Eight teams will vie for the 2014 GLVC crown and the opportunity to represent the conference at the NCAA Division II National Championship. Those eight teams will consist of the top three teams from the East Division, the top three teams from the West Division and two wildcard teams.
#1 Seed: Indianapolis
#2 Seed: Missouri-St. Louis
#3 Seed: Truman State
#4 Seed: Bellarmine
#5 Seed: William Jewell
#6 Seed: Lewis
#7 Seed: Illinois Springfield
#8 Seed: Rockhurst
ALL-TOURNAMENT PASS: $20
FRIDAY, MAY 2:
$10 Adults, $7 Students, $7 Youth (K-12)
(Kids 5 and Under are admitted free)
SATURDAY, MAY 3:
$7 Adults, $5 Students, $5 Youth (K-12)
(Kids 5 and Under are admitted free)
SUNDAY, MAY 4:
$5 Adults, $3 Students, $3 Youth (K-12)
(Kids 5 and Under are admitted free)
Tickets can be purchased by cash or check only. No credit cards accepted.
2014 Tournament Photo Gallery
2014 Tournament Bracket
2014 Overall Stats
2014 All-GLVC Teams
2014 Pitchers of the Week
2014 Players of the Week
2013 Championship Review
UPDATED Tournament Bracket
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EASTSIDE CENTRE/E. PEORIA, ILL.
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EastSide Centre
Directions to EastSide Centre
Embassy Suites East Peoria-Hotel
Stoney Creek Inn, Peoria
Peoria Area Convention & Visitors Bureau
City of East Peoria
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2014 NCAA D-II CHAMPIONSHIP
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May 22-25 - NCAA.com Coverage
Moyer Complex
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East Peoria's EastSide Centre Set to Host
2014 GLVC Softball Championship
The 2014 Great Lakes Valley Conference Softball Championship will be held on May 2-4 at the EastSide Centre in East Peoria, Ill., It will mark the 11th straight year the GLVC Softball Championship will be held at the EastSide Centre. The 2014 event will also mark the 31st annual GLVC Softball Championship.
The EastSide Centre is one of the nation's top softball facilities and annually hosts numerous events throughout the year. Mizuno Field, EastSide Centre's championship softball field, was named the Softball Field of the Year by the Sports Turf Managers Association in 2008.
Eight teams will vie for the 2014 GLVC crown and the opportunity to represent the conference at the NCAA Division II National Championship. Those eight teams will consist of the top three teams from the East Division, the top three teams from the West Division and two wildcard teams.
Missouri-St. Louis needed eight innings to earn its first-ever GLVC Softball Championship last season after earning an 3-2 victory over Lewis. Sophmore Katie Wood delivered a two-out walk-off home run in the eighth inning in the win.
Lewis' 10 titles paces the conference, followed by Kentucky Wesleyan (4), UW-Parkside (3), Southern Indiana (3), and Indianapolis and Missouri-St. Louis (1). Former GLVC members SIU Edwardsville (5), Northern Kentucky (2), and Ashland (1) have also claimed GLVC Softball Championships.
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GM1 - 10 a.m., Field A
#1 Indianapolis, 1 def. #8 Rockhurst 0
BOX | UINDY RECAP | RU RECAP
GM2 - 10 a.m., Field B
#4 Bellarmine, 3 def. #5 William Jewell 0
BOX | BU RECAP | WJC RECAP
GM3 - 12 p.m., Field A
#2 Missouri-St. Louis, 1 def. #7 Illinois Springfield 0
BOX | UMSL RECAP | UIS RECAP
GM4 - 12 p.m., Field B
#3 Truman State, 10 def. #6 Lewis 7
BOX | TSU RECAP | LEWIS RECAP
GM5 - 2 p.m., Field A
#5 William Jewell, 7 def. #8 Rockhurst 5
BOX | WJC RECAP | RU RECAP
GM6 - 2 p.m., Field B
#6 Illinois Springfield, 3 def. #6 Lewis 1
BOX | UIS RECAP | LEWIS RECAP
GM7 - 4 p.m., Field A
#4 Bellarmine, 8 def. #1 Indianapolis 0
BOX | BU RECAP | UINDY RECAP
GM8 - 4 p.m., Field B
#2 Missouri-St. Louis, 5 def. #3 Truman State 0
BOX | UMSL RECAP | TSU RECAP
SATURDAY, MAY 3
GM9 - 11 a.m., Field A
#5 William Jewell 8, def. #3 Truman State 7
BOX | WJC RECAP | TSU RECAP
GM10 - 11 a.m., Field B
#1 Indianapolis, 6 def. #7 Illinois Springfield, 0
BOX | UINDY RECAP | UIS RECAP
GM11 - 1 p.m., Field A
#2 Missouri-St. Louis, 3 def. #4 Bellarmine 2
BOX | UMSL RECAP | BU RECAP
GM12 - 3 p.m., Field A
#1 Indianapolis, 8 def. #5 William Jewell 0
BOX | UINDY RECAP | WJC RECAP
GM13 - 5 p.m., Field A
#4 Bellarmine, 4 def. #1 Indianapolis 0
BOX | BU RECAP | UINDY RECAP
GM14 - 11 a.m., Field A
#2 Missouri-St. Louis, 3 vs. #4 Bellarmine, 0
BOX | UMSL RECAP | BU RECAP
GM15 - 2 p.m., Field A (if necessary)
LIVE STATS: BOX | RECAP | RECAP
2014 Champion: MISSOURI-ST. LOUIS |