2014 Missouri Valley Conference Baseball Tournament

2014 Missouri Valley Conference
Baseball Tournament

MVC Baseball Tournament
Classification Division I
Season 2014
Teams 8
Format Double-elimination
Site Bob Warn Field at Sycamore Stadium
Terre Haute, IN
Champions Dallas Baptist (1st title)
Winning coach Dan Heefner (1st title)
MVP Camden Duzenack (Dallas Baptist)
Television ESPN3
Missouri Valley Conference
Baseball Tournament
«2013  2015»
2014 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Evansville 15 6   .714     34 21   .618
Indiana State 14 7   .667     35 16   .686
Dallas Baptist 14 7   .667     38 19   .667
Wichita State 13 8   .619     31 28   .525
Illinois State 10 11   .476     33 21   .611
Missouri State 9 12   .429     26 31   .456
Bradley 4 16   .200     24 27   .471
Southern Illinois 4 17   .190     26 31   .456
Conference champion
Tournament champion
As of May 24, 2014[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2014 Missouri Valley Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 20–24. 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]

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.

Team W L Pct GB Seed
Evansville 15 6 .714
1
Indiana State 14 7 .667
1
2
Dallas Baptist 14 7 .667
1
3
Wichita State 13 8 .619
2
4
Illinois State 10 11 .476
5
5
Missouri State 9 12 .429
6
6
Bradley 4 16 .200
10.5
7
Southern Illinois 4 17 .190
11
8

Results

  First round Second round Semifinals Finals
                                       
1  Evansville 1  
8  Southern Illinois 9  
  8  Southern Illinois 1  
  5  Illinois State 6  
4  Wichita State 0
5  Illinois State 6  
  5  Illinois State 6  
  4  Wichita State 1  
1  Evansville 6  
4  Wichita State 8  
  8  Southern Illinois 1
  4  Wichita State 4  
  5  Illinois State 1
  3  Dallas Baptist 4
2  Indiana State 2  
7  Bradley 6  
  7  Bradley 5
  3  Dallas Baptist 6  
3  Dallas Baptist 3
6  Missouri State 2  
  3  Dallas Baptist 3 9
  6  Missouri State 5 4  
2  Indiana State 1  
6  Missouri State 9  
  7  Bradley 2
  6  Missouri State 7  

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. Name Team
1B Mason Snyder Illinois State
2B Drew Turbin Dallas Baptist
SS Camden Duzenack Dallas Baptist
3B Brock Stewart Illinois State
C Mike Hollenbeck Illinois State
UT Mike Wesolowski Dallas Baptist
DH Logan Leverett Illinois State
OF Daniel Dwyer Illinois State
OF Tate Matheny Missouri State
OF Max Murphy Bradley
P Dillon Craig Illinois State
P Cy Sneed Dallas Baptist

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. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
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