1994 Missouri Valley Conference Tournament

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The 1994 Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament was held in Wichita, KS. #6 Illinois State University defeated #4 Bradley University for the title. Illinois State's Matt Gainer was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

Participating Teams[edit]

Seed School Conf. Record Head Coach
1 Wichita State University 19-2 Gene Stephenson
2 Southwest Missouri State University 13-7 Keith Guttin
3 Creighton University 13-8 Jack Dahm
4 Bradley University 10-11 Dewey Kalmer
5 Southern Illinois University 9-10 Ken Henderson
6 Illinois State University 8-12 Jeff Stewart

Results[edit]

Bracket[edit]

  First round Semifinals Third Round Semi-Finals Finals
                                               
  1 Wichita State 5  
  6 Illinois State 6     6 Illinois State 2  
    3 Creighton 4    
      3 Creighton 6  
      1 Wichita State 8     1 Wichita State 7  
  1 Wichita State 1         4 Bradley 9    
  2 SW Missouri State 0        
  2 SW Missouri State 1         4 Bradley 10
  5 Southern Illinois 3           6 Illinois State 18
      5 Southern Illinois 2        
      4 Bradley 12          
  3 Creighton 2           4 Bradley 4              
  4 Bradley 4         6 Illinois State 12            
  5 Southern Illinois 8    
  6 Illinois State 9  


Game Results[edit]

Game Winner Score Loser Notes
May 18
Game 1 Bradley University 4-2 Creighton University
Game 2 Southern Illinois University 3-1 Southwest Missouri State University
Game 3 Illinois State University 6-5 Wichita State University
May 19
Game 4 Wichita State University 1-0 Southwest Missouri State University Southwest Missouri State eliminated
Game 5 Bradley University 12-2 Southern Illinois University
Game 6 Creighton University 14-2 Illinois State University
May 20
Game 7 Illinois State University 9-8 (13) Southern Illinois University Southern Illinois eliminated
Game 8 Wichita State University 8-6 Creighton University Creighton eliminated
Game 9 Illinois State University 12-4 Bradley University
May 21
Game 10 Bradley University 9-7 Wichita State University Wichita State eliminated
Game 11 Illinois State University 18-10 Bradley University Illinois State advances to NCAA tournament

All-Tournament Team[edit]

  • C Josh Markert, Bradley
  • 1B John Gulick, Wichita St.
  • 2B Don Spaniak, Illinois St.
  • 3B Casey Blake, Wichita St.
  • DH A.J. Walkanoff, Creighton
  • UT Casey Fisk, Illinois St.
  • OF Matt Gainer Illinois St.
  • OF Matt Rader, Bradley
  • OF Carl Hall, Wichita St.
  • P Doug Robertson, Bradley
  • P Mark Hahn, Illinois St.