“I want a walk-off!” Raymond Fields bellowed to his dugout as he walked off the mound after recording final out of the top of the ninth inning for VSU in their home opener Wednesday night. Jisjar Clotida delivered on his pitcher’s demands in the bottom of the ninth with a rocket hit deep into the right field corner to send EJ ...
Read More »Blazers split south Florida trip 1-2
The Blazers spent the weekend in south Florida, playing three games in three days in three different cities. They dropped two of three games to return home 3-3 on the young 2022 season. Game 1: Friday, At Nova Southeastern University VSU started strong against the Sharks of Nova Southeastern University (6-0), but miscues added up for the Blazers as the ...
Read More »Blazers show off pitching to start new season
The VSU baseball team kicked off the 2022 season with a pair of wins at Embry Riddle on Friday. However, the Blazers failed to secure the series sweep, falling 1-0 in the eleventh inning of game three on Saturday. Game 1 Left-handed senior pitcher Elijah Gill guided the Blazers to a 3-2 victory in game one. The senior is a ...
Read More »Zach Blankenship triumphs through COVID-19
He steps up to the pitcher’s mound. The world around him goes silent. He tunes out all the cheers and jeers from the stands. His mind goes almost completely blank. Even as an applied mathematics major, he isn’t thinking about numbers or probabilities as they pertain to baseball. All he is thinking about is making sure he slings a fastball ...
Read More »VSU looks to continue winning streak vs CBU
The VSU baseball team swept rival West Georgia in the last homestand of the season and looks to extend their winning streak against Christian Brothers this weekend. VSU has pulled off six straight victories in response to dropping the previous six straight games. In what VSU baseball coach Greg Guilliams called a “season of streaks,” VSU now stands 18-11 in ...
Read More »Blazers face West Ga in last series of regular season home games
The VSU baseball team is set to take the mound against rival West Georgia in what will be a pivotal series for both teams. The three-game series will be played this Sunday and Monday after being moved back due to inclement weather. It will also be VSU’s last series of home games of the regular season after their April 21 ...
Read More »Blazers look to return to winning ways against West Ala
This weekend’s series at West Alabama has become a must-win because of VSU’s current six-game losing streak. The Blazer baseball team has been swept by Delta State and West Florida over the past two weekends. Valdosta’s six-game skid has dropped them from third in the Gulf South Conference down to only a half game out of sixth, with a 12-11 ...
Read More »Blazers look to bounce back against Delta State
After a rough series against West Florida last weekend, VSU will look to remedy hitting issues at Delta State this coming weekend. Despite a rough start to Delta State’s season, a six-game winning streak has the Statesmen above .500 with an overall record of 12-10 on the season and 10-10 in conference play. Delta State took both ends of a ...
Read More »Hot bats meet fierce pitching as VSU hosts W Fla
The Blazer baseball team is playing at home this weekend against West Florida for a mid-season matchup and chance to further their winning streak. The Blazers are coming off a revenge victory Tuesday at home against Georgia Northwestern. The previous matchup ended in a 10-3 loss, but the Blazers took the rematch 3-2 thanks to strong pitching out of the ...
Read More »Blazers baseball bests Union and prepares for GA Southwestern
The bats came alive late for the Valdosta State baseball team as they beat Union 2-1 in last weekend’s rubber match at Billy Grant Field. VSU lost the first game on Saturday in a pitcher’s duel, but over the next two games, the offense got hot for the Blazers. Twenty-five runs would cross home plate over the next sixteen innings. ...
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