1999 Mid-Continent Conference baseball tournament
| Teams | 6 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Oral Roberts (2nd title) |
| Winning coach | Sunny Golloway (2nd title) |
| MVP | Ryan Neill (Oral Roberts) |
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oral Roberts †‡y | 14 | – | 4 | – | 0 | .778 | 46 | – | 15 | – | 0 | .754 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Valparaiso | 12 | – | 8 | – | 0 | .600 | 30 | – | 27 | – | 0 | .526 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 9 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .500 | 14 | – | 35 | – | 0 | .286 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago State | 9 | – | 11 | – | 0 | .450 | 19 | – | 33 | – | 1 | .368 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youngstown State | 8 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .444 | 20 | – | 36 | – | 0 | .357 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| IUPUI | 4 | – | 14 | – | 0 | .222 | 7 | – | 43 | – | 1 | .147 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oakland | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 17 | – | 25 | – | 0 | .405 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1999[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1999 Mid-Continent Conference Tournament took place from May 20 through 23. The top six regular season finishers from the regular season met in the double-elimination tournament held at J. L. Johnson Stadium on the campus of Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Oral Roberts won the tournament for the second time.[2]
The 1999 season was the first after most of the conference's East Division departed. IUPUI and Oakland joined the league, but the Golden Grizzlies were not eligible for postseason play.
Format and seeding[edit]
The top six finishers advanced to the tournament.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oral Roberts | 14 | 4 | .778 | — | 1 |
| Valparaiso | 12 | 8 | .600 | 3 | 2 |
| Western Illinois | 9 | 9 | .500 | 5 | 3 |
| Chicago State | 9 | 11 | .450 | 6 | 4 |
| Youngstown State | 8 | 10 | .444 | 6 | 5 |
| IUPUI | 4 | 14 | .222 | 10 | 6 |
| Oakland | — | — | — | — | — |
Tournament[edit]
| First round | Second round | Third round | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Oral Roberts | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | IUPUI | 3 | 1 | Oral Roberts | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Western Illinois | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Western Illinois | 3 | 1 | Oral Roberts | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Chicago State | 4 | 4 | Chicago State | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Chicago State | 9 | 1 | Oral Roberts | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Youngstown State | 6 | 2 | Valparaiso | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Valparaiso | 12 | 4 | Chicago State | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Youngstown State | 14 | 5 | Youngstown State | 5 | 2 | Valparaiso | 1112 | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | IUPUI | 5 | 2 | Valparaiso | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Valparaiso | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Game-by-game results[edit]
| Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) Oral Roberts | 12–3 | (6) IUPUI | |
| 2 | (5) Youngstown State | 14–12 | (2) Valparaiso | |
| 3 | (4) Chicago State | 4–3 | (3) Western Illinois | |
| 4 | (2) Valparaiso | 14–6 | (6) IUPUI | IUPUI eliminated |
| 5 | (1) Oral Roberts | 10–3 | (3) Western Illinois | Western Illinois eliminated |
| 6 | (4) Chicago State | 9–6 | (5) Youngstown State | |
| 7 | (2) Valparaiso | 10–5 | (5) Youngstown State | Youngstown State eliminated |
| 8 | (1) Oral Roberts | 15–2 | (4) Chicago State | |
| 9 | (2) Valparaiso | 11–1010 | (4) Chicago State | Chicago State eliminated |
| 10 | (1) Oral Roberts | 5–4 | (2) Valparaiso | Oral Roberts wins Mid-Con Championship |
All-Tournament Team[edit]
| Name | School |
|---|---|
| Derek Dixon | Oral Roberts |
| Bryan Gann | Oral Roberts |
| Mike Hill | Oral Roberts |
| Scott Martin | Central Connecticut State |
| Andrew Mosher | Oral Roberts |
| Ryan Poepard | Valparaiso |
| Anthony Rogers | Western Illinois |
| J.J Swiatkowski | Valparaiso |
| Eric Vandeventer | Oral Roberts |
| Paul Weeks | Oral Roberts |
| Tom Wigand | C.W. Post |
| Justin Wohlers | Western Illinois |
Tournament Most Valuable Player[edit]
Ryan Neill of Oral Roberts was named Tournament MVP.
References[edit]
- ^ 2021 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Summit League. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
- ^ "Summit League Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Summit League. Retrieved June 2, 2024.