1987 Association of Mid-Continent Universities baseball tournament

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1987 Association of Mid-Continent Universities
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsSouthwest Missouri State (4th title)
Winning coachKeith Guttin (4th title)
MVPLarry Doss (Southwest Missouri State)
  • ← 1986
  • AMCU baseball tournament
  • 1988 →
1987 Association of Mid-Continent Universities baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Blue Division
Valparaiso  x‍‍‍ 8 – 4 – 0   .667 31 – 23 – 2   .571
Cleveland State  ‍‍‍ 5 – 5 – 0   .500 20 – 17 – 2   .538
UIC  ‍‍‍ 3 – 7 – 0   .300 23 – 27 – 0   .460
Gray Division
Eastern Illinois  x‍‍‍ 9 – 3 – 0   .750 31 – 22 – 1   .583
Southwest Missouri State  ‍‍‡‍y 7 – 3 – 0   .700 38 – 14 – 0   .731
Western Illinois  ‍‍‍ 3 – 7 – 0   .300 20 – 18 – 0   .526
Northern Iowa  ‍‍‍ 3 – 9 – 0   .250 26 – 21 – 0   .553
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1987[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball


The 1987 Association of Mid-Continent Universities Tournament took place from May 8 through 10. The top 4 regular season finishers of the league's seven teams met in the double-elimination tournament held in Chicago, Illinois. Southwest Missouri State won the tournament for the fourth time, en route to winning the first six titles.[2]

Format and seeding[edit]

The top two teams from each division advanced to the tournament. The top seed from each division played the second seed from the opposite division in the second round.

Blue Division
Team W L Pct. GB Seed
Valparaiso 8 4 .667 — 1B
Cleveland State 5 5 .500 2 2B
UIC 3 7 .300 4 —
Gray Division
Team W L Pct. GB Seed
Eastern Illinois 9 3 .750 — 1G
Southwest Missouri State 7 3 .700 1 2G
Western Illinois 3 7 .300 5 —
Northern Iowa 3 9 .250 6 —

Tournament[edit]

Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
1BValparaiso2
2GSouthwest Missouri State4
2GSouthwest Missouri State22
1GEastern Illinois11
1GEastern Illinois6
2BCleveland State3
2GSouthwest Missouri State1013—
1GEastern Illinois9—
Lower round 1Lower final
1GEastern Illinois18
1BValparaiso52BCleveland State11
2BCleveland State6

All-Tournament Team[edit]

Name School
Tim Bogar Eastern Illinois
Shannon Coppell Eastern Illinois
Larry Doss Southwest Missouri State
Jim Gibbs Southwest Missouri State
Dan Hickman Southwest Missouri State
Al Kieboom Eastern Illinois
Kevin Miller Cleveland State
Mike Rooney Eastern Illinois
Stan Royer Eastern Illinois
Al Stacey Cleveland State

Tournament Most Valuable Player[edit]

Larry Doss of Southwest Missouri State was named Tournament MVP.

References[edit]

  1. ^ 2021 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Summit League. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
  2. ^ "Summit League Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Summit League. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
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