THE LEAD
A big first inning for Indiana State was more than No. 22 DBU could overcome Saturday night in the championship game of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament. The Sycamores (41-16) put up six runs in the first in a 16-3 win at Duffy Bass Field in Normal, Illinois.

The Patriots (41-18) trailed 10-0 before Luke Bandy's RBI single ended the Sycamores' shutout bid in the fourth inning. Jimmy Fouse kept his team in the game with three scoreless, hitless innings that featured three strikeouts, blemished only by a sole walk.

Indiana State scored six more times in the eighth to invoke the run rule and end the game an inning early. 

Austin Bell's would-be three-run homer in the eighth became a two-run single after he passed Hunter Vansau on the basepaths, as Vansau retreated, thinking the ball had been caught.

THREE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
 - Indiana State won its first MVC Tournament title since 1995.
 - DBU's 16 runs allowed were a season-high.
 - The loss was the Patriots' worst since an 18-3 loss to Texas Tech on May 6, 2014 at Horner Ballpark.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
25 - The Patriots allowed 19 runs over 16 innings in two games Saturday.
16 - DBU's 16 runs allowed were their most since March 26, 2016 in a 19-6 loss to Baylor.
4 - Jimmy Glowenke reached base all four times..

UP NEXT
DBU will find out its regional assignment Monday in the NCAA Selection Show.

ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
C - Herbert Iser, DBU
1B - Andres Sosa, DBU
2B - Jarod Watkins, Indiana State
SS - Aidan Huggins, Illinois State
3B - Joe Butler, Illinois State
OF - Ian Walters, Southern Illinois
OF - Luke Bandy, DBU
OF - CJ Huntley, Indiana State
DH - Chris Ayers, Indiana State
P - Tyler Whitbread, Indiana State
P - Jordan Martinson, DBU
P - Brent Headrick, Illinois State

Most Outstanding Player - Chris Ayers, Indiana State