The Valparaiso Beacons baseball team is a baseball team that represents

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in Valparaiso, Indiana. The Beacons competed in the

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five times before 1970. After returning in

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for the first time in 44 years, the Beacons' first round game was almost delayed an additional day, because the preceding game was the second-longest in NCAA tournament history. The Beacons game against the

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began at approximately 10:40 pm only 20 minutes before a curfew. In their second game of the NCAA tournament, the Crusaders played the

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, who lost the marathon game to the Kent State Golden Flashes. The games were played at

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. The 2012 Beacons team tied a school record with 35 wins.Valpo's Season Ends with NCAA tournament Loss to #11 Kentucky
/ref> The Beacons are coached by Brian Schmack and play their home games at Emory G. Bauer Field.

Valparaiso in the NCAA Tournament

Beacons in the Major Leagues

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Valparaiso in the NCAA Tournament

Beacons in the Major Leagues

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