2016 Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament

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2016 Missouri Valley Conference
baseball tournament
Teams8
Format Double-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsDallas Baptist (2nd title)
Winning coach Dan Heefner  (2nd title)
MVP Spencer Johnson (Missouri State)
2016 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
#24 Dallas Baptist y 1550 .75044190 .698
Indiana State  1380 .61935210 .625
Bradley  1190 .55029210 .580
Southern Illinois  11100 .52431251 .553
Evansville  9120 .42929270 .518
Wichita State  9120 .42921370 .362
Missouri State  7130 .35038210 .644
Illinois State  7130 .35017370 .315
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 11, 2016 [1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2016 Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament will be held from May 25 through 28. All eight baseball-sponsoring schools in the conference will participate in the double-elimination tournament to be held at Indiana State's Bob Warn Field at Sycamore Stadium in Terre Haute, Indiana. The winner of the tournament will earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. [2] [3]

Contents

Seeding and format

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

TeamWLPctGBSeed
Dallas Baptist 155.7501
Indiana State 138.6192.52
Bradley 119.55043
Southern Illinois 1110.5244.54
Evansville 912.4296.55
Wichita State 912.4296.56
Missouri State 713.35087
Illinois State 713.35088

Results

First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinal
1 Dallas Baptist 9
8 Illinois State 5
1Dallas Baptist10
4Southern Illinois8
4 Southern Illinois 4
5 Evansville 3
1Dallas Baptist13
5Evansville6
5Evansville4
8Illinois State34Southern Illinois2
5Evansville3
1Dallas Baptist4
2 Indiana State 4
7Missouri State3
7 Missouri State 12
7Missouri State0
3Bradley10
3 Bradley 5
6 Wichita State 2
3Bradley32
7Missouri State133
2Indiana State7
6Wichita State17Missouri State11
2Indiana State4

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