2014 Missouri Valley Conference
baseball tournament
MVC Baseball Tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsDallas Baptist (1st title)
Winning coachDan Heefner (1st title)
MVPCamden Duzenack (Dallas Baptist)
TelevisionESPN3
2014 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Evansville   156 .7143421 .618
Indiana State   147 .6673516 .686
Dallas Baptist   147 .6673819 .667
Wichita State   138 .6193128 .525
Illinois State   1011 .4763321 .611
Missouri State   912 .4292631 .456
Bradley   416 .2002427 .471
Southern Illinois   417 .1902631 .456
Tournament champion
As of May 24, 2014[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2014 Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament was held from May 20 through 24. All eight teams participated in the double-elimination tournament held at Indiana State's Bob Warn Field at Sycamore Stadium in Terre Haute, Indiana. Dallas Baptist won the tournament for the first time, earning the conference's automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2][3]

Seeding and format

The league's eight teams were seeded based on conference winning percentage. The teams played a two bracket, double-elimination format tournament, with the winner of each bracket then playing a single-elimination final.

TeamWLPctGBSeed
Evansville156.7141
Indiana State147.66712
Dallas Baptist147.66713
Wichita State138.61924
Illinois State1011.47655
Missouri State912.42966
Bradley416.20010.57
Southern Illinois417.190118

Results

First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinal
1Evansville1
8Southern Illinois9
8Southern Illinois1
5Illinois State6
4Wichita State0
5Illinois State6
5Illinois State6
4Wichita State1
1Evansville6
4Wichita State88Southern Illinois1
4Wichita State4
5Illinois State1
2Indiana State2
3Dallas Baptist4
7Bradley6
7Bradley5
3Dallas Baptist6
3Dallas Baptist3
6Missouri State2
3Dallas Baptist39
6Missouri State54
2Indiana State1
6Missouri State97Bradley2
6Missouri State7

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. Dallas Baptist shortstop Camden Duzenack, one of four Patriots selected, was named Most Outstanding Player.

Pos.NameTeam
1BMason SnyderIllinois State
2BDrew TurbinDallas Baptist
SSCamden DuzenackDallas Baptist
3BBrock StewartIllinois State
CMike HollenbeckIllinois State
UTMike WesolowskiDallas Baptist
DHLogan LeverettIllinois State
OFDaniel DwyerIllinois State
OFTate MathenyMissouri State
OFMax MurphyBradley
PDillon CraigIllinois State
PCy SneedDallas Baptist

References

  1. "Missouri Valley Conference - Standings & Leaders". Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved May 24, 2014.
  2. Danny Pfrank (May 16, 2013). "Indiana State Named Tournament Host For 2014 MVC Baseball Championship". Indiana State Sycamores. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
  3. "2013-14 Championship Info". Missouri Valley Conference. Archived from the original on April 10, 2014. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
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