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)
  • 1996
  • Mid-Con baseball tournament
  • 1998
1997 Mid-Continent Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Troy State  x‍‍y 8 6   .571 36 24   .600
C.W. Post  ‍‍‍ 8 7   .533 21 24   .467
NYIT  ‍‍‍ 9 8   .529 21 25   .457
Pace  ‍‍‍ 6 6   .500 19 18   .514
Central Connecticut  ‍‍‍ 7 8   .467 20 16   .556
Youngstown State  ‍‍‍ 8 11   .421 29 21   .580
West
Northeastern Illinois  x‍‍‍ 16 7   .696 29 29   .500
Western Illinois  ‍‍‍ 10 9   .526 13 24   .351
Chicago State  ‍‍‍ 10 12   .455 14 35   .286
Valparaiso  ‍‍‍ 6 24   .200 20 31   .392
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1997[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Format and seeding

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

East Division
Team W L Pct. GB Seed
Troy State 8 6 .571 1E
C.W. Post 8 7 .533 .5 2E
NYIT 9 8 .529 .5
Pace 6 6 .500 1
Central Connecticut 7 8 .467 1.5
Youngstown State 8 11 .421 2.5
West Division
Team W L Pct. GB Seed
Northeastern Illinois 16 7 .696 1W
Western Illinois 10 9 .526 4 2W
Chicago State 10 12 .455 5.5
Valparaiso 6 24 .200 13.5

Tournament

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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

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Game Winner Score Loser Comment
1 (1E) Troy State 15–3 (2W) Western Illinois
2 (1W) Northeastern Illinois 12–3 (2E) C.W. Post
3 (2E) C.W. Post 7–6 (2W) Western Illinois Western Illinois eliminated
4 (1E) Troy State 5–2 (1W) Northeastern Illinois
5 (1W) Northeastern Illinois 7–3 (2E) C.W. Post C.W. Post eliminated
6 (1E) Troy State 9–3(1W) Northeastern Illinois Troy State wins Mid-Con Championship

All-Tournament Team

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Name School
Tom Blake C.W. Post
Rhodney Donaldson Troy
Dan Eide Troy
John Fodrowski C.W. Post
Brian Hantosh Northeastern Illinois
Jim Jasper Northeastern Illinois
Bryan Kelly Troy State
Kenny Krey Troy State
Chris Langford Troy State
Brian Quinn Western Illinois
Mark Raciti Northeastern Illinois
Jorge Soto Troy State

Tournament Most Valuable Player

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Bryan Kelly of Troy State was named Tournament MVP.

References

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  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.