2013 Missouri Valley Conference Baseball Tournament

2013 Missouri Valley Conference
Baseball Tournament
Classification Division I
Season 2013
Teams 8
Format Double-elimination
Site Duffy Bass Field
Normal, IL
Champions Wichita State (18th title)
Winning coach Gene Stephenson (18th title)
MVP Garrett Bayliff (Wichita State)
Television ESPN3
Missouri Valley Conference
Baseball Tournament
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2013 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings
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. Retrieved April 16, 2013.
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