleheader will mark the home opener and the first-ever web streamed games from Emory G. Bauer Field as the program has added streaming capabilities this season.
3/23/2022
Valpo Baseball Announces Schedule Changes
The Valparaiso University baseball team has announced several weather-related schedule changes for this week.
3/21/2022
Valpo Baseball Weekly: March 21
Head coach Brian Schmack joined Brandon Vickrey for this week's edition of Valpo Baseball Weekly, sponsored by Lakeshore Bone & Joint Institute. They discuss a road split at Murray State that ended the Racers' long home winning streak, pitching performances from Colin Fields and Jake Miller and what it's like to start the season with so many games on the road.
3/21/2022
Valpo to Host Milwaukee in Program's First-Ever Streamed Home Game
Weather permitting, the Valparaiso University baseball team will begin the home portion of the season on Wednesday as Milwaukee comes to town for a midweek matchup. Valpo will finally have the opportunity to take the field at home after beginning the season with 16 consecutive true road games. The game will be broadcast on ESPN+, representing the first home game in program history to feature a live video stream.
3/20/2022
Miller’s Strong Start Helps Valpo Take Series Finale
The Valparaiso University baseball team earned a four-game split against a Murray State team that entered the weekend with an unblemished home mark by notching a 6-1 victory in Sunday’s series finale at Reagan Field in Murray, Ky. The triumph came behind a stellar effort on the mound by left-hander Jake Miller (Chesterton, N.Y. / Don Bosco Prep), who earned the win with seven strong innings.
3/19/2022
Valpo Hands Murray State First Home Loss in Game 1 of Doubleheader
The Valparaiso University baseball team ended Murray State’s longest home winning streak since 1958 in Game 1 of Saturday’s doubleheader at Reagan Field in Murray, Ky. The Beacons prevailed 7-2 in the opener to hand the Racers their first home loss of the season after a 12-0 start, but the hosts bounced back to salvage a doubleheader split with a 5-1 win in Game 2.
3/18/2022
Baseball Drops Series Opener at Murray State
The Valparaiso University baseball team dropped the series opener with future Missouri Valley Conference foe Murray State 8-2 on Friday afternoon in Murray, Ky. The Racers put up crooked numbers in the third and fourth innings, while the Beacons were held scoreless until the sixth. Valpo’s Griffin McCluskey (Normal, Ill. / Normal Community) permitted just one run on one hit and one walk over three solid innings of relief.
3/16/2022
Baseball to Visit Future Conference Foe Murray State
A week after taking on the team projected to win the Ohio Valley Conference, the Valparaiso University baseball team will battle the squad picked second in the OVC this weekend as the Beacons make their way to Murray, Ky. to take on Murray State. This nonconference series will serve as a preview of future Missouri Valley Conference showdowns as Murray State will join the MVC, effective July 1.
3/15/2022
Baseball Falls at Nationally-Ranked Notre Dame
The Valparaiso University baseball team received a home run by Kyle Schmack (Wanatah, Ind. / South Central) as part of a multi-hit game, but host Notre Dame scored six runs in the first three frames and added six in the eighth en route to a 12-1 victory on Tuesday afternoon at Frank Eck Stadium. The Fighting Irish entered the game ranked No. 6 by D1Baseball and in the top 10 in all six polls, including No. 1 by Baseball America and Perfect Game.
3/14/2022
Valpo Baseball Weekly: March 14
Head coach Brian Schmack joined Brandon Vickrey for the first edition of the season of Valpo Baseball Weekly sponsored by Lakeshore Bone & Joint Institute. They discuss the team's strong start to the season, the play of Alex Thurston and Kaleb Hannahs and review this past weekend's series at SEMO.
