1985 Missouri Valley Conference Tournament

From BR Bullpen

The 1985 Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament was held May 11-13 in Wichita, KS. #2 Wichita State University defeated #1 Indiana State University for the title. Dan Juenke of Wichita State was named tournament MVP.

Participating Teams[edit]

Seed School Conf. Record Head Coach
1 Indiana State University 15-5 Bob Warn
2 Wichita State University 15-5 Gene Stephenson
3 Bradley University 9-11 Dewey Kalmer
4 Illinois State University 9-11 Duffy Bass

Results[edit]

Bracket[edit]

  First Round   Second Round   Final
                             
  1 Indiana State 19  
  4 Illinois State 9    
      1 Indiana State 6  
      2 Wichita State 7    
  2 Wichita State 6          
  3 Bradley 5        
      2 Wichita State 5 x
        1 Indiana State 2 x
       
    1 Indiana State 14    
  4 Illinois State 7     3 Bradley 5  
  3 Bradley 10  


Game Results[edit]

Game Winner Score Loser Notes
May 11
Game 1 Indiana State University 19-9 Illinois State University
Game 2 Wichita State University 6-5 Bradley University
May 12
Game 3 Wichita State University 7-6 Indiana State University
Game 4 Bradley University 10-7 Illinois State University Illinois State eliminated
May 13
Game 5 Indiana State University 14-5 Bradley University Bradley eliminated
Game 6 Wichita State University 5-2 Indiana State University Wichita State advances to NCAA tournament

All-Tournament Team[edit]

  • 1B Dan Juenke, Wichita State
  • 2B Scott Melvin, Bradley
  • 3B Dan Raley, Wichita State
  • SS Arnie Beyeler, Wichita State
  • OF Bob Zeihen, Indiana State
  • OF Shawn Land, Wichita State
  • OF Tom Pease, Indiana State
  • C Loren White, Illinois State
  • DH Boi Rodriguez, Indiana State
  • P Blaise Ilsley, Indiana State
  • P Ken Greenwood, Wichita State