1997 Mid-Continent Conference baseball tournament

The 1997 Mid-Continent Conference Tournament took place from May 9 through 11. The top two regular season finishers of each of the league's two divisions met in the double-elimination tournament held at Les Miller Field on the campus of Chicago State University in Chicago, Illinois. Troy State won the tournament for the second time.[2]

1997 Mid-Continent Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsTroy State (2nd title)
Winning coachJohn Mayotte (2nd title)
MVPBryan Kelly (Troy State)
1997 Mid-Continent Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Troy State  xy 86 .5713624 .600
C.W. Post   87 .5332124 .467
NYIT   98 .5292125 .457
Pace   66 .5001918 .514
Central Connecticut   78 .4672016 .556
Youngstown State   811 .4212921 .580
West
Northeastern Illinois  x 167 .6962929 .500
Western Illinois   109 .5261324 .351
Chicago State   1012 .4551435 .286
Valparaiso   624 .2002031 .392
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1997[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Format and seeding

The top two teams from each division advanced to the tournament.

East Division
TeamWLPct.GBSeed
Troy State86.5711E
C.W. Post87.533.52E
NYIT98.529.5
Pace66.5001
Central Connecticut78.4671.5
Youngstown State811.4212.5
West Division
TeamWLPct.GBSeed
Northeastern Illinois167.6961W
Western Illinois109.52642W
Chicago State1012.4555.5
Valparaiso624.20013.5

Tournament

Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
1ETroy State15
2WWestern Illinois3
1ETroy State5
1WNortheastern Illinois2
1WNortheastern Illinois12
2EC.W. Post3
1ETroy State9
1WNortheastern Illinois3
Lower round 1Lower final
1WNortheastern Illinois7
2WWestern Illinois62EC.W. Post3
2EC.W. Post7

Game-by-game results

GameWinnerScoreLoserComment
1(1E) Troy State15–3(2W) Western Illinois
2(1W) Northeastern Illinois12–3(2E) C.W. Post
3(2E) C.W. Post7–6(2W) Western IllinoisWestern Illinois eliminated
4(1E) Troy State5–2(1W) Northeastern Illinois
5(1W) Northeastern Illinois7–3(2E) C.W. PostC.W. Post eliminated
6(1E) Troy State9–3(1W) Northeastern IllinoisTroy State wins Mid-Con Championship

All-Tournament Team

NameSchool
Tom BlakeC.W. Post
Rhodney DonaldsonTroy
Dan EideTroy
John FodrowskiC.W. Post
Brian HantoshNortheastern Illinois
Jim JasperNortheastern Illinois
Bryan KellyTroy State
Kenny KreyTroy State
Chris LangfordTroy State
Brian QuinnWestern Illinois
Mark RacitiNortheastern Illinois
Jorge SotoTroy State

Tournament Most Valuable Player

Bryan Kelly of Troy State was named Tournament MVP.

References

  1. 2021 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Summit League. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  2. "Summit League Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Summit League. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
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