1998 Mid-Continent Conference baseball tournament

The 1998 Mid-Continent Conference Tournament took place from May 7 through 10. The top three regular season finishers of each of the league's two divisions met in the double-elimination tournament held at J. L. Johnson Stadium on the campus of Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma. New member Oral Roberts won the tournament for the first time.[2]

1998 Mid-Continent Conference
baseball tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsOral Roberts (1st title)
Winning coachSunny Golloway (1st title)
MVPPaul Weeks (Oral Roberts)
1998 Mid-Continent Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
C.W. Post  x 122 .8572121 .500
Youngstown State   56 .4551731 .354
Central Connecticut   68 .4292422 .522
Pace   57 .4171426 .350
NYIT   510 .3331328 .317
West
Oral Roberts  xy 186 .7504520 .692
Valparaiso   139 .5913123 .574
Western Illinois   1210 .5451528 .349
Chicago State   914 .3911921 .475
Northeastern Illinois   519 .2081033 .233
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1998[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Format and seeding

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

East Division
TeamWLPct.GBSeed
C.W. Post122.8571E
Youngstown State56.4555.52E
Central Connecticut68.42963E
Pace57.4176
NYIT510.3337.5
West Division
TeamWLPct.GBSeed
Oral Roberts186.7501W
Valparaiso139.59142W
Western Illinois1210.54553W
Chicago State914.3918.5
Northeastern Illinois519.20813

Tournament

First roundSecond roundThird roundSemifinalsFinal
1WOral Roberts5
3ECentral Connecticut31WOral Roberts12
1EC.W. Post5
2WValparaiso121WOral Roberts7
2EYoungstown State32WValparaiso4
2WValparaiso61WOral Roberts12
3WWestern Illinois42WValparaiso10
1EC.W. Post112WValparaiso9
3WWestern Illinois123WWestern Illinois143WWestern Illinois3
3ECentral Connecticut33ECentral Connecticut2
2EYoungstown State0

Game-by-game results

GameWinnerScoreLoserComment
1(1W) Oral Roberts5–3(3E) Central Connecticut
2(2W) Valparaiso12–3(2E) Youngstown State
3(3W) Western Illinois12–11(1E) C.W. Post
4(3E) Central Connecticut3–0(2E) Youngstown StateYoungstown State eliminated
5(1W) Oral Roberts12–5(1E) C.W. PostC.W Post eliminated
6(2W) Valparaiso6–4(3W) Western Illinois
7(3W) Western Illinois14–2(3E) Central ConnecticutCentral Connecticut eliminated
8(1W) Oral Roberts7–4(2W) Valparaiso
9(2W) Valparaiso9–3(3W) Western IllinoisWestern Illinois eliminated
10(1W) Oral Roberts12–10(2W) ValparaisoOral Roberts wins Mid-Con Championship

All-Tournament Team

NameSchool
Derek DixonOral Roberts
Bryan GannOral Roberts
Mike HillOral Roberts
Scott MartinCentral Connecticut State
Andrew MosherOral Roberts
Ryan PoepardValparaiso
Anthony RogersWestern Illinois
J.J SwiatkowskiValparaiso
Eric VandeventerOral Roberts
Paul WeeksOral Roberts
Tom WigandC.W. Post
Justin WohlersWestern Illinois

Tournament Most Valuable Player

Paul Weeks of Oral Roberts 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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