1998 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Tournament

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The 1998 Midwestern Collegiate Conference baseball tournament was held at Les Miller Field in Chicago, IL. #1 Butler University defeated #2 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee for the title. Eric Storey of Butler was named MVP.

Participating Teams[edit]

Seed School Conf. Record Head Coach
1 Butler University 13-5 Steve Farley
2 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 14-6 Jerry Augustine
3 University of Detroit Mercy 10-8 Bob Miller
4 Wright State University 9-11 Ron Nischwitz
5 Cleveland State University 8-11 Jay Murphy
6 University of Illinois at Chicago 3-16 Dean Refakes

Results[edit]

Bracket[edit]

  First Round     Second Round     Third Round     Finals
                                       
      1 Butler 7  
  3 Detroit Mercy 9     3 Detroit Mercy 0    
  6 Ill.-Chicago 2         1 Butler 5  
      2 Wisc.-Milwaukee 4    
    2 Wisc.-Milwaukee 11          
  4 Wright St. 2     5 Cleveland St. 4        
  5 Cleveland St. 3         1 Butler 6 x
      2 Wisc.-Milwaukee 2 x
  Losers Bracket 1-2     Losers Bracket 2     Losers Bracket 3    
         
  5 Cleveland St. 6        
  6 Ill.-Chicago 5         2 Wisc.-Milwaukee 6    
      5 Cleveland St. 7     3 Detroit Mercy 1  
      3 Detroit Mercy 8  
  3 Detroit Mercy 5    
  4 Wright St. 4  



Game Results[edit]

Game Winner Score Loser Notes
Game 1 Cleveland State University 3-2 Wright State University
Game 2 University of Detroit Mercy 9-2 University of Illinois at Chicago
Game 3 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 11-4 Cleveland State University
Game 4 Butler University 7-0 University of Detroit Mercy
Game 5 Cleveland State University 6-5 University of Illinois at Chicago Illinois Chicago eliminated
Game 6 University of Detroit Mercy 5-4 Wright State University Wright State eliminated
Game 7 Butler University 5-4 (13) University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Game 8 University of Detroit Mercy 8-7 Cleveland State University Cleveland State eliminated
Game 9 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 6-1 University of Detroit Mercy Detroit eliminated
Game 10 Butler University 6-2 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Butler wins Midwestern Collegiate Conference title

All-Tournament Team[edit]

  • P Ryan Harber, Butler
  • P Mike Casper, Milwaukee
  • C Lee Jaramillo, Milwaukee
  • 1B Jeff Haase, Cleveland State
  • 2B Greg Toll, Milwaukee
  • 3B Eric Storey, Butler
  • SS Blair Hayward, Butler
  • OF Mike Pesci, Detroit
  • OF Josh Wilke, Butler
  • OF Eric Lubarsky, Milwaukee