3/14/2022
Baseball to Play First Midweek Game of 2022 at Nationally-Ranked Notre Dame
For the first time this season, the Valparaiso University baseball team will compete in a midweek game on Tuesday as the Beacons make their way to Notre Dame, Ind. to battle the nationally-ranked Fighting Irish. This marks the first of two matchups this season between these two teams, both at Frank Eck Stadium. Notre Dame won all three meetings last season, but Valpo played all competitive games against the top-25 Irish.
3/13/2022
Hannahs Records Six Hits in Doubleheader Defeat at SEMO
Sophomore Kaleb Hannahs (West Terre Haute, Ind. / West Vigo) had six hits over the two games, but the Valparaiso University baseball team dropped both games to Ohio Valley Conference preseason favorite SEMO, 16-6 and 10-8, in Sunday’s doubleheader in Cape Girardeau, Mo. The Beacons struck first in all three games in the series, but the Redhawks battled back on each occasion, including a seesaw affair in a tightly-contested series finale.
3/12/2022
Baseball Drops Series Opener in Southeast Missouri
The Valparaiso University baseball team created more early-game scoring chances than host Southeast Missouri on Saturday afternoon in chilly Cape Girardeau, Mo., but the Beacons couldn’t fully capitalize on the opportunities in an eventual 9-1 setback. The defending Ohio Valley Conference champion Redhawks used a grand slam in the sixth to change the game’s complexion. Valpo faced the challenge of taking on a top-50 RPI foe that recorded its ninth straight win and improved its record to 11-1 behind a potent offense.
3/11/2022
Series Opener at SEMO Postponed Due to Weather
A wintry weather forecast and cold temperatures have caused the postponement of Friday’s scheduled series opener between the Valparaiso University baseball team and Southeast Missouri in Cape Girardeau, Mo.
3/9/2022
Baseball Attempts to Continue Best Start Since 1999 at OVC Favorite SEMO
The Valparaiso University baseball team will look to continue its hot start to the season this weekend with a trip to Cape Girardeau, Mo. to take on Southeast Missouri. Continuing the team’s recent success will be no easy task as defending Ohio Valley Conference champion SEMO is off to a red-hot start that includes a series win over Missouri Valley Conference favorite DBU and a sweep of MVC member Bradley.
3/6/2022
Series Finale at Omaha Canceled
The Valparaiso University baseball team had its series finale impacted by weather for the second consecutive weekend on Sunday as Game 4 at Omaha was canceled.
3/5/2022
Valpo Defeats Omaha in Back-and-Forth Battle
The lead changed hands time and time again on Saturday evening at Tal Anderson Field in Omaha, Neb., but when the final out was recorded, the Valparaiso University baseball team had pulled off its fifth win in the last six games by beating host Omaha 7-5. The Beacons escaped a stressful bottom of the ninth to extend the team’s successful start to the season with another close victory.
3/4/2022
Baseball Splits Doubleheader at Omaha
The Valparaiso University baseball team extended its winning streak to four in Game 1 of Friday’s doubleheader, but host Omaha bounced back with a victory in game two to earn the split. The Beacons prevailed 4-2 in the opener before the Mavericks took the second game by a 9-2 score.
2/28/2022
Valpo Baseball Looks to Extend Winning Streak at Omaha
The Valparaiso University baseball team holds a winning record through five games, all against warm-weather competition, and will look to sustain the early-season success with this weekend’s four-game series at Omaha. The Beacons enter the weekend riding a three-game winning streak. This represents the lone scheduled four-game set this year.
2/27/2022
Series Finale at Alabama A&M Washed Out
The Valparaiso University baseball program has announced that Sunday’s series finale at Alabama A&M has been canceled due to inclement weather. Rain for the better part of the last 28 hours in Huntsville, Ala. will prevent baseball from taking place this afternoon.
2/25/2022
Valpo Enjoys Doubleheader Sweep over Alabama A&M
The Valparaiso University baseball team erased an early deficit in Game 1 and held on to an early lead in Game 2 en route to a doubleheader sweep of Alabama A&M on Friday at Bulldog Field in Huntsville, Ala. The Beacons broke the first game open late for a 9-2 triumph before using lock-down pitching to hold off the Bulldogs 3-2 in the nightcap.
