2008 Missouri Valley Conference Tournament

The 2008 Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament was held May 21-24 at Eck Stadium in Wichita, KS. #1 Wichita State University defeated #2 Missouri State University for the title. Wichita State's Conor Gillaspie was named tournament MVP.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
1	Wichita State University	19-5	Gene Stephenson
2	Missouri State University	18-6	Keith Guttin
3	Creighton University	16-8	Ed Servais
4	University of Northern Iowa	14-10	Rick Heller
5	Southern Illinois University	12-12	Dan Callahan
6	Bradley University	10-14	Dewey Kalmer

Results

Bracket

	First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Finals
						1	Wichita State	12
	4	Northern Iowa	3			5	Southern Illinois	0
	5	Southern Illinois	5								1	Wichita State	20
											2	Missouri State	3
						2	Missouri State	9
	3	Creighton	14			3	Creighton	5
	6	Bradley	2													1	Wichita State	12	x
																2	Missouri State	10	x
	Losers Bracket 1-2					Losers Bracket 2					Losers Bracket 3
	3	Creighton	4
	4	Northern Iowa	2								2	Missouri State	11
						5	Southern Illinois	6			5	Southern Illinois	6
						3	Creighton	5
	4	Northern Iowa	9
	6	Bradley	2

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 21
Game 1	Southern Illinois University	5-3	University of Northern Iowa
Game 2	Creighton University	14-2 (8)	Bradley University
Game 3	University of Northern Iowa	9-2	Bradley University	Bradley eliminated
May 22
Game 4	Missouri State University	9-5	Creighton University
Game 5	Creighton University	4-2	University of Northern Iowa	Northern Iowa eliminated
Game 6	Wichita State University	12-0 (7)	Southern Illinois University
May 23
Game 7	Southern Illinois University	6-5	Creighton University	Creighton eliminated
Game 8	Wichita State University	20-3 (7)	Missouri State University
Game 9	Missouri State University	11-6	Southern Illinois University	Southern Illinois eliminated
May 24
Game 10	Wichita State University	12-10	Missouri State University	Wichita State advances to NCAA tournament

All-Tournament Team

• C Tyler Weber, Wichita St.
• 1B Josh Mazzola, Missouri St.
• 2B Josh Workman, Wichita St.
• SS Dusty Coleman, Wichita St.
• 3B Conor Gillaspie, Wichita St.
• UT Chris Playter, Missouri St.
• DH Adam Hills, Southern Illinois
• OF Kevin Hall, Wichita St.
• OF Andy Dirks, Wichita St.
• OF Nolan Keane, Missouri St.
• P Rob Musgrave, Wichita St.
• P Cody Adams, Southern Illinois