With just one weekend remaining in the regular season schedule, Indiana State (13-5 MVC) and Missouri State (11-6 MVC), the top two teams in the league standings, will square off this weekend in Terre Haute, Ind.
The league's top-four teams (in terms of RPI ranking) each saw jumps of at least five spots following last week's games. Missouri State jumped five spots to No. 34, while the Shockers improved 10 spots to No. 44. Indiana State moved up six spots to No. 50, while Illinois State saw the biggest jump (12 spots) to No. 57.
Two Missouri Valley Conference baseball players have been named to the 2012 Brooks Wallace Award List, as announced Thursday, including Evansville's Eric Stamets and Wichita State's Dayne Parker. The Wallace Award recognizes the nation's top shortstop.