2013 Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament
Appearance
Teams | 8 |
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Format | Double-elimination |
Finals site | |
Champions | Wichita State (18th title) |
Winning coach | Gene Stephenson (18th title) |
MVP | Garrett Bayliff (Wichita State) |
Television | ESPN3 |
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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 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]
Seeding and format
[edit]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 |
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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
[edit]First round | Second round | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Wichita State | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
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
[edit]The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.
POS | Name | School |
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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
[edit]Wichita State outfielder Garrett Bayliff was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.
References
[edit]- ^ "Missouri Valley Conference - Standings & Leaders". Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved December 22, 2013.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.