Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament

Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament
Conference baseball tournament
SportBaseball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Number of teams8
Current stadiumCharles H. Braun Stadium
Current locationEvansville, Indiana
Played1962–1964
1970–1980
1982–present
Last contest2024
Current championEvansville (2nd title)
Most championshipsWichita State (18 titles)
Official websitemvc-sports.org baseball
Sponsors
Host stadiums
Host locations

The Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament is the conference baseball championship of the NCAA Division I Missouri Valley Conference. Eight teams participate in the double-elimination tournament. The 2024 Missouri Valley Conference Baseball tournament was held in Evansville, Indiana at German American Bank Field.[1] The winner of the tournament receives an automatic berth to the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship.

Champions

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Year Host city Stadium Championship Results
Champions Series Runner-ups
MVC Championship Series (1949–1952; 1956–1961)
1949 Stillwater, Oklahoma Oklahoma A&M (West) 2 – 0 Bradley (East)
1950 Peoria, Illinois Tom Connor Field Bradley (East) 2 – 1 Oklahoma A&M (West)
1951 Tulsa, Oklahoma Houston (West) 2 – 0 Bradley (East)
1952 Stillwater, Oklahoma Saint Louis (North) 2 – 0 Houston (South)1
1953
1954
1955
1956 Stillwater, Oklahoma Bradley (East) 2 – 0 Oklahoma A&M (West)
1957 No series played[a]
1958 Houston, Texas Buffalo Stadium Cincinnati (East) 2 – 1 Houston (West)
1959 Peoria, Illinois Tom Connor Field Bradley (East) 2 – 1 Houston (West)
1960 Houston, Texas Buffalo Stadium Houston (West) 1 – 0[b] Cincinnati (East)
1961 Cincinnati, Ohio Meyers Field Cincinnati (East) 2 – 0 Tulsa (West)
MVC Tournament (1962–1964)
1962 St. Louis, Missouri Busch Stadium Bradley 1 – 0 Saint Louis
1963 Saint Louis 1 – 0 Bradley
1964 Louisville, Kentucky Parkway Field Saint Louis 1 – 0 Louisville
MVC Championship Series (1965–1970)
1965 St. Louis, Missouri Sauget Field Saint Louis (West) 2 – 0 Cincinnati (East)
1966 Saint Louis (East) 2 – 0 Wichita State (West)
1967 Collinsville, Illinois Fletcher Field Cincinnati (East) 2 – 1 Saint Louis (West)
1968 Peoria, Illinois Tom Connor Field Bradley (East) 2 – 0 Tulsa (West)
1969 Tulsa, Oklahoma Oiler Park Tulsa (West) 2 – 1 Cincinnati (East)
1970 Cincinnati, Ohio Meyers Field Tulsa (West) 2 – 0 Cincinnati (East)
MVC Tournament (1971–1980)
1971 St. Ann, Missouri Tulsa 2 – 0[L] Bradley
1972 Memphis, Tennessee Nat Buring Stadium Tulsa 1 – 0 Bradley
1973 Tulsa 1 – 0 Memphis State
1974 Tulsa, Oklahoma Tulsa 1 – 0 Drake
1975 Tulsa 1 – 0 Southern Illinois
1976 Tournament cancelled due to inclement weather
1977 Omaha, Nebraska Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium Southern Illinois 1 – 0 Bradley
1978 Southern Illinois 1 – 0 Wichita State
1979 Wichita, Kansas Eck Stadium Indiana State 2 – 0[L] Tulsa
1980 Wichita State 1 – 0 Southern Illinois
MVC Championship Series (1981)
1981 Wichita, Kansas Eck Stadium Southern Illinois (East) 2 – 1 Wichita State (West)
MVC Tournament (1982–present)
1982 Terre Haute, Indiana Sycamore Stadium Wichita State (West) 1 – 0 Southern Illinois (East)
1983 Wichita, Kansas Eck Stadium Indiana State (East) 1 – 0 Southern Illinois (East)
1984 Carbondale, Illinois Abe Martin Field Indiana State 1 – 1 Wichita State
1985 Wichita, Kansas Eck Stadium Wichita State 1 – 0 Indiana State
1986 Carbondale, Illinois Abe Martin Field Indiana State 1 – 0 Southern Illinois
1987 Wichita, Kansas Eck Stadium Wichita State 2 – 0[L] Indiana State
1988 Wichita State 0 – 0[c] Creighton
1989 Indiana State 1 – 0 Wichita State
1990 Southern Illinois 1 – 0 Creighton
1991 Wichita State 1 – 0 Creighton
1992 Wichita State 1 – 1 Creighton
1993 Wichita State 1 – 0 Indiana State
1994
1995 Springfield, Illinois Lanphier Park
1996 Wichita, Kansas Eck Stadium
1997
1998 Evansville, Indiana Bosse Field
1999 Wichita, Kansas Eck Stadium
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004 Springfield, Missouri Hammons Field
2005 Wichita, Kansas Eck Stadium
2006
2007 Springfield, Missouri Hammons Field
2008 Wichita, Kansas Eck Stadium
2009
2010 Illinois State 1 – 0 Wichita State
2011 Omaha, Nebraska TD Ameritrade Park Omaha Creighton 1 – 0 Wichita State
2012 Springfield, Missouri Hammons Field Creighton 1 – 0 Southern Illinois
2013 Normal, Illinois Duffy Bass Field Wichita State 1 – 0 Illinois State
2014 Terre Haute, Indiana Sycamore Stadium Dallas Baptist 1 – 0 Illinois State
2015 Wichita, Kansas Eck Stadium Missouri State 1 – 0 Bradley
2016 Terre Haute, Indiana Sycamore Stadium Dallas Baptist 1 – 0 Missouri State
2017 Springfield, Missouri Hammons Field Dallas Baptist 1 – 0 Illinois State
2018 Dallas, Texas Horner Ballpark Missouri State 1 – 0 Dallas Baptist
2019 Normal, Illinois Duffy Bass Field Indiana State 2 – 0[L] Dallas Baptist
2020 Tournament canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Carbondale, Illinois Itchy Jones Stadium Dallas Baptist 1 – 0 Indiana State
2022 Springfield, Missouri Hammons Field Missouri State 1 – 1 Southern Illinois
2023 Terre Haute, Indiana Sycamore Stadium Indiana State 1 – 1 Evansville
2024 Evansville, Indiana Charles H. Braun Stadium Evansville 1 – 0 Indiana State
Legend
  1. ^ The 1957 series was rained out and no champion was crowned. The series was scheduled to be Bradley vs. Oklahoma A&M.
  2. ^ The 1960 series was originally scheduled to be a best-of-three format, but due to the May 20 doubleheader being rained out, they played a single game on May 21 for the championship.
  3. ^ In 1988, the MVC made a controversial decision by awarding Wichita State the championship after the title game against Creighton was suspended due to rain. The title game was set to be resumed the following Monday, with a second game if Creighton won, but the NCAA informed the MVC that it would only receive one bid to the NCAA tournament.
  • L Indicates the team that won the conference championship series was from the loser's bracket.

