1989 Missouri Valley Conference Tournament

The 1989 Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament was held in Wichita, KS. Bradley University withdrew from the tournament when the van carrying the team to Wichita crashed, killing one player and leaving another in critical condition. #2 Indiana State University defeated #1 Wichita State University for the title.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
1	Wichita State University	13-5	Gene Stephenson
2	Indiana State University	13-7	Bob Warn
3	Illinois State University	10-10	Jeff Stewart
4	Creighton University	9-11	Jim Hendry
5	Southern Illinois University	6-14	Richard "Itch" Jones

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 18
Game 1	Southern Illinois University	7-4	Creighton University
Game 2	Indiana State University	6-2	Illinois State University
May 19
Game 3	Wichita State University	16-3	Southern Illinois University
Game 4	Creighton University	10-4	Illinois State University	Illinois State eliminated
Game 5	Indiana State University	4-1	Wichita State University
Game 6	Southern Illinois University	6-2	Creighton University	Creighton eliminated
May 20
Game 7	Wichita State University	5-3	Southern Illinois University	Southern Illinois eliminated
Game 8	Indiana State University	12-7	Wichita State University	Indiana State advances to NCAA tournament