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ST. LOUIS, Mo. – The field for the 2018 Missouri Valley Conference Baseball Championship is set for next week's event at Horner Ballpark in Dallas, Texas, hosted by Dallas Baptist University.
 
Missouri State earned its sixth   MVC regular-season title and second-straight outright title after finishing 18-3 in league play, earning the tournament's top seed. Missouri State will open play against No. 8 Evansville (3-18 MVC) at 12:30 p.m. (CT) on Wednesday, May 23.  The Bears swept the Aces during their three-game series this season.
 
Host DBU is the tournament's No. 2 seed entering next week's championship. The two-time defending tournament champion Patriots finished the regular-season with a 16-5 MVC record and will face seventh-seeded Valparaiso (6-15 MVC) in their opening game at 7:30 PM (CT) Wednesday evening.
 
No. 4 Indiana State (11-10 MVC) will face No. 5 Southern Illinois (10-11 MVC) in Wednesday's opening game slated for 9:00 a.m. (CT), while No. 3 Bradley (11-10 MVC) will challenge No. 6 Illinois State (9-12 MVC) in Wednesday's 4:00 p.m. (CT) contest.
 
Schedule for Wednesday, May 23
Game 1: No. 4 Indiana State vs. No. 5 Southern Illinois, 9 AM (CT)
Game 2: No. 1 Missouri State vs. No. 8 Evansville, 12:30 PM (CT)
Game 3: No. 3 Bradley vs. No. 6 Illinois State, 4 PM (CT)
Game 4: No. 2 DBU vs. No. 7 Valparaiso, 7:30 PM (CT)
 
Follow the Action
Valley fans can take advantage of a free trial offer to watch the 2018 MVC Baseball Tournament from Dallas, Texas, on ESPN+.  Proceed to https://plus.espn.com and click on the Start My 7-Day Free Trial tile.  The free trial timeframe is for new ESPN+ subscribers only.  Patrons will be auto-billed unless they cancel before the end of their free trial period.  Subscription will automatically renew unless canceled and is subject to the ESPN+ Subscriber Agreement.  Participants can be cancel their subscription by logging into their account and clicking ‘My Subscription,” emailing or calling Customer Support at 1-800-727-1800.  Pricing is subject to change.
 
Social Media
Fans can also follow along via several Missouri Valley Conference social media outlets including Twitter (@MVCsports, #MVCBaseball) and Facebook (facebook.com/MissouriValleyConference).
 
Championship Format
For the ninth consecutive season, the 2018 Missouri Valley Conference Baseball Championship will welcome all eight league members to compete for the Valley's automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament. This year's format will divide the eight teams into two pods based on regular-season finish (Seeds 1, 4, 5 and 8; Seeds 2, 3, 6 and 7). Each four-team bracket will be a double-elimination format, with the winners squaring off in a one-game championship on Saturday evening.
 
Games are played at 9:00 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 4:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. each of the first three days, two "if necessary" games at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Saturday, with the championship game on Saturday evening at 7 p.m.
 
All times are listed as Central Time (CT).