Valparaiso

16-35 (9-19 Missouri Valley Conference)

Date Loc Opponent Results Notes
Fri, Feb 19 at UAB 6 - 2
Sat, Feb 20 at UAB 8 - 2
Sun, Feb 21 at UAB 4 - 1
Fri, Feb 26 at Jacksonville State 5 - 4
Sat, Feb 27 at Jacksonville State 10 - 2
Sat, Feb 27 at Jacksonville State 13 - 3
Fri, Mar 12 at Middle Tennessee 5 - 2
Sat, Mar 13 at Middle Tennessee 5 - 0 No-hitter for Valparaiso's Colin Fields
Sat, Mar 13 at Middle Tennessee 3 - 2
Sun, Mar 14 at Middle Tennessee 5 - 0
Fri, Mar 19 at Western Kentucky 8 - 4
Sat, Mar 20 at Western Kentucky 8 - 6
Sun, Mar 21 at Western Kentucky 11 - 1
Tue, Mar 23 at Notre Dame 6 - 3
Fri, Mar 26 at Butler 5 - 4
Sat, Mar 27 at Butler 7 - 1 moved from Valparaiso
Sat, Mar 27 at Butler 13 - 10 moved from Valparaiso
Thu, Apr 1 at Dallas Baptist 6 - 1
Fri, Apr 2 at Dallas Baptist 8 - 4
Fri, Apr 2 at Dallas Baptist 9 - 8
Sat, Apr 3 at Dallas Baptist 5 - 2
Wed, Apr 7 vs Eastern Illinois   CCD, COVID
Fri, Apr 9 at Oakland   CCD, Covid
Sat, Apr 10 at Oakland   CCD, Covid
Sat, Apr 10 at Oakland   CCD, Covid
Sun, Apr 11 at Oakland   CCD, Covid
Fri, Apr 16 at Indiana State 5 - 0
Sat, Apr 17 at Indiana State 11 - 2
Sat, Apr 17 at Indiana State 6 - 2
Sun, Apr 18 at Indiana State 12 - 1
Fri, Apr 23 vs Southern Illinois 7 - 6
Fri, Apr 23 vs Southern Illinois 4 - 3 moved from 4/24, impending weather
Sat, Apr 24 vs Southern Illinois 10 - 4
Sun, Apr 25 vs Southern Illinois 4 - 2
Tue, Apr 27 at Notre Dame 8 - 7
Fri, Apr 30 vs Illinois State 3 - 2
Sat, May 1 vs Illinois State 12 - 3
Sat, May 1 vs Illinois State 17 - 13
Sun, May 2 vs Illinois State 7 - 6
Fri, May 7 at Bradley 9 - 5
Fri, May 7 at Bradley 2 - 1 moved from 5/8, impending weather
Sat, May 8 at Bradley 3 - 2
Sat, May 8 at Bradley 10 - 3 moved from 5/9, impending weather
Tue, May 11 vs Notre Dame 7 - 4
Fri, May 14 vs Evansville 13 - 6
Sat, May 15 vs Evansville 5 - 1
Sat, May 15 vs Evansville 12 - 9
Sun, May 16 vs Evansville 11 - 9
Thu, May 20 at Missouri State 2 - 1
Fri, May 21 at Missouri State 7 - 6 Ozark, MO (U.S. Baseball Park)
Fri, May 21 at Missouri State 9 - 4 Ozark, MO (U.S. Baseball Park)
Sat, May 22 at Missouri State 2 - 1
Tue, May 25 at Missouri State 6 - 4 MVC Tournament Game 2, Carbondale, IL (Missouri State eliminated)
Wed, May 26 at Dallas Baptist 12 - 2 MVC Tournament Game 3, Carbondale, IL
Thu, May 27 at Illinois State 6 - 5 MVC Tournament Game 6, Carbondale, IL (Illinois State eliminated)
Fri, May 28 vs Southern Illinois 11 - 5 MVC Tournament Game 9, Carbondale, IL (Valparaiso eliminated)

By The Numbers

Record
Overall 16-35
Home 7-6
Away 7-27
Neutral 2-2
Conference 9-19
Non-Conf 7-16
Postseason -
Rankings Rank Value
RPI 210 0.4684
Non-Conf RPI 215
SOS 105
Non-Conf SOS 204
vs. RPI Teams RPI
1-25 0-3
26-50 0-9
51-100 3-2
101-200 9-15
201+ 4-6

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