2001 Mid-Continent Conference baseball tournament
| Teams | 4 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Oral Roberts (4th title) |
| Winning coach | Sunny Golloway (4th title) |
| MVP | Trevor Leu (Oral Roberts) |
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| 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
[edit]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
[edit]| Upper round 1 | Upper final | Final | |||||||||||
| 1 | Oral Roberts | 10 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Youngstown State | 3 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Oral Roberts | 4 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Southern Utah | 2 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Valparaiso | 4 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Southern Utah | 5 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Oral Roberts | 13 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Southern Utah | 7 | |||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Southern Utah | 14 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Youngstown State | 5 | 3 | Valparaiso | 1 | ||||||||
| 3 | Valparaiso | 7 | |||||||||||
Game-by-game results
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]Trevor Leu of Oral Roberts was named Tournament MVP.
References
[edit]- ^ 2021 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Summit League. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
- ^ "Summit League Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Summit League. Retrieved July 31, 2024.