2022 Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament
| Teams | 8 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Missouri State (5th title) |
| Winning coach | Keith Guttin (5th title) |
| MVP | Mason Greer (Missouri State) |
| Television | ESPN+ |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois † | 16 | – | 5 | – | 0 | .762 | 44 | – | 16 | – | 0 | .733 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Evansville | 14 | – | 6 | – | 0 | .700 | 32 | – | 24 | – | 0 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dallas Baptist y | 11 | – | 9 | – | 1 | .548 | 34 | – | 22 | – | 1 | .605 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bradley | 11 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .524 | 20 | – | 29 | – | 0 | .408 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State | 10 | – | 10 | – | 1 | .500 | 26 | – | 22 | – | 1 | .541 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri State ‡y | 8 | – | 13 | – | 0 | .381 | 30 | – | 27 | – | 0 | .526 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State | 7 | – | 14 | – | 0 | .333 | 20 | – | 31 | – | 0 | .392 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Valparaiso | 5 | – | 15 | – | 0 | .250 | 16 | – | 32 | – | 0 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – [1] champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from D1Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2022 Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament will be held from May 24 through 29. All eight baseball-sponsoring schools in the conference will participate in the double-elimination tournament to be held at Missouri State's Hammons Field in Springfield, Missouri. The winner of the tournament will earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2][3]
Seeding and format
The league's eight teams will be seeded based on conference winning percentage. The four lowest seeds will participate in a play-in round with the winners advancing to a six-team double-elimination bracket.
Results
Play-in round
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8 Valparaiso | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 Indiana State | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 8 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Matt Jachec (9–2) LP: Colin Fields (4–7) Boxscore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 7 Illinois State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 Missouri State | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | X | 9 | 11 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Riyan Rodriguez (3–0) LP: Jared Hart (2–3) Boxscore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Double-elimination round
| First round | Second round | Third round | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Southern Illinois | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Missouri State | 5 | 6 | Missouri State | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Bradley | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Evansville | 9 | 6 | Missouri State | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Indiana State | 1 | 2 | Evansville | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Evansville | 21 | 6 | Missouri State | 6 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Dallas Baptist | 2 | 1 | Southern Illinois | 9 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Dallas Baptist | 4 | 2 | Evansville | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Bradley | 3 | 3 | Dallas Baptist | 5 | 1 | Southern Illinois | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Southern Illinois | 8 | 1 | Southern Illinois | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Indiana State | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Schedule
| Game | Time* | Matchup# | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Round - Single Elimination | ||||
| Tuesday, May 24 | ||||
| 1 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 6 Missouri State vs. No. 7 Illinois State Elimination Game | 5-1[4] | |
| Wednesday, May 25 | ||||
| 2 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 5 Indiana State vs. No. 8 Valparaiso Elimination Game | 8-0[5] | |
| Second Round - Double Elimination - Wednesday, May 25 | ||||
| 3 | 5:52 p.m. | No. 1 Southern Illinois vs. No. 6 Missouri State | 1-5[6] | |
| 4 | 9:15 p.m. | No. 2 Evansville vs. No. 5 Indiana State | 9-1[7] | |
| Thursday, May 26 | ||||
| 5 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 3 Dallas Baptist vs. No. 4 Bradley | 4-3[8] | |
| Third Round - Friday, May 27 | ||||
| 6 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 1 Southern Illinois vs. No. 5 Indiana State Elimination Game | 8-2[9] | |
| 7 | 3:00 p.m. | No. 6 Missouri State vs. No. 4 Bradley | 19-3[10] | |
| 8 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 2 Evansville vs. No. 3 Dallas Baptist | 21-2 | |
| Saturday, May 28 | ||||
| 9 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 1 Southern Illinois vs. No. 3 Dallas Baptist Elimination Game | 7-5 | |
| 10 | 3:00 p.m. | No. 6 Missouri State vs. No. 2 Evansville | 7-6 | |
| 11 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 1 Southern Illinois vs. No. 2 Evansville Elimination Game | 8-5 | |
| Championship - Sunday, May 29 | ||||
| 12 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 6 Missouri State vs. No. 1 Southern Illinois | 6-9 | |
| 13 | 3:32 pm | No. 6 Missouri State vs. No. 1 Southern Illinois Elimination Game | 13-3 | |
| *Game times in CDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed. | ||||
References
- ^ "Baseball standings". mvc-sports.com.
- ^ "2021-22 Championships". Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
- ^ "Baseball Championship". Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
- ^ "Missouri State-Illinois State Boxscore". mvc-sports.com. The Missouri Valley Conference. May 24, 2022. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
- ^ "Indiana State-Valparaiso Boxscore". mvc-sports.com. The Missouri Valley Conference. May 25, 2022. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
- ^ "Southern Illinois-Missouri State Boxscore". mvc-sports.com. The Missouri Valley Conference. May 25, 2022. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
- ^ "Evansville-Indiana State Boxscore". mvc-sports.com. The Missouri Valley Conference. May 25, 2022. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
- ^ "Dallas Baptist-Bradley Boxscore". mvc-sports.com. The Missouri Valley Conference. May 26, 2022. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
- ^ "Southern Illinois-Indiana State Boxscore". mvc-sports.com. The Missouri Valley Conference. May 27, 2022. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
- ^ "Missouri State-Bradley Boxscore". mvc-sports.com. The Missouri Valley Conference. May 27, 2022. Retrieved May 27, 2022.