2014 Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament
 MVC Baseball Tournament | |
| Teams | 8 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Dallas Baptist (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Dan Heefner (1st title) |
| MVP | Camden Duzenack (Dallas Baptist) |
| Television | ESPN3 |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡ – 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 | ||
| Indiana State | 14 | 7 | .667 | ||
| Dallas Baptist | 14 | 7 | .667 | ||
| Wichita State | 13 | 8 | .619 | ||
| Illinois State | 10 | 11 | .476 | ||
| Missouri State | 9 | 12 | .429 | ||
| Bradley | 4 | 16 | .200 | ||
| Southern Illinois | 4 | 17 | .190 |
Results
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
- ^ "Missouri Valley Conference - Standings & Leaders". Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved May 24, 2014.
- ^ Danny Pfrank (May 16, 2013). "Indiana State Named Tournament Host For 2014 MVC Baseball Championship". Indiana State Sycamores. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
- ^ "2013-14 Championship Info". Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved April 10, 2014.