Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament

Collegiate baseball tournament

Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament

Conference baseball tournament
Sport| Baseball
Conference| Missouri Valley Conference
Number of teams| 8
Current stadium| Charles H. Braun Stadium
Current location| Evansville, Indiana
Played| 1962–1964
1970–1980
1982–present
Last contest| 2024
Current champion| Evansville (2nd title)
Most championships| Wichita State (18 titles)
Official website| mvc-sports.org baseball
Sponsors
ConAgra Foods (2005–2007)
State Farm (2008–present)
Host stadiums
Busch Stadium (1962–1963)
Parkway Field (1964)
Musial Field (1971)
Nat Buring Stadium (1972–1973)
Unknown (1974–1975)
Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium (1977–1978)
Eck Stadium (1979–1980, 1983, 1985)
Sycamore Stadium (1982)
Abe Martin Field (1984, 1986)
Host locations
St. Louis, Missouri (1962–1963)
Louisville, Kentucky (1964)
St. Ann, Missouri (1971)
Memphis, Tennessee (1972–1973)
Tulsa, Oklahoma (1974–1975)
Omaha, Nebraska (1977–1978)
Wichita, Kansas (1979–1980, 1983, 1985)
Terre Haute, Indiana (1982)
Carbondale, Illinois (1984, 1986)

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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### Playoffs

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Year  | Host city  | Stadium  | Championship Results

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Champions  | Series  | Runner-ups
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
1956  |  | 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)
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)
1981  | Wichita, Kansas | Eck Stadium | Southern Illinois (East) | 2 – 1 | Wichita State (West)

1 In 1952, Houston tied with Oklahoma A&M for the South Division title, facing them in a South Division Championship Game they would win 7–5.

### Tournament

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### 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)

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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

## Tournament

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Year  | Champion  | Score  | Runner-up  | Site  | Most Outstanding Player

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1962 | Bradley | 8–2  | Saint Louis | Busch Stadium • St. Louis, MO | No MOP named
1963 | Saint Louis | 5–3  | Bradley | Busch Stadium • St. Louis, MO  | No MOP named
1964 | Saint Louis | 6–5  | Louisville | Parkway Field • Louisville, KY | No MOP named
1965  | No tournament held[c]
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971 | Tulsa | 7–0, 3–0  | Bradley | Unknown • St. Ann, MO | No MOP named
1972 | Tulsa | 4–0  | Bradley | Nat Buring Stadium • Memphis, TN | No MOP named
1973 | Tulsa | 8–7  | Memphis State | Nat Buring Stadium • Memphis, TN  | No MOP named
1974 | Tulsa | 8–3  | Drake | Unknown • Tulsa, OK | No MOP named
1975 | Tulsa | 11–10  | Southern Illinois | Unknown • Tulsa, OK  | No MOP named
1976  | No tournament held[d]
1977 | Southern Illinois | 5–1  | Bradley | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | George Vukovich, Southern Illinois
1978 | Southern Illinois | 10–8  | Wichita State | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE  |
1979 | Indiana State | 10–1, 9–8  | Tulsa | Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS | Wallace Johnson, Indiana State
1980 | Wichita State | 12–1  | Southern Illinois | Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS  |
1981  | No tournament held[e]
1982 | Wichita State | 12–8  | Southern Illinois | Bob Warn Field at Sycamore Stadium • Terre Haute, IN |
1983 | Indiana State | 5–2  | Southern Illinois | Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS  |
1984 | Indiana State | 9–10, 7–3  | Wichita State | Abe Martin Field • Carbondale, IL |
1985 | Wichita State | 5–2  | Indiana State | Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS  | Dan Juenke, Wichita State
1986 | Indiana State | 13–6  | Southern Illinois | Abe Martin Field • Carbondale, IL  | Dave Travis, Indiana State

## 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

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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

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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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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. ^ From 1965 to 1970, the MVC used a best-of-three format to crown its champion.
4. ^ In 1976, the MVC only crowned a regular season champion.
5. ^ In 1981, the MVC used a best-of-three format to crown its champion.

## 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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* 1949
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* 1951
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* No postseason held from 1953–1957
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* Tournament held from 1960–1964
* 1965
* 1966
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