In game one of the MVC Baseball Championship, No. 6 Indiana State took down No. 3 Creighton, 4-3. The Sycamores will face the winner of the Wichita State/Southern Illinois contest, while the Bluejays will take on the non-winner of the Shockers/Salukis game.
Illinois State will serve as host of the 2013 Baseball Championship, at Duffy Bass Field May 21-25.
Bradley outfield Mike Tauchman and Redbirds’ ace Chris Razo highlight the 2013 MVC all-conference baseball teams, being tabbed Player and Pitcher of the Year, respectively. Illinois State's Mark Kingston has been named the league's Dan Callahan Coach of the Year.
Wichita State is the 2012-13 Missouri Valley Conference all-sports champion. It marks the seventh crown in the past 10 years for Wichita State, which has a league best 19 all-time. WSU finished second in the all-sports trophy race in 2011-12.
Thirteen conference softball student-athletes have been named to the 2013 MVC Scholar-Athlete first team, including five repeat selections, as voted on by the league's softball sports information directors and announced by the Missouri Valley Conference office today.