Valpo hits the road

With Wednesday's announcement that Valparaiso is leaving the Mid-Con, Centenary will be among just five league teams fielding a baseball team after next season unless new members are found. That puts the Mid-Con one team short of the six minimum for the NCAA to guarantee a tournament berth.

IPFW, North Dakota State and South Dakota state are all interested in joining the league.

It will hurt the Mid-Con's image without the Crusaders, the league's highest profile men's basketball team. But just as with life, Mid-Con officials will have to pack up and move on.