Beacons clinch spot in Valley tourney with late heroics

BSB: Pair of aggressive calls help Valparaiso come from behind to beat Illinois State

VALPARAISO - Kyle Schmack had to double check the sign to make sure he was reading it correctly. Matt Olive knew when the sign came in that he absolutely had to make contact.

With Valparaiso trailing 6-5 in the bottom of the eighth inning on Thursday afternoon, coach Brian Schmack rolled the dice. The Beacons had runners on the corners with one out and Brian called for a suicide squeeze.