SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Single-session tickets to the 2017 Missouri Valley Conference Baseball Championship are on sale now through the Missouri State University Athletics Box Office. 

The MVC Baseball Championship returns to Springfield for the first time in five years and the fourth time overall this season. The Valley's postseason tournament will be held May 24-27, at Hammons Field, with the champion earning the league's automatic NCAA Tournament bid. 

As the host team, Missouri State will play the 7:30 p.m. contest on the opening day of the tournament. The complete championship bracket will be announced following the conclusion of the regular season on May 20.

With the exception of the championship game on Saturday (May 27), each session will consist of two games, with prices set at $12 for adults and $5 for students (with a valid college I.D.) and children between the ages of 2 and 12. Kids under the age of 2 will be admitted free of charge. 

MVC Championship all-session packages remain on sale through the MSU Athletics Box Office, beginning at $45 for Bears season ticket-holders. General public (including faculty/staff non-season ticket holders) all-tournament packages are available for $55, while student tournament passes are on sale for $20. 

Both all-session and single-session tickets are available for purchase in person at the Old Missouri Bank Ticket Window at JQH Arena during normal box office hours, via phone at (417) 836-7678 or (888) 476-7849 (toll-free), or during the tournament at Hammons Field, beginning one hour before the opening session of each day.

2017 MVC Baseball Championship All-Session Tickets
General Public: $55
MSU Baseball Season Ticket Holders: $45
Students: $20
Children under the age of 2: Free

2017 MVC Baseball Championship Single-Session Tickets
Adults: $12
Students: $5
Children under the age of 2: Free