2002 Missouri Valley Conference Tournament

From BR Bullpen

The 2002 Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament was held in Wichita, KS. #1 Wichita State University defeated #3 Southwest Missouri State University for the title. Randy Walter of Wichita State was named tournament MVP.

Participating Teams[edit]

Seed School Conf. Record Head Coach
1 Wichita State University 23-9 Gene Stephenson
2 Creighton University 21-10 Jack Dahm
3 Southwest Missouri State University 19-13 Keith Guttin
4 Southern Illinois University 17-15 Dan Callahan
5 Indiana State University 16-15 Bob Warn
6 University of Northern Iowa 14-18 Rick Heller

Results[edit]

Bracket[edit]

  First round Second round Third round Semi-finals Finals
                                                 
  1 Wichita State 8  
  6 Northern Iowa 1     1 Wichita State 17  
    4 Southern Illinois 1    
  2 Creighton 7         1 Wichita State 3            
  5 Indiana State 9           3 SW Missouri State 0              
      5 Indiana State 5           1 Wichita State 8 7
      3 SW Missouri State 11         3 SW Missouri State 12 6
  3 SW Missouri State 14         3 SW Missouri State 5    
  4 Southern Illinois 7       5 Indiana State 4     5 Indiana State 2  
  6 Northern Iowa 4     6 Northern Iowa 1  
  2 Creighton 0  


Game Results[edit]

Game Winner Score Loser Notes
May 22
Game 1 Southwest Missouri State University 14-7 Southern Illinois University
Game 2 Indiana State University 9-7 Creighton University
Game 3 Wichita State University 8-1 University of Northern Iowa
May 23
Game 4 University of Northern Iowa 4-0 Creighton University Creighton eliminated
Game 5 Southwest Missouri State University 11-5 Indiana State University
Game 6 Wichita State University 17-1 Southern Illinois University suspended in 6th due to rain, finished 5/24.
Southern Illinois eliminated
May 24
Game 7 Indiana State University 4-1 University of Northern Iowa Northern Iowa eliminated
Game 8 Wichita State University 3-0 Southwest Missouri State University suspended in 5th due to rain, finished 5/25
May 25
Game 9 Southwest Missouri State University 5-2 Indiana State University Indiana State eliminated
May 26
Game 10 Southwest Missouri State University 12-8 (10) Wichita State University
Game 11 Wichita State University 7-6 (11) Southwest Missouri State University Wichita State advances to NCAA tournament

All-Tournament Team[edit]

  • C Tony Piazza, SW Missouri State
  • 1B Donnie Watchowski, Sw Missouri State
  • 2B Brian Burgamy, Wichita State
  • SS Shaun Marcum, SW Missouri State
  • 3B Brandon Green, Wichita State
  • OF Randy Walter, Wichita State
  • OF Dustin Hawkins, Wichita State
  • OF Michael Miller, Indiana State
  • DH Matt Gardner, SW Missouri State
  • UT Brooks Colvin, SW Missouri State
  • P Matt Palmer, SW Missouri State
  • P John Tetuan, Wichita State