2/23/2022
Baseball Swings Back into Action at Alabama A&M
The Valparaiso University baseball team made improvement with each game during the opening weekend at Memphis, culminating with a 10-8 victory in Sunday’s series finale. The Beacons will hope to keep things trending in the right direction as the early-season stretch of road games continues this weekend with a visit to Huntsville, Ala. to take on Alabama A&M.
2/20/2022
Valpo Holds Off Memphis to Take Series Finale
Playing outdoors for essentially the first time all season after outdoor preseason practice activity in Northwest Indiana was limited due to the winter weather, the Valparaiso University baseball team made progress with each game in this weekend’s season-opening series.
2/19/2022
Memphis Edges Valpo Despite Fields’ Strong Start
The Valparaiso University baseball team held the lead for much of the game on Saturday afternoon at Memphis, but the host Tigers scored three in the seventh to tie the game and pushed across the decisive tally in the bottom of the ninth to walk off with a 4-3 victory over the Beacons.
2/18/2022
Baseball Drops Season Opener at Memphis
The Valparaiso University baseball team incurred a 13-0 setback on Friday at Memphis to open the 2022 season.
2/15/2022
Valpo Baseball Set to Play Ball at Memphis
The Valparaiso University baseball team will begin the 2022 season this weekend with a trip to Memphis to face off with an American Conference foe. The first 17 games of the season will occur away from home before the Beacons begin the Emory G. Bauer Field slate on Wednesday, March 23 vs. Milwaukee.
2/14/2022
Season Preview: Valpo Baseball Poised to Build on Solid Finish to 2021 Campaign
Simply put, the Valparaiso University baseball program is ready to take the next step forward in 2022.
1/25/2022
Valpo Athletics Adds Web Streaming Capabilities for Baseball, Softball
The Valparaiso University Department of Athletics has announced that Emory G. Bauer Field and the Valpo Softball Complex have been upgraded with web streaming capabilities that will allow the department to stream home baseball and softball games on The Valley on ESPN this spring.
12/9/2021
Valpo Baseball Reveals 2022 Schedule
Head coach Brian Schmack has announced the 2022 schedule for the Valparaiso University baseball program, which will open the season on Feb. 18 at Memphis.
12/7/2021
Valpo Baseball Inks Five Signees for 2023 Season
The Valparaiso University baseball team has announced five additions to the program for the 2022-2023 academic and athletic year.
9/9/2021
Boe Joins Valpo Baseball Staff as Assistant Coach
The Valparaiso University baseball program and head coach Brian Schmack have announced the addition of Mitchell Boe as the program’s volunteer assistant coach.
8/3/2021
Valpo Baseball to Hold Annual Golf Outing
The Valpo Baseball Players Association will hold the 26th annual Valparaiso University baseball golf outing on Saturday, Sept. 11. Check-in will start at noon CT prior to a 1 p.m. shotgun start at the Valparaiso Country Club (2501 Country Club Road in Valparaiso).
7/29/2021
Valpo Baseball Garners ABCA Academic Excellence Award
The Valparaiso University baseball program has earned recognition for its success in the classroom as head coach Brian Schmack’s team was honored by the American Baseball Coaches Association as a Team Academic Excellence Award recipient for the second consecutive season.
6/9/2021
Hannahs Named Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Freshman All-American
Valparaiso University baseball freshman Kaleb Hannahs (West Terre Haute, Ind. / West Vigo) capped a stellar rookie season with another high honor as he was named a Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper on Wednesday.
6/8/2021
Fitzsimmons Named to MVC Scholar-Athlete First Team, Tieman Earns Honorable Mention
A pair of academic and athletic standouts represented the Valparaiso University baseball program on Tuesday as the Missouri Valley Conference released its 2021 Scholar-Athlete Teams.
