2025 Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament
| Teams | 8 |
|---|---|
| Format | Single-elimination/Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Murray State (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Dan Skirka (1st title) |
| MVP | Dustin Mercer (Murray State) |
| Television | ESPN+ |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Murray State †‡y | 17 | – | 8 | .680 | 42 | – | 14 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri State † | 17 | – | 8 | .680 | 30 | – | 25 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 16 | – | 11 | .593 | 37 | – | 20 | .649 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UIC | 16 | – | 11 | .593 | 22 | – | 33 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State | 15 | – | 12 | .556 | 28 | – | 28 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Belmont | 13 | – | 14 | .481 | 26 | – | 34 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State | 12 | – | 15 | .444 | 24 | – | 31 | .436 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bradley | 12 | – | 15 | .444 | 16 | – | 35 | .314 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Evansville | 10 | – | 17 | .370 | 17 | – | 37 | .315 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Valparaiso | 5 | – | 22 | .185 | 10 | – | 40 | .200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 2, 2025[1] Rankings from D1Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2025 Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament was held from May 20 through 24 at Duffy Bass Field in Normal, Illinois. The top eight regular season finishers of the conference's 10 teams met in the tournament, with the top 4 teams advancing directly to the double-elimination rounds.[2] Murray State earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2025 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[3]
Seeding and format
The league's top eight teams were seeded based on conference winning percentage. The four lowest seeds participated in a play-in round with the winners advancing to a six-team double-elimination bracket.
Results
Play-in Round
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | R | H | E | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| No. 8 Indiana State | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Illinois State | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Tyrelle Chadwick (6-3) LP: Ty Brooks (3-5) Boxscore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 7 Bradley | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Belmont | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | X | 11 | 16 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Joe Ruzicka (6-4) LP: Gavin Thompson (3-6) Sv: Andrew Perry (1) Boxscore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Double-Elim Tournament
| First round | Second round | Third round | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Murray State | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Belmont | 1411 | 1 | Murray State | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Southern Illinois | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Missouri State | 7 | 1 | Murray State | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Illinois State | 2 | 4 | UIC | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Missouri State | 5 | 1 | Murray State | 10 | – | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | UIC | 11 | 2 | Missouri State | 5 | – | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Southern Illinois | 17 | 4 | UIC | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | UIC | 19 | 6 | Belmont | 10 | 2 | Missouri State | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Belmont | 7 | 2 | Missouri State | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Illinois State | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Schedule
| Game | Time* | Matchup# | Score | Notes | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, May 20 | ||||||
| 1 | 7:30 pm | No. 8 Indiana State vs No. 5 Illinois State | 4−14 (F/8) | |||
| Wednesday, May 21 | ||||||
| 2 | 9:00 am | No. 7 Bradley vs No. 6 Belmont | 7−11 | |||
| 3 | 12:30 pm | No. 4 UIC vs No. 3 Southern Illinois | 19−17 | |||
| 4 | 4:00 pm | No. 6 Belmont vs No. 1 Murray State | 14−15 (F/11) | |||
| Thursday, May 22 | ||||||
| 5 | 11:00 am | No. 5 Illinois State vs No. 2 Missouri State | 2−7 | |||
| 6 | 3:00 pm | No. 6 Belmont vs No. 5 Illinois State | 7−3 | Illinois State Eliminated | ||
| 7 | 7:00 pm | No. 3 Southern Illinois vs No. 1 Murray State | 5−10 | Southern Illinois Eliminated | ||
| Friday, May 23 | ||||||
| 8 | 11:00 am | No. 4 UIC vs No. 2 Missouri State | 11−5 | |||
| 9 | 3:00 pm | No. 6 Belmont vs No. 2 Missouri State | 10−20 | Belmont Eliminated | ||
| 10 | 7:00 pm | No. 4 UIC vs No. 1 Murray State | 2−5 | |||
| Saturday, May 24 | ||||||
| 11 | 11:00 am | No. 4 UIC vs No. 2 Missouri State | 1−4 | UIC Eliminated | ||
| 12 | 3:00 pm | No. 2 Missouri State vs No. 1 Murray State | 5−10 | Murray State wins Missouri Valley championship | ||
All–Tournament Team
Source: [4]
| Player | Team |
|---|---|
| Noah Smith | Illinois State |
| Mike Sprockett | Belmont |
| Landon Godsey | |
| Lucas Smith | UIC |
| Luke Nowak | |
| Caden Bogenpohl | Missouri State |
| Jason Schaaf | |
| Curry Sutherland | |
| Dan Tauken | Murray State |
| Jonathan Hogart | |
| Jacob Hustedde | |
| Dustin Mercer |
MVP in bold
References
- ↑ "Missouri Valley Conference". mvc-sports.com. Retrieved March 24, 2025.
- ↑ "Missouri Valley Baseball Championship 2025". Missouri Valley Sports. Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
- ↑ "Racers Complete Dream Season - Win MVC Tournament Championship". Murray State University Athletics. Retrieved May 15, 2026.
- ↑ "Murray State Wins 2025 MVC Baseball Tournament Title". mvc-sports.com. May 24, 2025. Retrieved May 15, 2026.