1997 Missouri Valley Conference Tournament
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The 1997 Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament was held May 14-17 in Wichita, KS. #3 Southwest Missouri State University defeated #1 Wichita State University for the title. Nick Kays of Southwest Missouri State was named tournament MVP.
Participating Teams[edit]
| Seed | School | Conf. Record | Head Coach |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wichita State University | 21-7 | Gene Stephenson |
| 2 | University of Northern Iowa | 18-8 | Dave Schrage |
| 3 | Southwest Missouri State University | 16-10 | Keith Guttin |
| 4 | Illinois State University | 18-13 | Jeff Stewart |
| 5 | Southern Illinois University | 13-15 | Dan Callahan |
| 6 | University of Evansville | 13-19 | Jim Brownlee |
Results[edit]
Bracket[edit]
| First round | Second Round | Third Round | Semi-Finals | Finals | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Wichita State | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Evansville | 6 | 6 | Evansville | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Illinois State | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Illinois State | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Wichita State | 11 | 1 | Wichita State | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Wichita State | 12 | 5 | Southern Illinois | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Northern Iowa | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Northern Iowa | 3 | 1 | Wichita State | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Southern Illinois | 7 | 3 | SW Missouri State | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Southern Illinois | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | SW Missouri State | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | SW Missouri State | 4 | 5 | Southern Illinois | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Illinois State | 2 | 3 | SW Missouri State | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | SW Missouri State | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Evansville | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Game Results[edit]
| Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 14 | ||||
| Game 1 | Southwest Missouri State University | 4-2 | Illinois State University | |
| Game 2 | Southern Illinois University | 7-3 | University of Northern Iowa | |
| Game 3 | University of Evansville | 6-1 | Wichita State University | |
| May 15 | ||||
| Game 4 | Wichita State University | 12-7 | University of Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa eliminated |
| Game 5 | Southern Illinois University | 5-4 | Southwest Missouri State University | |
| Game 6 | Illinois State University | 17-1 | University of Evansville | |
| May 16 | ||||
| Game 7 | Southwest Missouri State University | 13-4 | University of Evansville | Evansville eliminated |
| Game 8 | Wichita State University | 11-5 | Illinois State University | Illinois State eliminated |
| Game 9 | Southwest Missouri State University | 17-11 | Southern Illinois University | |
| May 17 | ||||
| Game 10 | Wichita State University | 17-8 | Southern Illinois University | Southern Illinois eliminated |
| Game 11 | Southwest Missouri State University | 8-4 | Wichita State University | Southwest Missouri State advances to NCAA tournament |
All-Tournament Team[edit]
- 1B Jason Hart, SW Missouri State
- 2B Chris Curry, SW Missouri State
- 3B Joey Blue, Wichita State
- SS Jerry Hairston, Southern Illinois
- OF Jeff Ryan, Wichita State
- OF Ryan Knox, Illinois State
- OF Matt Cepicky, SW Missouri State
- C Nathan Reese, Wichita State
- DH Nick Kays, SW Missouri State
- UT Brad Benson, Southern Illinois
- P Scott Geitz, SW Missouri State
- P Jeremy Brown, Evansville
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