2013 Missouri Valley Conference Baseball Tournament

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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
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Illinois State  ‍‍‍ 16 – 5   .762 39 – 19   .672
Wichita State  ‍‍‡‍y 15 – 6   .714 39 – 28   .582
Creighton  ‍‍‍ 13 – 8   .619 30 – 18   .625
Missouri State  ‍‍‍ 12 – 9   .571 31 – 23   .574
Evansville  ‍‍‍ 10 – 10   .500 24 – 34   .414
Indiana State  ‍‍‍ 9 – 11   .450 26 – 25   .510
Southern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 6 – 15   .286 25 – 33   .431
Bradley  ‍‍‍ 2 – 19   .095 17 – 32   .347
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 1, 2013[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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]

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.

Team W L Pct. GB Seed
Illinois State 16 5 .762
–
1
Wichita State 15 6 .714
1
2
Creighton 13 8 .619
3
3
Missouri State 12 9 .571
4
4
Evansville 10 10 .500
5.5
5
Indiana State 9 11 .450
6.5
6
Southern Illinois 6 15 .286
10
7
Bradley 2 19 .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
1B Kyle Stanton Illinois State
2B Tanner Dearman Wichita State
SS Brett Kay Illinois State
3B Eric Harbutz Wichita State
C Mike Hollenbeck Illinois State
UT Tyler Baker Wichita State
DH Johnny Coy Wichita State
OF Garrett Bayliff Wichita State
OF Chad Hinshaw Illinois State
OF Mikel Muhca Wichita State
P Kris Gardner Wichita State
P Dan Savas Illinois 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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