Mar 26
Fun #BeaconBit from today - Madison Vrastil became the first @ValpoSoftball catcher to throw out two runners attempting to steal in the same inning since 2010!
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Mar 26
Facing a Purdue team receiving votes in national top-25 polls, @ValpoSoftball jumped on top early Wednesday and was still tied through four innings before the Boilermakers pulled away.
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Feb 9
Extremely Aaron-coded #BeaconBit - this was not the first time home plate umpire Eric Mandley was on a Valpo walk-off winner - way back in March 2010, he was on the plate for a Valpo walk-off against Kansas, with the host Jayhawks batting as the visitors.
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They had to overcome a four-run deficit, but @ValpoSoftball completes the clean π§Ή of opening weekend as Mack Gallagher delivered a walk-off single to beat Oakland!
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Jan 17
#BeaconBit of the night - this SID is going to have to do some deep research next week to try to figure out when either the @ValpoSwim men or the women last won 5 dual meets - it's been a fun season to follow and chronicle so far!
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Jan 17
The @ValpoSwim program celebrated its decorated senior class prior to sweeping its meet Friday over Bethel - the wins continue the most successful season in recent history, as the men & the women have each won 5 dual meets this year!
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19 Dec 2025
#BeaconBit of the day - since first joining a league, only 6 @ValpoWBB freshmen have scored 10 points in more nonconference games as a rookie than Allia von Schlegell (6) - all 6 rank among the top-12 in program history in career scoring.
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21 Nov 2025
#BeaconBit from @ValpoSwim Thursday - the men's 500 free record fell three separate times: Evan Curran shattered it by more than 3 seconds in the prelims, Gabe Corkran - who held the previous record - lowered it later in the prelims, and Curran took it back with his finals swim!
21 Nov 2025
Nine program-record swims which resulted in five new school records highlighted a day which featured a multitude of top performances in program history Thursday as @ValpoSwim continued the Miami Invitational!
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16 Nov 2025
I love this #BeaconBit - three times in MVC play, Carin called timeout with @VU_VB trailing 5-2 in the 5th set, and all three times, the Beacons came from behind to win the match!
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16 Nov 2025
In an MVC season which has been full of drama, it was fitting that - in front of a raucous crowd at the ARC on Senior Night - @VU_VB once again emerged victorious in a five-set match to secure the 2nd seed for the MVC Tournament!
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19 Oct 2025
Another #BeaconBit from Saturday's performance - the @ValpoSwim women's win over Evansville was their first dual meet win over the Purple Aces since January 1983!
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19 Oct 2025
Gabriel Corkran broke the men's program record in the 500 free, one of 15 top-10 times for @ValpoSwim on Saturday as the Beacon women earned dual meet wins over Evansville and both squads beat Southern Indiana!
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19 Oct 2025
#BeaconBit on @ValpoSwim today: A second straight early-season meet with 15 top-10 times in program history is unprecedented in my time at Valpo. Bright times ahead for the men's and women's swimming teams!
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19 Oct 2025
Gabriel Corkran broke the men's program record in the 500 free, one of 15 top-10 times for @ValpoSwim on Saturday as the Beacon women earned dual meet wins over Evansville and both squads beat Southern Indiana!
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18 Oct 2025
In unsurprising #BeaconBit news, this is the first time under Carin Avery @VU_VB has been down 2-0 and rallied for a 3-2 win in back-to-back matches!
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18 Oct 2025
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12 Oct 2025
#BeaconBit of the night (that I missed until now because I don't follow live stats during the match so I don't get spoiled): @VU_VB team hitting percentage of .340 is the program record for a 5-set match across all eras!
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8 Oct 2025
Your #BeaconBit of the night - @VU_VB is now in 2nd place in the MVC with a 4-1 record, having already played each of the top-4 teams in the preseason poll!
8 Oct 2025
.@VU_VB conquered one of its toughest nemeses in recent years in MVC action Tuesday evening in table-turning fashion, heading to Chicago and coming away with a 3-0 sweep of host UIC!
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5 Oct 2025
A delayed #BeaconBit on the weekend - the last time @VU_VB won conference matches on consecutive days, both going the full five sets, came way back in 1988!
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5 Oct 2025
Going the distance for the second straight night, @VU_VB again came together with a strong fifth set and completed its sweep of the central Illinois road trip with a 3-2 win at Bradley Saturday evening to improve to 12-5 overall and 3-1 in MVC play!
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28 Sep 2025
Tonight's #BeaconBit - @VU_VB held UNI to .101 hitting, the lowest hitting percentage for the Panthers against an MVC opponent since @VU_VB held them to .058 hitting back on March 15, 2021.
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28 Sep 2025
In a tight defensive battle at the ARC Saturday evening, @VU_VB finished the match even on total points with a UNI team which hasn't lost an MVC match in over 2 seasons, but the Panthers emerged victorious.
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17 Sep 2025
Interesting #BeaconBit as @VU_VB prepares to take Missouri Friday: Mizzou libero Maya Sands ranks 3rd nationally among active D-I players with 1,630 career digs - that's 648 digs shy of the Beacons' Emma Hickey.
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13 Sep 2025
When you go to feardaddy.com after watching @CriticalRole oaths and ash and it works! LOL Beacon is the best.
#criticalrolespoilers #beaconbit #feardaddy #thankyoufeardaddy
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19 Apr 2025
#BeaconBit of the day: If the season ended today, Madison Vrastil would have the program record for stolen bases in a season without being caught (14) - '09 Jamie Weinburger and '22 Taylor Herschbach currently share that record at 13.
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19 Apr 2025
Lyna Vasquez had a big 2-out hit to cap a three-run 3rd inning, and Azalya Lopez and Erin Metz took care of the rest in the circle as @ValpoSoftball knocked off Belmont Friday afternoon, 3-1!
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2 Apr 2025
#BeaconBit of the day - yesterday's @ValpoSoftball nightcap was just the 2nd time in program history Valpo has scored 3 runs in 4 separate innings in the same game!
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2 Apr 2025
For just the 2nd time in program history, @ValpoSoftball swept a doubleheader from UIC, winning in Chicago by scores of 3-2 and 15-3! Carson Kuhlmann tied a program single-game record with 4 runs scored in the nightcap.
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30 Mar 2025
Another #BeaconBit - this was just the 7th rally for a win from a 5 run deficit for @ValpoSoftball in the last quarter-century!
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30 Mar 2025
It was a radiant end to a gloomy Saturday afternoon at the Valpo Softball Complex, as Madison Vrastil's walk-off single completed a comeback from a 5-run deficit in the series finale against Evansville!
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30 Mar 2025
#BeaconBit from today's win: it was the first time @ValpoSoftball gave up 5 runs in the opening inning and won since their wild 13-12 win over Youngstown State in 2012, which saw YSU score 11 in the first inning.
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30 Mar 2025
It was a radiant end to a gloomy Saturday afternoon at the Valpo Softball Complex, as Madison Vrastil's walk-off single completed a comeback from a 5-run deficit in the series finale against Evansville!
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11 Mar 2025
#BeaconBit of the day: Madison Vrastil is one of just eight Valpo players since 1999 with a 20-game on-base streak and one of just three freshmen (Sara Strickland, Carly Trepanier)!
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11 Mar 2025
It was a winning end to preconference play for @ValpoSoftball on Tuesday, as the Beacons used a three-run sixth inning to take down Northern Kentucky, 4-1!
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