1995 Missouri Valley Conference Tournament

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The 1995 Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament was held at Lanphier Park in Springfield, IL. #5 Indiana State University defeated #4 Southwest Missouri State University for the title. Indiana State's Jeff Leaman was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player.

Participating Teams[edit]

Seed School Conf. Record Head Coach
1 Wichita State University 24-8 Gene Stephenson
2 Creighton University 18-10 Jack Dahm
3 University of Evansville 18-13 Jim Brownlee
4 Southwest Missouri State University 18-13 Keith Guttin
5 Indiana State University 16-15 Bob Warn
6 Bradley University 13-19 Dewey Kalmer

Results[edit]

Bracket[edit]

  First round Second round Semifinals Finals
                                       
  1 Wichita State 12  
  6 Bradley 6     1 Wichita State 5  
    3 Evansville 11    
      3 Evansville 5  
      5 Indiana State 8    
  6 Bradley 6          
  5 Indiana State 12        
  2 Creighton 7         5 Indiana State 12 9
  5 Indiana State 6           4 SW Missouri State 7 5
      2 Creighton 5        
      4 SW Missouri State 7          
  3 Evansville 1           4 SW Missouri State 3    
  4 SW Missouri State 5         2 Creighton 2  
  2 Creighton 11    
  1 Wichita State 9  


Game Results[edit]

Game Winner Score Loser Notes
May 17
Game 1 Southwest Missouri State University 5-1 University of Evansville
Game 2 Creighton University 7-6 Indiana State University suspended in 7th due to rain, finished on 5/18
May 19
Game 3 Wichita State University 12-6 Bradley University
Game 4 Indiana State University 9-8 (10) Bradley University Bradley eliminated
Game 5 University of Evansville 11-5 Wichita State University
Game 6 Southwest Missouri State University 7-5 (12) Creighton University
May 20
Game 7 Creighton University 11-9 Wichita State University Wichita State eliminated
Game 8 Indiana State University 8-5 University of Evansville Evansville eliminated
Game 9 Southwest Missouri State University 3-2 Creighton University Creighton eliminated
May 21
Game 10 Indiana State University 12-7 Southwest Missouri State University
Game 11 Indiana State University 9-5 Southwest Missouri State University Indiana State advances to NCAA tournament

All-Tournament Team[edit]

  • 1B Steve Hacker, SW Missouri State
  • 2B Brian Warn, Indiana State
  • 3B Dan Howe, Creighton
  • SS Dave Slemmer, SW Missouri State
  • OF Richie Taylor, Wichita State
  • OF Bryan Apolskis, Evansville
  • OF Ric Johnson, Indiana State
  • C David Ullery, Indiana State
  • DH Todd Tatlock, Indiana State
  • UT Jim Hill, Indiana State
  • P Jarrod Mays, SW Missouri State
  • P Jeff Leaman, Indiana State