2021 Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament

The 2021 Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament was held from May 25 through 30, 2021. All eight baseball-sponsoring schools in the conference participated in the double-elimination tournament held at Southern Illinois University's Itchy Jones Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois. The winner of the tournament, Dallas Baptist, earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2]

2021 Missouri Valley Conference
baseball tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsDallas Baptist (4th title)
Winning coachDan Heefner (4th title)
MVPJace Grady (Dallas Baptist)
TelevisionESPN+
2021 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Dallas Baptist  ‍‍y 18 6   .750 41 16   .719
Indiana State  ‍‍‍y 14 10   .583 31 21   .596
Bradley  ‍‍‍ 12 10   .545 20 22   .476
Southern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 15 13   .536 40 20   .667
Missouri State  ‍‍‍ 11 13   .458 21 23   .477
Illinois State  ‍‍‍ 12 15   .444 23 34   .404
Evansville  ‍‍‍ 11 16   .407 28 27   .509
Valparaiso  ‍‍‍ 9 19   .321 16 35   .314
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 12, 2021[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

Seeding and format

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The league's eight teams were seeded based on conference winning percentage. The four lowest seeded teams played in a single elimination round, with the two winners advancing to the six-team double-elimination bracket.

Results

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Play-In Round

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Team R
#6 Illinois State 10
#7 Evansville 912
Team R
#5 Missouri State 4
#8 Valparaiso 610

Double-Elimination Rounds

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First roundSecond roundThird roundSemifinalsFinal
1Dallas Baptist12
8Valparaiso21Dallas Baptist10
3Bradley5
2Indiana State51Dallas Baptist10
6Illinois State22Indiana State1
2Indiana State111Dallas Baptist12-
4Southern Illinois82Indiana State811-
3Bradley12Indiana State9
4Southern Illinois134Southern Illinois114Southern Illinois7
8Valparaiso68Valparaiso5
6Illinois State5

Conference championship

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Missouri Valley Championship
(1) Dallas Baptist Patriots vs. (2) Indiana State Sycamores
May 30, 2021, 11:02 a.m. (CDT) at Itchy Jones Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
(1) Dallas Baptist 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 5 12 14 1
(2) Indiana State 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 8 16 5
WP: Dominic Hamel (12–2)   LP: Connor Fenlong (4–2)
Home runs:
DBU: Jace Grady (2); Blayne Jones
ISU: Aaron Beck

References

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  1. ^ "Baseball standings". mvc-sports.com. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  2. ^ "Baseball Championship - Missouri Valley Conference".