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Second-seeded Illinois State claimed its second-ever State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Baseball Tournament title, earning the league's automatic berth into the NCAA Baseball Championship.  The Redbirds tallied 17 runs on 20 hits, as the Illinois State offense proved to be too much for host and top-seeded Wichita State, outscoring the Shockers, 17-8. 

 
2010 State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Baseball Championship Schedule
Tuesday - Saturday • May 25-29 • Eck Stadium - Tyler Field, Wichita, Kan. • Wichita State, host 
Tuesday, May 25 
Gm Teams  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
1 No. 6 Creighton  1 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 7 10 2
 No. 3 Indiana State 1 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0  1 8 16 0
Winning Pitcher: Harlan (4-3) • Losing Pitcher: Winkelman (2-3) • Attendance: 2,738   
Gm Teams  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
2  No. 7 Bradley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
 No. 2 Illinois State 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 X 3 11 0
Winning Pitcher: Maines (6-3) • Losing Pitcher: Cooper (5-4) • Save: Copeland (3) • Attendance: 2,722   
Gm Teams  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
3  No. 5 Evansville 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 1 5 11 15 0
 No. 4 Southern Illinois 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 4 10 2
Winning Pitcher: Dennis (4-3) • Losing Pitcher: Forer (3-4) • Attendance: 2,696 
Gm Teams  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
4  No. 8 Missouri State 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 8 0
 No. 1 Wichita State 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 X 6 4 0
 Winning Pitcher: Cooper (10-2) • Losing Pitcher: Kickham (4-9) • Attendance: 3,802
Wednesday, May 26 
Gm Teams  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E
5 No. 7 Bradley 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 10 1
No. 6 Creighton 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0  0 1 6 11 0
Winning Pitcher: Lackovic (4-3) • Losing Pitcher: Jensen (5-4) • Attendance: 2,736
Gm Teams  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
6 No 4 Southern Illinois 0 1 0 4 0 2 0 3 0 10 12 4
No. 8 Missouri State 0 0 2 0 0 11 0 1 X 14 16 0
Winning Pitcher: Gordon (4-2) • Losing Pitcher: Bradley (0-5) • Attendance: 2,753 
Gm Teams  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
7 No. 2 Illinois State 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 4 10 14 2  
No. 3 Indiana State 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 10 1  
Winning Pitcher: Learnard (4-3) • Losing Pitcher: Rodriguez (7-2) • Save: Long (9) • Attendance: 3,344 
Gm Teams  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
8 No. 1 Wichita State 2 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 2  9  12 0  
No. 5 Evansville 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0  2  6 1  
Winning Pitcher: Kelley (11-2) • Losing Pitcher: McCabe (4-3) • Attendance: 3,988    
Thursday, May 27 
Gm Teams  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
9 No. 3 Indiana State 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 3 1 9 14 1  
No. 6 Creighton 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 7 8 2  
Winning Pitcher: Mann (5-1) • Losing Pitcher: Spomer (0-2) • Save: Harlan (2) • Attendance: 2,745 
Gm Teams  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
10 No. 8 Missouri State 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0
No. 5 Evansville 0 0 1 0 1 1 4 0 X 7 10 0
Winning Pitcher: Davisson (9-1) • Losing Pitcher: Doyle (5-9) • Attendance: 2,726 
Gm Teams  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
11 No. 3 Indiana State 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 12 2
No. 2 Illinois State 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 2 X 9 6 1
Winning Pitcher: Sajewich (3-1) • Losing Pitcher: Flora (0-1) • Save: Copeland (4) • Attendance: 3,117  
Gm Teams  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
12 No. 5 Evansville  0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 5 8 1
 No. 1 Wichita State 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 0 X 6 7 4  
 Winning Pitcher: Lowell (3-2) • Losing Pitcher: Cooper (10-3 • Attendance: 3,245 
   Saturday, May 29
Gm Teams 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
15 No. 1 Wichita State  0 5 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 8 15 3  
No. 2 Illinois State 2 5 5 3 1 1 0 0 X 17 20 0
Winning Pitcher: Verbeke (2-0) • Losing Pitcher: Heithoff (3-5) • Save: Hoch (4) • Attendance: 4,815