2004 Missouri Valley Conference Tournament

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The 2004 Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament was held at Hammons Field in Springfield, MO. #1 Wichita State University defeated #4 Southern Illinois University for the title. Drew Moffitt of Wichita State was named tournament MVP.

Participating Teams[edit]

Seed School Conf. Record Head Coach
1 Wichita State University 28-4 Gene Stephenson
2 Creighton University 22-9 Ed Servais
3 Southwest Missouri State University 19-12 Keith Guttin
4 Southern Illinois University 15-16-1 Dan Callahan
5 Indiana State University 12-20 Bob Warn
6 University of Evansville 12-20 Dave Schrage

Results[edit]

Bracket[edit]

  First round Second round Semifinals Finals
                                       
  1 Wichita State 5  
  6 Evansville 8     6 Evansville 2  
    3 SW Missouri State 6    
      3 SW Missouri State 1  
      1 Wichita State 15    
  1 Wichita State 13          
  5 Indiana State 7        
  2 Creighton 14         1 Wichita State 5 11
  5 Indiana State 4           4 Southern Illinois 1 3
      2 Creighton 5        
      4 Southern Illinois 6          
  3 SW Missouri State 1           4 Southern Illinois 11    
  4 Southern Illinois 3         6 Evansville 1  
  2 Creighton 4    
  6 Evansville 6  


Game Results[edit]

Game Winner Score Loser Notes
May 26
Game 1 University of Evansville 8-5 Wichita State University
Game 2 Creighton University 14-4 Indiana State University
Game 3 Southern Illinois University 3-1 Southwest Missouri State University
May 27
Game 4 Wichita State University 13-7 Indiana State University Indiana State eliminated
Game 5 Southwest Missouri State University 6-2 University of Evansville
Game 6 Southern Illinois University 6-5 Creighton University
May 28
Game 7 University of Evansville 6-4 Creighton University Creighton eliminated
Game 8 Wichita State University 15-1 (7) Southwest Missouri State University Southwest Missouri State eliminated
Game 9 Southern Illinois University 11-1 (8) University of Evansville Evansville eliminated
May 29
Game 10 Wichita State University 5-1 Southern Illinois University
Game 11 Wichita State University 11-3 Southern Illinois University Wichita State advances to NCAA tournament

All-Tournament Team[edit]

  • C Dustin Knight, Evansville
  • 1B Nathan Emrick, Southern Illinois
  • 2B Greg Andrews, Southern Illinois
  • SS Nick McCoola, Wichita State
  • 3B Brandon Green, Wichita State
  • OF Nick Blasi, Wichita State
  • OF Zach Daeges, Creighton
  • OF Drew Moffitt, Wichita State
  • DH Dave Schultz, Creighton
  • UT Mark Johnson, Wichita State
  • P Josh Joiner, Southern Illinois
  • P Jereme Foster, Wichita State