Draft:2024 Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament
| Teams | 8 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Evansville (2nd title) |
| Winning coach | Wes Carroll (1st title) |
| MVP | Cal McGinnis (Evansville) |
| Television | ESPN+ |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State †y | 22 | – | 5 | – | 0 | .815 | 44 | – | 15 | – | 0 | .746 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Murray State | 17 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .630 | 37 | – | 20 | – | 0 | .649 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Evansville ‡y | 17 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .630 | 39 | – | 26 | – | 0 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UIC | 16 | – | 11 | – | 0 | .593 | 35 | – | 20 | – | 0 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State | 16 | – | 11 | – | 0 | .593 | 30 | – | 27 | – | 0 | .526 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 12 | – | 15 | – | 0 | .444 | 33 | – | 27 | – | 0 | .550 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Belmont | 12 | – | 15 | – | 0 | .444 | 26 | – | 32 | – | 0 | .448 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri State | 11 | – | 16 | – | 0 | .407 | 23 | – | 34 | – | 0 | .404 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Valparaiso | 6 | – | 21 | – | 0 | .222 | 14 | – | 38 | – | 0 | .269 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bradley | 6 | – | 21 | – | 0 | .222 | 13 | – | 37 | – | 1 | .265 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 8, 2024[1] Rankings from D1Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2024 Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament was held at Charles H. Braun Stadium in Evansville, Indiana, from May 21 through May 25, and was aired on ESPN+. As the tournament winner, Evansville earned the Missouri Valley Conference's automatic bid for the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.
Format and seeding
[edit]The league's top eight teams were seeded based on conference winning percentage. The four lowest seeds would participate in a play-in round. The winners of the play-in round then play the No. 1 or No. 2 seeds based on who had the higher or lower seed. The two losers of the games moved on to play each other first round of the eight-team tournament.
| Seed | Team | Overall record |
Conf. record |
Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indiana State | 42–13 | 22–5 | Mitch Hannahs |
| 2 [a] | Murray State | 35–18 | 17–10 | Dan Skirka |
| 3 [a] | Evansville | 31–23 | 17–10 | Wes Carroll |
| 4 [b] | Illinois State | 28–25 | 16–11 | Steve Holm |
| 5 [b] | UIC | 33–18 | 16–11 | Sean McDermott |
| 6 [c] | Southern Illinois | 31–25 | 12–15 | Lance Rhodes |
| 7 [c] | Belmont | 25–30 | 12–15 | Dave Jarvis |
| 8 | Missouri State | 23–32 | 11–16 | Keith Guttin |
| – [d] | Valparaiso | 14–38–1 | 6–21 | Brian Schmack |
| – [d] | Bradley | 13–37–1 | 6–21 | Elvis Dominguez |
- ^ a b Murray State has the tie-breaker over Evansville due to head-to-head record.
- ^ a b Illinois State has the tie-breaker over UIC due to head-to-head record.
- ^ a b Southern Illinois has the tie-breaker over Belmont due to head-to-head record.
- ^ a b Valparaiso has the tie-breaker over Bradley due to head-to-head record.
Tournament bracket
[edit]Play-in round
[edit]| May 21 – Game 1 | ||||
| 5 | UIC | 9 | ||
| 8 | Missouri State | 8 | ||
| May 21 – Game 2 | ||||
| 6 | Southern Illinois | 128 | ||
| 7 | Belmont | 2 | ||
| May 22 – Game 4 | ||||
| 7 | Belmont | 6 | ||
| 8 | Missouri State | 4 | ||
Double-elimination
[edit]| First round | Second round | Third round | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Indiana State | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Southern Illinois | 1011 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Murray State | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | UIC | 127 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Evansville | 177 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Illinois State | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Play-in round | First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | MVC Championship | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Indiana State | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Southern Illinois | 128 | 6 | Southern Illinois | 1011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Belmont | 2 | 6 | Southern Illinois | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Illinois State | 148 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Murray State | 2 | 4 | Illinois State | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | UIC | 9 | 5 | UIC | 127 | 3 | Evansville | 177 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Missouri State | 8 | 5 | UIC | 1 | 3 | Evansville | 8 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Evansville | 128 | 1 | Indiana State | 6 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Evansville | 177 | 6 | Southern Illinois | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Illinois State | 6 | 5 | UIC | 3 | 1 | Indiana State | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Indiana State | 11 | 1 | Indiana State | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Murray State | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Illinois State | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Belmont | 6 | 7 | Belmont | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Missouri State | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Play-in round | May 21 | No. 8 Missouri State | 8 – 9 | No. 5 UIC | Charles H. Braun Stadium |
| 2:35 pm (CDT) | LP: Eric Loomis (4–5) |
Boxscore | WP: Presley Wachowiak (2–3) Sv: Ryan Smith (3) |
| Play-in round | May 21 | No. 7 Belmont | 2 – 12 (F/8) | No. 6 Southern Illinois | Charles H. Braun Stadium |
| 3:36 pm (CDT) | LP: Joe Ruzicka (4–5) |
Boxscore | WP: Aidan Foeller (5–3) |
| First round | May 22 | No. 4 Illinois State | X – X | No. 3 Evansville | Charles H. Braun Stadium |
| X:XX pm (CDT) |
| First round | May 22 | No. 8 Missouri State | X – X | No. 7 Belmont | Charles H. Braun Stadium |
| X:XX pm (CDT) |
| First round | May 22 | No. 6 Southern Illinois | X – X | No. 1 Indiana State | Charles H. Braun Stadium |
| X:XX pm (CDT) |
| Second round – elimination game | May 23 | No. 7 Belmont | X – X | No. 4 Illinois State | Charles H. Braun Stadium |
| X:XX pm (CDT) |
| First round | May 23 | No. 5 UIC | X – X | No. 2 Murray State | Charles H. Braun Stadium |
| X:XX pm (CDT) |
| Second round – elimination game | May 23 | No. 2 Murray State | X – X | No. 1 Indiana State | Charles H. Braun Stadium |
| X:XX pm (CDT) |
| Quarterfinals | May 23 | No. 4 Illinois State | X – X | No. 6 Southern Illinois | Charles H. Braun Stadium |
| X:XX pm (CDT) |
| Second round | May 24 | No. 5 UIC | X – X | No. 3 Evansville | Charles H. Braun Stadium |
| X:XX pm (CDT) |
| Quarterfinals | May 24 | No. 5 UIC | X – X | No. 1 Indiana State | Charles H. Braun Stadium |
| X:XX pm (CDT) |
- First round
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Illinois State | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 6 | 13 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 Evansville | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | X | X | 17 | 19 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Shane Harris (7–6) LP: Matthew Donnison (0–3) Boxscore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Missouri State | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 Belmont | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 6 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Dominic Baratta (4–4) LP: Jason Schaaf (3–4) Sv: Bill Duby (3) Notes: 8 Missouri State was eliminated. Boxscore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Southern Illinois | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Indiana State | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Anthony Pron (3–2) LP: Simon Gregersen (1–1) Sv: Ben Riffe (1) Boxscore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Second round
- Quarterfinals
- Semifinals
- MVC Championship Game
- ^ "2024 Baseball Standings". Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved August 26, 2024.