2021 Missouri Valley Conference Tournament

From BR Bullpen

The 2021 Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament was held May 25-30 at Itchy Jones Stadium in Carbondale, IL. #1 Dallas Baptist University defeated #2 Indiana State University for the title. Jace Grady of Dallas Baptist was named tournament MVP.

Participating Teams[edit]

Seed School Conf. Record Head Coach
1 Dallas Baptist University 18-6 Dan Heefner
2 Indiana State University 14-10 Mitch Hannahs
3 Bradley University 12-10 Elvis Dominguez
4 Southern Illinois University 15-13 Lance Rhodes
5 Missouri State University 11-13 Keith Guttin
6 Illinois State University 12-15 Steve Holm
7 University of Evansville 11-16 Wes Carroll
8 Valparaiso University 9-19 Brian Schmack

Results[edit]

Bracket[edit]

  First round Second round Third round Semi-finals Finals
                                                 
  1 Dallas Baptist 12  
  8 Valparaiso 2     1 Dallas Baptist 10  
    3 Bradley 5    
  2 Indiana State 5         1 Dallas Baptist 10            
  6 Illinois State 2           2 Indiana State 1              
      2 Indiana State 11           1 Dallas Baptist 12 x
      4 Southern Illinois 8         2 Indiana State 8 x
  3 Bradley 1         2 Indiana State 9    
  4 Southern Illinois 13       4 Southern Illinois 11     4 Southern Illinois 7  
  8 Valparaiso 6     8 Valparaiso 5  
  6 Illinois State 5  


Game Results[edit]

Game Winner Score Loser Notes
May 25
Game 1 Illinois State University 10-9 (12) University of Evansville Evansville eliminated
Game 2 Valparaiso University 6-4 (10) Missouri State University Missouri State eliminated
May 26
Game 3 Dallas Baptist University 12-2 Valparaiso University
Game 4 Indiana State University 5-2 Illinois State University
Game 5 Southern Illinois University 13-1 Bradley University
May 27
Game 6 Valparaiso University 6-5 Illinois State University Illinois State eliminated
May 28
Game 7 Dallas Baptist University 10-5 Bradley University Bradley eliminated
Game 8 Indiana State University 11-8 Southern Illinois University
Game 9 Southern Illinois University 11-5 Valparaiso University Valparaiso eliminated
May 29
Game 10 Dallas Baptist University 10-1 Indiana State University
Game 11 Indiana State University 9-7 Southern Illinois University Southern Illinois eliminated
May 30
Game 12 Dallas Baptist University 12-8 (11) Indiana State University Dallas Baptist advances to NCAA tournament

All-Tournament Team[edit]

  • C - Christian Boulware, Dallas Baptist
  • 1B - Philip Archer, Southern Illinois
  • 2B – Jackson Glenn, Dallas Baptist
  • 3B - Brendan Dougherty, Bradley
  • SS - Jordan Schaffer, Indiana State
  • SS - Blayne Jones, Dallas Baptist
  • OF - JT Weber, Southern Illinois
  • OF - Ellison Hanna II, Indiana State
  • OF - River Town, Dallas Baptist
  • OF - Jace Grady, Dallas Baptist
  • P - Geremy Guerrero, Indiana State
  • P - Luke Eldred, Dallas Baptist