1995 Mid-Continent Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsTroy State (1st title)
Winning coachJohn Mayotte (1st title)
MVPJason Fawcett (Troy State)
1995 Mid-Continent Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
East
Youngstown State  x 1640 .80037170 .685
Troy State  y 1360 .68427231 .539
Pace   10100 .50021261 .448
Central Connecticut   7130 .35016250 .390
NYIT   7130 .35023221 .511
C.W. Post   6130 .31618290 .383
West
Eastern Illinois  x 1550 .75028190 .596
Western Illinois   12100 .54521211 .500
Northeastern Illinois   12120 .50017350 .327
Valparaiso   10140 .41723290 .442
Chicago State   7150 .31816290 .356
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1995[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1995 Mid-Continent Conference Tournament took place from May 20 through 23. The top two regular season finishers of each of the league's two divisions met in the double-elimination tournament held at Monier Field on the campus of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois. Troy State won the tournament for the first time.[2]

Format and seeding

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

East Division
TeamWLPct.GBSeed
Youngstown State164.8001E
Troy State136.6842.52E
Pace1010.5006
Central Connecticut713.3509
NYIT713.3509
C.W. Post613.3169.5
West Division
TeamWLPct.GBSeed
Eastern Illinois155.7501W
Western Illinois1210.54542W
Valparaiso1212.5005
Valparaiso1014.4177
Chicago State715.3189

Tournament

Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
1EYoungstown State1
2WWestern Illinois11
2ETroy State8
2WWestern Illinois7
1WEastern Illinois6
2ETroy State13
2ETroy State12
2WWestern Illinois9
Lower round 1Lower final
2WWestern Illinois3
1EYoungstown State4141EYoungstown State0
1WEastern Illinois3

Game-by-game results

GameWinnerScoreLoserComment
1(2W) Western Illinois11–1(1E) Youngstown State
2(2E) Troy State13–6(1W) Eastern Illinois
3(1W) Youngstown State4–3 (14)(1W) Eastern IllinoisEastern Illinois eliminated
4(2E) Troy State8–7(2W) Western Illinois
5(2W) Western Illinois3–0(1W) Youngstown StateYoungstown State eliminated
6(2E) Troy State12–9(2W) Western IllinoisTroy State wins Mid-Con Championship

All-Tournament Team

NameSchool
Steve BishopWestern Illinois
Jason FawcettTroy State
Reggie HightowerTroy State
Scott HitchcockYoungstown State
Kerrick LeatherwoodWestern Illinois
Jim MorsovilloWestern Illinois
Andy MurphyWestern Illinois
Alex RosaTroy State
Melesio SalazarEastern Illinois
Arnold SettlesTroy State
Matt WahrenburgWestern Illinois

Tournament Most Valuable Player

Jason Fawcett of Troy State was named Tournament MVP.

References

  1. 2021 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Summit League. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
  2. "Summit League Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Summit League. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
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