2014 Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament

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2014 Missouri Valley Conference
baseball tournament
MVC Baseball tournament logo.png
MVC Baseball Tournament
Teams8
Format Double-elimination
Finals site
Champions Dallas Baptist  (1st title)
Winning coach Dan Heefner  (1st title)
MVP Camden Duzenack (Dallas Baptist)
Television ESPN3
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]

Contents

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
Evansville 156.7141
Indiana State 147.66712
Dallas Baptist 147.66713
Wichita State 138.61924
Illinois State 1011.47655
Missouri State 912.42966
Bradley 416.20010.57
Southern Illinois 417.190118

Results

First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinal
1 Evansville 1
8 Southern Illinois 9
8Southern Illinois1
5Illinois State6
4 Wichita State 0
5 Illinois State 6
5Illinois State6
4Wichita State1
1Evansville6
4Wichita State88Southern Illinois1
4Wichita State4
5Illinois State1
2 Indiana State 2
3Dallas Baptist4
7 Bradley 6
7Bradley5
3Dallas Baptist6
3 Dallas Baptist 3
6 Missouri State 2
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
3B Brock Stewart Illinois State
CMike HollenbeckIllinois State
UTMike WesolowskiDallas Baptist
DHLogan LeverettIllinois State
OFDaniel DwyerIllinois State
OF Tate Matheny Missouri State
OFMax MurphyBradley
PDillon CraigIllinois State
P Cy Sneed Dallas Baptist

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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.