| Year: | 2013 |
| Conference: | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Teams: | 8 |
| Format: | Double-elimination |
| Ballpark: | Duffy Bass Field |
| City: | Normal, IL |
| Champions: | Wichita State |
| Titlecount: | 18th |
| Coach: | Gene Stephenson |
| Coachcount: | 18th |
| Mvp: | Garrett Bayliff |
| Mvpteam: | Wichita State |
| Television: | ESPN3 |
The 2013 Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament was held from May 21 through 25. All eight teams will participate in the double-elimination tournament, which was held at Illinois State's Duffy Bass Field in Normal, Illinois. The winner of the tournament will earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[1] [2]
The league's eight teams were seeded based on conference winning percentage. The teams will play a two-bracket, double-elimination format tournament, with the winner of each bracket then playing a single-elimination final.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Seed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 5 | .762 | – | 1 | ||
| 15 | 6 | .714 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 13 | 8 | .619 | 3 | 3 | ||
| 12 | 9 | .571 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 10 | 10 | .500 | 5.5 | 5 | ||
| 9 | 11 | .450 | 6.5 | 6 | ||
| 6 | 15 | .286 | 10 | 7 | ||
| 2 | 19 | .095 | 14 | 8 |
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.
| POS | Name | School | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1B | Kyle Stanton | Illinois State | |
| 2B | Tanner Dearman | Wichita State | |
| SS | Brett Kay | Illinois State | |
| 3B | Eric Harbutz | Wichita State | |
| C | Mike Hollenbeck | Illinois State | |
| UT | Tyler Baker | Wichita State | |
| DH | Johnny Coy | Wichita State | |
| OF | Garrett Bayliff | Wichita State | |
| OF | Chad Hinshaw | Illinois State | |
| OF | Mikel Muhca | Wichita State | |
| P | Kris Gardner | Wichita State | |
| P | Dan Savas | Illinois State |
Wichita State outfielder Garrett Bayliff was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.