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ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Indiana State University will serve as host for the 2023 Missouri Valley Conference Baseball Championship from May 23-27 in Terre Haute, Indiana. The 2023 event will take place at Bob Warn Field, which serves as the home field for the Sycamores.
Indiana State earned its first MVC regular-season title since 2012, including only the second outright title in program history, as the Sycamores claimed the tournament’s top seed with a 24-3 MVC record. Indiana State won all nine Valley series during the regular season and claimed the Valley title by six games over No. 2 seed Missouri State (18-9 MVC). The six-game gap was the league’s largest since Wichita State won the title by eight games in 1998.
No. 3 Southern Illinois (15-12 MVC) will face host No. 4 Evansville (15-12 MVC) in Wednesday's first game slated for 9 AM (ET).
No. 5 Murray State (14-13 MVC) will face No. 8 Valparaiso (10-17 MVC) at 6 PM (ET) on Tuesday, while No. 6 UIC (13-14 MVC) will open the tournament against No. 7 Belmont (10-17 MVC) at 2:30 PM (ET) Tuesday.
Schedule for Tuesday, May 23
Game 1: No. 6 UIC vs. No. 7 Belmont, 2:30 PM (ET)
Game 2*: No. 5 Murray State vs. No. 8 Valparaiso, 6 PM (ET)
*If the No. 8 seed wins Game 2, it will play the No. 1 seed at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, and the winner of Game 1 would face the No. 2 seed.
Schedule for Wednesday, May 24
Game 3: No. 3 Southern Illinois vs. No. 4 Evansville, 9 AM (ET)
Game 4: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 12:30 PM (ET)
Game 5: No. 1 Indiana State vs. Game 1 winner, 4 PM (ET)
Game 6: No. 2 Missouri State vs. Winner Game 2, 7:30 PM (ET)
Schedule for Thursday, May 25
Game 7: Loser of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4, 9 AM (ET)
Game 8: Loser of Game 5 vs. Loser of Game 6, 12:30 PM (ET)
Game 9: Winner of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 7, 4 PM (ET)
Game 10: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 6, 7:30 PM (ET)
Schedule for Friday, May 26
Game 11: TBD, 11 AM (ET)
Game 12: TBD, 2:30 PM (ET)
Game 13: TBD, 6 PM (ET)
Schedule for Saturday, May 27
Game 14: MVC Championship, 2:30 PM (ET)
Game 15: MVC Championship (If Necessary), 6 PM (ET)
Follow the Action
Valley fans can watch the 2023 MVC Baseball Tournament on ESPN+.
Social Media
Fans can also follow along via several Missouri Valley Conference social media outlets including Twitter (@MVCsports, #MVCBaseball), Instagram (MVCsports) and Facebook (facebook.com/MissouriValleyConference).
Championship Format
The 2023 Missouri Valley Conference Baseball Championship welcomes the top eight league teams to compete for the Valley's automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament. This year's format gives the top four seeds based on regular season finish a bye into Day 2 of the tournament, while seeds five through eight will play on Tuesday, May 23. The tournament is a double elimination format.
All times are listed as Eastern Time (ET).
