2013 Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament


The 2013 Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament was held from May 21 through 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
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

Seeding and format

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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

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First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinal
1Illinois State11
8Bradley1
1Illinois State6
4Missouri State1
4Missouri State2
5Evansville1
1Illinois State5
5Evansville3
8Bradley3
5Evansville44Missouri State2
5Evansville4
1Illinois State2
2Wichita State1
2Wichita State5
7Southern Illinois5
7Southern Illinois0
6Indiana State5
3Creighton3
6Indiana State4
6Indiana State04
2Wichita State55
2Wichita State11
3Creighton47Southern Illinois0
2Wichita State15

All-Tournament Team

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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

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

References

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  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 May 20, 2012. 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.