1999 Mid-Continent Conference baseball tournament

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]

1999 Mid-Continent Conference
baseball tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsOral Roberts (2nd title)
Winning coachSunny Golloway (2nd title)
MVPRyan Neill (Oral Roberts)
  • 1998
  • Mid-Con baseball tournament
  • 2000
1999 Mid-Continent Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
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 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

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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

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First roundSecond roundThird roundSemifinalsFinal
1Oral Roberts12
6IUPUI31Oral Roberts10
3Western Illinois3
3Western Illinois31Oral Roberts15
4Chicago State44Chicago State2
4Chicago State91Oral Roberts5
5Youngstown State62Valparaiso4
2Valparaiso124Chicago State10
5Youngstown State145Youngstown State52Valparaiso1112
6IUPUI52Valparaiso10
2Valparaiso14

Game-by-game results

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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

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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

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Ryan Neill of Oral Roberts was named Tournament MVP.

References

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  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.