1974 Missouri Valley Conference Tournament

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The 1974 Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament was held in Tulsa, OK. University of Tulsa defeated Drake University for the title.

Participating Teams[edit]

School Overall Record* Head Coach
Bradley University 21-18 Chuck Buescher
Drake University 11-18 Spike Potts
University of Louisville 16-26 Jim Zerilla
New Mexico State University 18-35 Jim Kwasny
Saint Louis University 10-23 Tom Dix
University of Tulsa 36-13 Gene Shell

* Teams did not play a conference schedule. Records are final season records.

Results[edit]

Bracket[edit]

  First Round     Second Round     Third Round     Finals
                                       
      Saint Louis 3  
  Tulsa 9     Tulsa 9    
  New Mexico State 0         Tulsa 22  
      Drake 1    
    Bradley 6          
  Drake 3     Drake 10        
  Louisville 2         Tulsa 8 x
      Drake 3 x
  Losers Bracket 1-2     Losers Bracket 2     Losers Bracket 3    
         
  Bradley 6        
  New Mexico State 5         Drake 9    
      Bradley 9     Bradley 5  
      Louisville 6  
  Saint Louis 5    
  Louisville 7  


Game Results[edit]

Game Winner Score Loser Notes
May 18
Game 1 Drake University 3-2 University of Louisville
Game 2 University of Tulsa 9-0 New Mexico State University
Game 3 Drake University 10-6 Bradley University
Game 4 University of Tulsa 9-3 Saint Louis University
May 19
Game 5 University of Louisville 7-5 Saint Louis University Saint Louis eliminated
Game 6 Bradley University 6-5 New Mexico State University New Mexico State eliminated
Game 7 University of Tulsa 22-1 Drake University
Game 8 Bradley University 9-6 University of Louisville Louisville eliminated
May 20
Game 9 Drake University 9-5 Bradley University Bradley eliminated
Game 10 University of Tulsa 8-3 Drake University Tulsa advances to NCAA tournament