1987 Missouri Valley Conference Tournament

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The 1987 Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament was held in Wichita, KS. #1 Wichita State University defeated #3 Indiana State University for the title. Tim Raley of Wichita State was named tournament MVP.

Participating Teams[edit]

Seed School Conf. Record Head Coach
1 Wichita State University 13-7 Gene Stephenson
2 Bradley University 11-9 Dewey Kalmer
3 Indiana State University 10-10 Bob Warn
4 Southern Illinois University 10-10 Richard "Itch" Jones
5 Creighton University 9-11 Jim Hendry
6 Illinois State University 7-13 Duffy Bass

Results[edit]

Bracket[edit]

  First round Second round Third round Semi-finals Finals
                                                 
  1 Wichita State 4  
  6 Illinois State 1     1 Wichita State 6  
    4 Southern Illinois 4    
  2 Bradley 1         1 Wichita State 10            
  5 Creighton 8           3 Indiana State 11              
      5 Creighton 8           3 Indiana State 3 4
      3 Indiana State 12         1 Wichita State 4 18
  3 Indiana State 6         1 Wichita State 4    
  4 Southern Illinois 1       5 Creighton 8     5 Creighton 1  
  6 Illinois State 2     2 Bradley 5  
  2 Bradley 5  


Game Results[edit]

Game Winner Score Loser Notes
May 14
Game 1 Wichita State University 4-1 Illinois State University
Game 2 Creighton University 8-1 Bradley University
Game 3 Indiana State University 6-1 Southern Illinois University
May 15
Game 4 Indiana State University 12-8 Creighton University
Game 5 Wichita State University 6-4 Southern Illinois University Southern Illinois eliminated
Game 6 Bradley University 5-2 Illinois State University Illinois State eliminated
May 16
Game 7 Creighton University 8-5 Bradley University Bradley eliminated
Game 8 Indiana State University 11-10 Wichita State University
Game 9 Wichita State University 4-1 Creighton University Creighton eliminated
May 17
Game 10 Wichita State University 4-3 Indiana State University
Game 11 Wichita State University 18-4 Indiana State University Wichita State advances to NCAA tournament

All-Tournament Team[edit]

  • 1B Dave Fleita, Creighton
  • 2B Mitch Hannahs, Indiana State
  • 3B Boi Rodriguez, Indiana State
  • SS Dan Roman, Indiana State
  • OF Tim Raley, Wichita State
  • OF Kent Headley, Wichita State
  • OF Bob Zeihen, Indiana State
  • C Eric Wedge, Wichita State
  • DH Gary Selvera, Creighton
  • P Mike Gardiner, Indiana State
  • P David Haas, Wichita State