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
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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.