2001 Missouri Valley Conference Tournament

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The 2001 Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament was held in Wichita, KS. #5 University of Northern Iowa defeated #6 Indiana State University for the title. Ryan Brunner of Northern Iowa was named tournament MVP.

Participating Teams[edit]

Seed School Conf. Record Head Coach
1 Southwest Missouri State University 22-10 Keith Guttin
2 Wichita State University 21-11 Gene Stephenson
3 University of Evansville 17-11 Jim Brownlee
4 Illinois State University 17-11 Jeff Stewart
5 University of Northern Iowa 17-15 Rick Heller
6 Indiana State University 15-16 Bob Warn

Results[edit]

Bracket[edit]

  First round Second round Third round Semi-finals Finals
                                                 
  1 SW Missouri State 4  
  6 Indiana State 6     6 Indiana State 8  
    4 Illinois State 7    
  2 Wichita State 3         6 Indiana State 5            
  5 Northern Iowa 4           5 Northern Iowa 6              
      5 Northern Iowa 6           5 Northern Iowa 13 x
      3 Evansville 4         6 Indiana State 10 x
  3 Evansville 15         6 Indiana State 9    
  4 Illinois State 7       3 Evansville 3     3 Evansville 8  
  1 SW Missouri State 7     1 SW Missouri State 2  
  2 Wichita State 3  


Game Results[edit]

Game Winner Score Loser Notes
May 16
Game 1 Indiana State University 6-4 Southwest Missouri State University
Game 2 University of Northern Iowa 4-3 Wichita State University
Game 3 University of Evansville 15-7 Illinois State University
May 17
Game 4 Southwest Missouri State University 7-3 Wichita State University Wichita State eliminated
Game 5 Indiana State University 8-7 (10) Illinois State University Illinois State eliminated
Game 6 University of Northern Iowa 6-4 University of Evansville
May 18
Game 7 University of Northern Iowa 6-5 Indiana State University
Game 8 University of Evansville 3-2 Southwest Missouri State University Southwest Missouri State eliminated
Game 9 Indiana State University 9-8 University of Evansville Evansville eliminated
May 19
Game 10 University of Northern Iowa 13-10 Indiana State University Northern Iowa advances to NCAA tournament

All-Tournament Team[edit]

  • C Matt Serafini, Evansville
  • 1B John Purdom, Indiana State
  • 2B Matt Gardner, SW Missouri State
  • SS Travis Welsch, Northern Iowa
  • 3B Aaron McEachran, Northern Iowa
  • OF Ryan Brunner, Northern Iowa
  • OF Seth Patterson, Northern Iowa
  • OF Kevin Egli, Indiana State
  • DH Mike Saunchez, Illinois State
  • UT Brad Pierce, Indiana State
  • P Nic Ungs, Northern Iowa
  • P Mitch Stetter, Indiana State