1997 Mid-Continent Conference Tournament

The 1997 Mid-Continent Conference baseball tournament was held in Chicago, IL. Troy State University defeated Northeastern Illinois University for the title. Bryan Kelly of Troy State was named MVP.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
East 1	Troy State University	8-6	John Mayotte
East 2	Long Island University, C.W. Post Campus	8-7	Dick Vining
West 1	Northeastern Illinois University	16-7	Jim Hawrysko
West 2	Western Illinois University	10-9	Dick Pawlow

Results

Bracket

First Round

Second Round

Final

E1

Troy State

15

W2

Western Illinois

3

E1

Troy State

5

W1

Northeastern Illinois

2

W1

Northeastern Illinois

12

E2

C.W. Post

3

E1

Troy State

3

9

W1

Northeastern Illinois

7

3

W1

Northeastern Illinois

7

W2

Western Illinois

6

E2

C.W. Post

4

E2

C.W. Post

7

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
Game 1	Troy State University	15-3	Western Illinois University
Game 2	Northeastern Illinois University	12-3	Long Island University, C.W. Post Campus
Game 3	Long Island University, C.W. Post Campus	7-6	Western Illinois University	Western Illinois eliminated
Game 4	Troy State University	5-2	Northeastern Illinois University
Game 5	Northeastern Illinois University	7-4	Long Island University, C.W. Post Campus	C.W. Post eliminated
Game 6	Northeastern Illinois University	7-3	Troy State University
Game 7	Troy State University	9-3	Northeastern Illinois University	Troy State wins play-in series vs. University of Detroit Mercy to advance to NCAA tournament

All-Tournament Team

• Tom Blake, C.W. Post
• Rhodney Donaldson, Troy
• Dan Eide, Troy State
• John Fodrowski, C.W. Post
• Brian Hantosh, Northeastern Illinois
• Jim Jasper, Northeastern Illinois
• Bryan Kelly, Troy State
• Kenny Krey, Troy State
• Chris Langford, Troy State
• Brian Quinn, Western Illinois
• Mark Raciti, Northeastern Illinois
• Jorge Soto, Troy State