2023 Missouri Valley Conference Tournament

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The 2023 Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament was held May 23- at Bob Warn Field at Sycamore Stadium in Terre Haute, IN. #1 Indiana State University defeated #4 University of Evansville for the title. Shortstop Randal Diaz of Indiana State was named Most Outstanding Player.

Participating Teams[edit]

Seed School Conf. Record Head Coach
1 Indiana State University 24-3 Mitch Hannahs
2 Missouri State University 18-9 Keith Guttin
3 Southern Illinois University 15-12 Lance Rhodes
4 University of Evansville 15-12 Wes Carroll
5 Murray State University 14-13 Dan Skirka
6 University of Illinois Chicago 13-14 Sean McDermott
7 Belmont University 10-17 David Jarvis
8 Valparaiso University 10-17 Brian Schmack

Results[edit]

Bracket[edit]

Game Results[edit]

Game Winner Score Loser Notes
May 23
Game 1 University of Illinois Chicago 10-5 Belmont University
Game 2 Murray State University 11-6 Valparaiso University
May 24
Game 3 University of Evansville 7-3 Southern Illinois University
Game 4 Belmont University 10-9 Valparaiso University Valparaiso eliminated
Game 5 Indiana State University 8-5 University of Illinois Chicago
Game 6 Murray State University 6-1 Missouri State University
May 25
Game 7 Belmont University 6-5 Southern Illinois University Southern Illinois eliminated
Game 8 Missouri State University 5-0 University of Illinois Chicago Illinois-Chicago eliminated
Game 9 Indiana State University 10-0 (8) Belmont University Belmont eliminated
Game 10 University of Evansville 3-2 Murray State University
May 26
Game 11 Missouri State University 4-3 Murray State University Murray State eliminated
Game 12 Indiana State University 10-1 University of Evansville
Game 13 University of Evansville 11-3 Missouri State University Missouri State eliminated
May 27
Game 14 University of Evansville 6-5 Indiana State University
Game 15 Indiana State University 6-0 University of Evansville Indiana State advances to NCAA tournament

All-Tournament Team[edit]

  • P - Connor Fenlong, Indiana State
  • P - Hayden Minton, Missouri State
  • P - Cade Vernon, Murray State
  • C - Cole Conn, UIC
  • C – Evan Waggoner, Evansville
  • C - Grant Magill, Indiana State
  • SS – Randal Diaz, Indiana State
  • 1B - Brodey Heaton, Belmont
  • 1B – Brennan McCullough, Murray State
  • 1B – Chase Hug, Evansville
  • OF - Adam Pottinger, Indiana State
  • DH – Luis Hernandez, Indiana State