By school

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In the sortable table below, teams are ordered first by number of appearances, then by winning percentage, and finally by year of first appearance. In the "Season(s)" column, bold years indicate winning appearances.

Team Apps W–L Pct. Season(s)
Cincinnati 7 7–9 .438 1958, 1960, 1961, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1970
Bradley 6 8–6 .571 1949, 1950, 1951, 1956, 1959, 1968
Houston 5 5–6 .455 1951, 1952, 1958, 1959, 1960
Saint Louis 4 7–2 .778 1952, 1965, 1966, 1967
Tulsa 4 4–5 .444 1961, 1968, 1969, 1970
Oklahoma A&M 3 3–4 .429 1949, 1950, 1956
Wichita State 2 1–4 .200 1966, 1981
Southern Illinois 1 2–1 .667 1981

Champions

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By year

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The following is a list of conference champions and sites listed by year.[2]

Year Program Site
1947 Oklahoma A&M
1948 Oklahoma A&M
1949 Oklahoma A&M
1950 Bradley
1951 Houston
1952 Saint Louis
1953 Houston
1954 Oklahoma A&M
1955 Oklahoma A&M
1956 Bradley
1957 Bradley
1958 Cincinnati
1959 Bradley
1960 Houston
1961 Cincinnati
1962 Bradley
1963 Saint Louis
1964 Saint Louis
1965 Saint Louis
1966 Saint Louis
1967 Cincinnati
1968 Bradley
1969 Tulsa
1970 Tulsa
1971 Tulsa
1972 Tulsa
1973 Tulsa
1974 Tulsa
1975 Tulsa
1976 No Tournament
1977 Southern Illinois
1978 Southern Illinois
1979 Indiana State
1980 Wichita State
1981 Southern Illinois
1982 Wichita State
1983 Indiana State
1984 Indiana State
1985 Wichita State
1986 Indiana State
1987 Wichita State
1988* Wichita State
1989 Indiana State
1990 Southern Illinois
1991 Wichita State
1992 Wichita State
1993 Wichita State
1994 Illinois State
1995 Indiana State
1996 Missouri State
1997 Missouri State
1998 Wichita State
1999 Wichita State
2000 Wichita State
2001 Northern Iowa
2002 Wichita State
2003 Wichita State
2004 Wichita State Hammons Field • Springfield, MO
2005 Wichita State Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS
2006 Evansville Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS
2007 Creighton Hammons Field • Springfield, MO
2008 Wichita State Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS
2009 Wichita State Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS
2010 Illinois State Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS
2011 Creighton TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE
2012 Creighton Hammons Field • Springfield, MO
2013 Wichita State Duffy Bass Field • Normal, IL
2014 Dallas Baptist Bob Warn Field at Sycamore Stadium • Terre Haute, IN
2015 Missouri State Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS
2016 Dallas Baptist Bob Warn Field at Sycamore Stadium • Terre Haute, IN
2017 Dallas Baptist Hammons Field • Springfield, MO
2018 Missouri State Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX
2019 Indiana State Duffy Bass Field • Normal, IL
2020 Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic
2021 Dallas Baptist Itchy Jones Stadium • Carbondale, IL
2022 Missouri State Hammons Field • Springfield, MO
2023 Indiana State Bob Warn Field at Sycamore Stadium • Terre Haute, IN
2024 Evansville German American Bank Field • Evansville, IN

*Indicates declared champion, tournament final canceled due to inclement weather.

By school

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The following is a list of tournament championships listed by school.

Program No. of titles Title years
Wichita State 18 1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2013
Indiana State 8 1979, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1989, 1995, 2019, 2023
Tulsa 7 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975
Bradley 6 1950, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1962, 1968
Oklahoma A&M 5 1947, 1948, 1949, 1954, 1955
Saint Louis 5 1952, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966
Missouri State 5 1996, 1997, 2015, 2018, 2022
Dallas Baptist 4 2014, 2016, 2017, 2021
Southern Illinois 4 1977, 1978, 1981, 1990
Cincinnati 3 1958, 1961, 1967
Creighton 3 2007, 2011, 2012
Houston 3 1951, 1953, 1960
Evansville 2 2006, 2024
Illinois State 2 1994, 2010
Northern Iowa 1 2001
  • Italics indicate that the program no longer fields a baseball team in the Missouri Valley Conference.

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "MSU to Host 2022 MVC Baseball Championship".
  2. ^ "Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Missouri Valley Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
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