# 2022 Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament

The 2022 Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament will be held from May 24 through 29. All eight baseball-sponsoring schools in the conference will participate in the double-elimination tournament to be held at Missouri State's Hammons Field in Springfield, Missouri. The winner of the tournament will earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

## Seeding and format

The league's eight teams will be seeded based on conference winning percentage. The four lowest seeds will participate in a play-in round with the winners advancing to a six-team double-elimination bracket.

## Results

Play-in round
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| 8 Valparaiso | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 Indiana State | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| WP: Matt Jachec (9–2) LP: Colin Fields (4–7) Boxscore |||||||||||||
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| 7 Illinois State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| 6 Missouri State | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | X | 9 | 11 | 0 |
| WP: Riyan Rodriguez (3–0) LP: Jared Hart (2–3) Boxscore |||||||||||||
Double-elimination round
| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Southern Illinois | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Missouri State | 5 | 6 | Missouri State | 19 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Bradley | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Evansville | 9 | | | | 6 | Missouri State | 7 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Indiana State | 1 | | | | 2 | Evansville | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Evansville | 21 | | | | | | | 6 | Missouri State | 6 | 13 |
| | | | 3 | Dallas Baptist | 2 | | | | | | | 1 | Southern Illinois | 9 | 3 |
| 3 | Dallas Baptist | 4 | | | | | | | 2 | Evansville | 5 | | | | |
| 4 | Bradley | 3 | | | | 3 | Dallas Baptist | 5 | 1 | Southern Illinois | 8 | | | | |
| | | | 1 | Southern Illinois | 8 | 1 | Southern Illinois | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Indiana State | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |

## Schedule

| Game | Time* | Matchup$^#$ | Score |
| First Round - Single Elimination ||||
| Tuesday, May 24 ||||
| 1 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 6 Missouri State vs. No. 7 Illinois State Elimination Game | 5-1 |
| Wednesday, May 25 ||||
| 2 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 5 Indiana State vs. No. 8 Valparaiso Elimination Game | 8-0 |
| Second Round - Double Elimination - Wednesday, May 25 ||||
| 3 | 5:52 p.m. | No. 1 Southern Illinois vs. No. 6 Missouri State | 1-5 |
| 4 | 9:15 p.m. | No. 2 Evansville vs. No. 5 Indiana State | 9-1 |
| Thursday, May 26 ||||
| 5 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 3 Dallas Baptist vs. No. 4 Bradley | 4-3 |
| Third Round - Friday, May 27 ||||
| 6 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 1 Southern Illinois vs. No. 5 Indiana State Elimination Game | 8-2 |
| 7 | 3:00 p.m. | No. 6 Missouri State vs. No. 4 Bradley | 19-3 |
| 8 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 2 Evansville vs. No. 3 Dallas Baptist | 21-2 |
| Saturday, May 28 ||||
| 9 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 1 Southern Illinois vs. No. 3 Dallas Baptist Elimination Game | 7-5 |
| 10 | 3:00 p.m. | No. 6 Missouri State vs. No. 2 Evansville | 7-6 |
| 11 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 1 Southern Illinois vs. No. 2 Evansville Elimination Game | 8-5 |
| Championship - Sunday, May 29 ||||
| 12 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 6 Missouri State vs. No. 1 Southern Illinois | 6-9 |
| 13 | 3:32 pm | No. 6 Missouri State vs. No. 1 Southern Illinois Elimination Game | 13-3 |
| *Game times in CDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed. ||||