1998 Mid-Continent Conference baseball tournament

1998 Mid-Continent Conference
baseball tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsOral Roberts (1st title)
Winning coachSunny Golloway (1st title)
MVPPaul Weeks (Oral Roberts)
  • ← 1997
  • Mid-Con baseball tournament
  • 1999 →
1998 Mid-Continent Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
C.W. Post  x‍‍‍ 12 – 2   .857 21 – 21   .500
Youngstown State  ‍‍‍ 5 – 6   .455 17 – 31   .354
Central Connecticut  ‍‍‍ 6 – 8   .429 24 – 22   .522
Pace  ‍‍‍ 5 – 7   .417 14 – 26   .350
NYIT  ‍‍‍ 5 – 10   .333 13 – 28   .317
West
Oral Roberts  x‍‍‡‍y 18 – 6   .750 45 – 20   .692
Valparaiso  ‍‍‍ 13 – 9   .591 31 – 23   .574
Western Illinois  ‍‍‍ 12 – 10   .545 15 – 28   .349
Chicago State  ‍‍‍ 9 – 14   .391 19 – 21   .475
Northeastern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 5 – 19   .208 10 – 33   .233
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1998[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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]

Format and seeding

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

East Division
Team W L Pct. GB Seed
C.W. Post 12 2 .857 — 1E
Youngstown State 5 6 .455 5.5 2E
Central Connecticut 6 8 .429 6 3E
Pace 5 7 .417 6 —
NYIT 5 10 .333 7.5 —
West Division
Team W L Pct. GB Seed
Oral Roberts 18 6 .750 — 1W
Valparaiso 13 9 .591 4 2W
Western Illinois 12 10 .545 5 3W
Chicago State 9 14 .391 8.5 —
Northeastern Illinois 5 19 .208 13 —

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

Game Winner Score Loser Comment
1 (1W) Oral Roberts 5–3 (3E) Central Connecticut
2 (2W) Valparaiso 12–3 (2E) Youngstown State
3 (3W) Western Illinois 12–11 (1E) C.W. Post
4 (3E) Central Connecticut 3–0 (2E) Youngstown State Youngstown State eliminated
5 (1W) Oral Roberts 12–5 (1E) C.W. Post C.W Post eliminated
6 (2W) Valparaiso 6–4 (3W) Western Illinois
7 (3W) Western Illinois 14–2 (3E) Central Connecticut Central Connecticut eliminated
8 (1W) Oral Roberts 7–4 (2W) Valparaiso
9 (2W) Valparaiso 9–3 (3W) Western Illinois Western Illinois eliminated
10 (1W) Oral Roberts 12–10 (2W) Valparaiso Oral Roberts wins Mid-Con Championship

All-Tournament Team

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

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.