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2001 Mid-Continent Conference baseball tournament

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2001 Mid-Continent Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsOral Roberts (4th title)
Winning coachSunny Golloway (4th title)
MVPTrevor Leu (Oral Roberts)
  • 2000
  • Mid-Con baseball tournament
  • 2002
2001 Mid-Continent Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Oral Roberts  ‍y 24 1 0   .960 48 13 0   .787
Southern Utah  ‍‍‍ 19 9 0   .679 23 37 0   .383
Valparaiso  ‍‍‍ 14 10 0   .583 28 29 0   .491
Youngstown State  ‍‍‍ 12 15 0   .444 24 30 1   .445
IUPUI  ‍‍‍ 11 17 0   .393 17 37 0   .315
Western Illinois  ‍‍‍ 10 16 0   .385 12 38 0   .240
Chicago State  ‍‍‍ 8 18 0   .308 15 36 0   .294
Oakland  ‍‍‍ 7 19 0   .269 11 43 0   .204
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2001[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2001 Mid-Continent Conference Tournament took place from May 17 through 19. The top four 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 fourth time.[2]

Format and seeding

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The top four finishers advanced to the tournament.

Team W L Pct. GB Seed
Oral Roberts 24 1 .960 1
Southern Utah 19 9 .679 6.5 2
Valparaiso 14 10 .583 9.5 3
Youngstown State 12 15 .444 13 4
IUPUI 11 17 .393 14.5
Western Illinois 10 16 .385 14.5
Chicago State 8 18 .308 16.5
Oakland 7 19 .269 17.5

Tournament

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Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
1Oral Roberts10
4Youngstown State3
1Oral Roberts4
2Southern Utah2
3Valparaiso4
2Southern Utah5
1Oral Roberts13
2Southern Utah7
Lower round 1Lower final
2Southern Utah14
4Youngstown State53Valparaiso1
3Valparaiso7

Game-by-game results

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Game Winner Score Loser Comment
1 (1) Oral Roberts 10–3 (4) Youngstown State
2 (2) Southern Utah 5–4 (3) Valparaiso
3 (3) Valparaiso 7–5 (4) Youngstown State Youngstown State eliminated
4 (1) Oral Roberts 4–2 (2) Southern Utah
5 (2) Southern Utah 6–1 (3) Valparaiso Valparaiso eliminated
6 (1) Oral Roberts 13–7 (2) Southern Utah Oral Roberts wins Mid-Con Championship

All-Tournament Team

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Name School
Doug Bernier Oral Roberts
Keith Dickinson Southern Utah
Erick Donaldson Oral Roberts
Chad Grundy Southern Utah
Travis Hatch Southern Utah
Steve Holm Oral Roberts
Curtis Jacobsen Southern Utah
Trevor Leu Oral Roberts
Chris Nelson Southern Utah
Mark Pedersen Valparaiso
Rene Recio Oral Roberts
Kendall Schlabach Youngstown State
Wilton Reynolds Oral Roberts
Rick White Southern Utah

Tournament Most Valuable Player

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Trevor Leu of Oral Roberts was named Tournament MVP.

References

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  1. ^ 2021 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Summit League. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
  2. ^ "Summit League Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Summit League. Retrieved July 31, 2024.