2016 Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament explained

Year:2016
Conference:Missouri Valley Conference
Teams:8
Format:Double-elimination
Ballpark:Bob Warn Field at Sycamore Stadium
City:Terre Haute, Indiana
Champions:Dallas Baptist
Titlecount:2nd
Coach:Dan Heefner
Coachcount:2nd
Mvp:Spencer Johnson
Mvpteam:Missouri State

The 2016 Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament will be held from May 25 through 28. All eight baseball-sponsoring schools in the conference will participate in the double-elimination tournament to be held at Indiana State's Bob Warn Field at Sycamore Stadium in Terre Haute, Indiana. The winner of the tournament will earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[1] [2]

Seeding and format

The league's eight teams will be 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
15 5 1
13 8 2.5 2
11 9 4 3
11 10 4.5 4
9 12 6.5 5
9 12 6.5 6
7 13 8 7
7 13 8 8

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2015-16 Championships. Missouri Valley Conference. January 19, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160131003806/http://www.mvc-sports.com/championships/201516/#.Vp5OiErR_RY. January 31, 2016. dead. mdy-all.
  2. News: Terre Haute to host 2016 Missouri Valley baseball championship. Tribune-Star. Terre Haute, Indiana. June 1, 2015. January 19, 2016.