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

* Unknown (1949, 1951–1952, 1956, 1971, 1974–1975)
* Tom Connor Field (1950, 1959, 1968)
* Buffalo Stadium (1958, 1960)
* Meyers Field (1961, 1970)
* Busch Stadium (1962–1963)
* Parkway Field (1964)
* Sauget Field (1965–1966)
* Fletcher Field (1967)
* Oiler Park (1969)
* Nat Buring Stadium (1972–1973)
* Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium (1977–1978)
* Eck Stadium (1979–1981, 1983, 1985, 1987–1994, 1996–1997, 1999–2003, 2005–2006, 2008–2010, 2015)
* Sycamore Stadium (1982, 2014, 2016, 2023)
* Abe Martin Field / Itchy Jones Stadium (1984, 1986, 2021)
* Lanphier Park (1995)
* Bosse Field (1998)
* Hammons Field (2004, 2007, 2012, 2017, 2022)
* TD Ameritrade Park Omaha (2011)
* Duffy Bass Field (2013, 2019)
* Horner Ballpark (2018)
* Charles H. Braun Stadium (2024)

Host locations

* Stillwater, Oklahoma (1949, 1952, 1956)
* Peoria, Illinois (1950, 1959, 1968)
* Tulsa, Oklahoma (1951, 1969, 1974–1975)
* Houston, Texas (1958, 1960)
* Cincinnati, Ohio (1961, 1970)
* St. Louis, Missouri (1962–1963, 1965–1966)
* Louisville, Kentucky (1964)
* Collinsville, Illinois (1967)
* St. Ann, Missouri (1971)
* Memphis, Tennessee (1972–1973)
* Omaha, Nebraska (1977–1978, 2011)
* Wichita, Kansas (1979–1981, 1983, 1985, 1987–1994, 1996–1997, 1999–2003, 2005–2006, 2008–2010, 2015)
* Terre Haute, Indiana (1982, 2014, 2016, 2023)
* Carbondale, Illinois (1984, 1986, 2021)
* Springfield, Illinois (1995)
* Evansville, Indiana (1998, 2024)
* Springfield, Missouri (2004, 2007, 2012, 2017, 2022)
* Normal, Illinois (2013, 2019)
* Dallas, Texas (2018)

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

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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)

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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

## 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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## 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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