ST. LOUIS, Mo. – The University of Evansville will serve as host for the 2024 Missouri Valley Conference Baseball Championship from May 21-25 at German American Bank Field in Evansville, Indiana.
Indiana State earned its second-consecutive MVC regular season title with a 22-5 record during conference play this season. The Sycamores won all nine Valley series during the regular season and have won 19-straight conference series dating back to the 2022 campaign. The Sycamores are the defending regular-season and tournament champs.
Murray State (17-10 MVC) secured the No. 2 seed and will play its first game on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. CT. Tournament host and No. 3 seed Evansville (17-10) is set to face No. 4 Illinois State (16-11) at 9 a.m. CT on Wednesday while No. 5-seeded UIC (16-11) and No. 8-seeded Missouri State (11-16) kick off the 2024 championship at 2:30 p.m. CT on Tuesday. Sixth-seeded Southern Illinois (12-15) faces No. 7 Belmont (12-15) in the second game of the tournament on Tuesday at 6 p.m. CT.
There were three ties in the standings. Murray State and Evansville were 17-10 in the regular season. The Racers earned the No. 2 seed by virtue of its sweep in the three-game series against UE. Illinois State and UIC tied for fourth place in the standings at 16-11, and the Redbirds earned the tiebreaker and No. 4 seed as it took two of three games from UIC in their series. And Southern Illinois and Belmont also tied (at 12-15). SIU earned the higher seed by virtue of its three-game sweep over Belmont during the regular season.
Schedule for Tuesday, May 21
Game 1: No. 5 UIC vs. No. 8 Missouri State, 2:30 PM
Game 2: No. 6 Southern Illinois vs. No. 7 Belmont, 6 PM
Schedule for Wednesday, May 22
Game 3: No. 3 Evansville vs. No. 4 Illinois State, 9 AM
Game 4: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 12:30 PM
Game 5: No. 1 Indiana State vs. TBD, 4 PM
Game 6: No. 2 Murray State vs. TBD, 7:30 PM
Schedule for Thursday, May 23
Game 7: Loser of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4, 9 AM
Game 8: Loser of Game 5 vs. Loser of Game 6, 12:30 PM
Game 9: Winner of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 7, 4 PM
Game 10: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 6, 7:30 PM
Schedule for Friday, May 24
Game 11: TBD, 11 AM
Game 12: TBD, 2:30 PM
Game 13: TBD, 6 PM
Schedule for Saturday, May 27
Game 14: MVC Championship, 2:30 PM
Game 15: MVC Championship (If Necessary), 6 PM
Follow the Action
Valley fans can watch the 2024 MVC Baseball Tournament on ESPN+.
Championship Format
The 2024 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 21. The tournament is a double elimination format.
All times are listed in Central Time (CT).