2000 Missouri Valley Conference Tournament

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The 2000 Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament was held May 17-20 in Wichita, KS. #1 Wichita State University defeated #2 University of Evansville for the title. Brian Burgamy of Wichita State was named tournament MVP.

Participating Teams[edit]

Seed School Conf. Record Head Coach
1 Wichita State University 24-8 Gene Stephenson
2 University of Evansville 19-12 Jim Brownlee
3 Creighton University 17-14 Jack Dahm
4 Indiana State University 16-16 Bob Warn
5 Southwest Missouri State University 15-17 Keith Guttin
6 Southern Illinois University 15-17 Dan Callahan

Results[edit]

Bracket[edit]

  First round Second Round Third Round Semi-Finals Finals
                                               
  1 Wichita State 6  
  6 Southern Illinois 4     1 Wichita State 1  
    3 Creighton 3    
      3 Creighton 1  
      2 Evansville 6     2 Evansville 12  
  6 Southern Illinois 2         4 Indiana State 2    
  2 Evansville 4        
  2 Evansville 4         2 Evansville 4
  5 SW Missouri State 9           1 Wichita State 6
      5 SW Missouri State 4        
      4 Indiana State 6          
  3 Creighton 4           4 Indiana State 2              
  4 Indiana State 15         1 Wichita State 9            
  5 SW Missouri State 3    
  1 Wichita State 7  


Game Results[edit]

Game Winner Score Loser Notes
May 17
Game 1 Indiana State University 15-4 Creighton University
Game 2 Southwest Missouri State University 9-4 University of Evansville
Game 3 Wichita State University 6-4 Southern Illinois University
May 18
Game 4 University of Evansville 4-2 Southern Illinois University Southern Illinois eliminated
Game 5 Indiana State University 6-4 Southwest Missouri State University
Game 6 Creighton University 3-1 Wichita State University
May 19
Game 7 Wichita State University 7-3 Southwest Missouri State University Southwest Missouri State eliminated
Game 8 University of Evansville 6-1 Creighton University Creighton eliminated
Game 9 Wichita State University 9-2 Indiana State University
May 20
Game 10 University of Evansville 12-2 Indiana State University Indiana State eliminated
Game 11 Wichita State University 6-4 University of Evansville Wichita State advances to NCAA tournament

All-Tournament Team[edit]

  • C Ben Margalski, SW Missouri State
  • 1B Ryan Howard, SW Missouri State
  • 2B Blake Blaski, Wichita State
  • SS Clint Barmes, Indiana State
  • 3B Koyie Hill, Wichita State
  • OF Brian Burgamy, Wichita State
  • OF Doug Schoenekase, Evansville
  • OF Chad Zaucha, Indiana State
  • DH Phil Broshears, Evansville
  • UT Vince Serafini, Evansville
  • P Dan Gooris, Creighton
  • P Adam Peterson, Wichita State