2013 Missouri Valley Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2013 Missouri Valley Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 21–25. All eight teams will participate in the double-elimination tournament, which was held at Illinois State's Duffy Bass Field in Normal, Illinois. The winner of the tournament will earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2][3]

2013 Missouri Valley Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsWichita State (18th title)
Winning coachGene Stephenson (18th title)
MVPGarrett Bayliff, Wichita State
TelevisionESPN3
2013 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Illinois State   165 .762  3919 .672
Wichita State  y 156 .714  3928 .582
Creighton   138 .619  3018 .625
Missouri State   129 .571  3123 .574
Evansville   1010 .500  2434 .414
Indiana State   911 .450  2625 .510
Southern Illinois   615 .286  2533 .431
Bradley   219 .095  1732 .347
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 1, 2013[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Seeding and format

The league's eight teams were seeded based on conference winning percentage. The teams will play a two-bracket, double-elimination format tournament, with the winner of each bracket then playing a single-elimination final.

TeamWLPct.GBSeed
Illinois State165.762
1
Wichita State156.714
1
2
Creighton138.619
3
3
Missouri State129.571
4
4
Evansville1010.500
5.5
5
Indiana State911.450
6.5
6
Southern Illinois615.286
10
7
Bradley219.095
14
8

Results

  First round Second round Semifinals Finals
                                       
1 Illinois State 11  
8 Bradley 1  
  1 Illinois State 6  
  4 Missouri State 1  
4 Missouri State 2
5 Evansville 1  
  1 Illinois State 5  
  5 Evansville 3  
8 Bradley 3  
5 Evansville 4  
  4 Missouri State 2
  5 Evansville 4  
  1 Illinois State 2
  2 Wichita State 5
2 Wichita State 1  
7 Southern Illinois 5  
  7 Southern Illinois 0
  6 Indiana State 5  
3 Creighton 3
6 Indiana State 4  
  6 Indiana State 0 4
  2 Wichita State 5 5  
2 Wichita State 11  
3 Creighton 4  
  7 Southern Illinois 0
  2 Wichita State 15  

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.

POS Name School
1BKyle StantonIllinois State
2BTanner DearmanWichita State
SSBrett KayIllinois State
3BEric HarbutzWichita State
CMike HollenbeckIllinois State
UTTyler BakerWichita State
DHJohnny CoyWichita State
OFGarrett BayliffWichita State
OFChad HinshawIllinois State
OFMikel MuhcaWichita State
PKris GardnerWichita State
PDan SavasIllinois State

Most Outstanding Player

Wichita State outfielder Garrett Bayliff was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

References

  1. "Missouri Valley Conference - Standings & Leaders". Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved December 22, 2013.
  2. Reinhardt, Randy (May 17, 2012). "ISU to Host MVC Baseball Tourney in 2013". Pantagraph.com. Archived from the original on January 2, 2013. Retrieved April 16, 2013.
  3. "Coaches Select Missouri State as MVC Baseball Favorite". Missouri Valley Conference. January 30, 2013. Archived from the original on June 12, 2013. Retrieved April 16, 2013.
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