2018 Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament explained

Year:2018
Conference:Missouri Valley Conference
Teams:8
Format:Double-elimination
Ballpark:Horner Ballpark
City:Dallas, Texas
Champions:Missouri State
Titlecount:4th
Coach:Keith Guttin
Coachcount:4th
Mvp:Ben Whetstone
Mvpteam:Missouri State
Television:ESPN+

The 2018 Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament was held from May 23 through 26. All eight baseball-sponsoring schools in the conference participated in the double-elimination tournament that was held at Dallas Baptist's Horner Ballpark in Dallas, Texas. The winner of the tournament earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[1]

Seeding and format

The league's eight teams were seeded based on conference winning percentage. The teams played a two bracket, double-elimination format tournament, with the winner of each bracket then playing a single elimination final.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2017-18 Championships. Missouri Valley Conference. May 12, 2018.