Top-seeded Evansville defeated Missouri State twice on Saturday to earn its first Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament championship in school history. After a win on Saturday afternoon to force a second championship game, the Aces were victorious again 2-1 in game two and earned the league's automatic bid into the 2006 NCAA Baseball Tournament.

The Aces were led by Tournament MVP Kasey Wahl and Matt Brinkmann, also on all-tournament selection, in Saturday's contests. Wahl went a combined 6-for-8 on the day with the game winning homerun in the nightcap, while Brinkman closed out both games earning a win in game one and a save in game two.


 2006 All-Tournament Team (PDF)
2006 Bracket (PDF)

2006 ConAgra Foods MVC Baseball Championship
Wednesday
Game 1 -- No. 1 Evansville vs. No. 6 Bradley, BU, 6-3
Box Score / Game One Quotes
Game 2 -- No. 2 Missouri State vs. No. 5 Southern Ill., MSU, 7-5
Box Score / Game Two Quotes
Game 3 -- No. 3 Wichita State vs. No. 4 Creighton, CU, 11-8
Box Score / Game Three Quotes

Thursday
Game 4 -- No. 1 Evansville vs. No. 5 Southern Illinois, UE, 10-0
Box Score / Game Four Quotes
Game 5 -- No. 3 Wichita State vs. No. 6 Bradley, WSU, 8-5
Box Score / Game Five Quotes
Game 6 -- No. 2 Missouri State vs. No. 4 Creighton, MSU, 3-1
Box Score / Game Six Quotes

Friday
Game 7 -- No. 6 Bradley vs. No. 4 Creighton, BU, 1-0
Box Score / Game Seven Quotes
Game 8 -- No. 1 Evansville vs. No. 3 Wichita State, UE, 14-3
Box Score / Game Eight Quotes
Game 9 -- No. 2 Missouri State vs. No. 6 Bradley, MSU, 8-3
Box Score / Game Nine Quotes

Saturday
Game 10 -- No. 1 Evansville vs. No. 2 Missouri State, UE, 8-4
Box Score / Game Ten Quotes
Game 11 -- No. 1 Evansville vs. No. 2 Missouri State, UE, 2-1
Box Score / Game Eleven Quotes