2000 Mid-Continent Conference Tournament

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The 2000 Mid-Continent Conference baseball tournament was held in Tulsa, OK. #1 Oral Roberts University defeated #3 Southern Utah University for the title. Eric Vandeventer of Oral Roberts was named MVP.

Participating Teams[edit]

Seed School Conf. Record Head Coach
1 Oral Roberts University 26-1 Sunny Golloway
2 Oakland University 17-9 Mark Avery
3 Southern Utah University 16-11 Kurt Palmer
4 Youngstown State University 13-13 Mike Florak
5 Western Illinois University 12-15 Kim Johnson
6 Valparaiso University 10-17 Paul Twenge

Results[edit]

Bracket[edit]

  First round Semifinals Third Round Semi-Finals Finals
                                               
  1 Oral Roberts 5  
  6 Valparaiso 3     1 Oral Roberts 1  
    3 Southern Utah 6    
      3 Southern Utah 20  
      6 Valparaiso 7     3 Southern Utah 11  
  6 Valparaiso 20         2 Oakland 1    
  5 Western Illinois 13        
  2 Oakland 5         3 Southern Utah 4
  5 Western Illinois 3           1 Oral Roberts 8
      2 Oakland 9        
      4 Youngstown State 7          
  3 Southern Utah 1           2 Oakland 1              
  4 Youngstown State 6         1 Oral Roberts 20            
  4 Youngstown State 2    
  1 Oral Roberts 26  


Game Results[edit]

Game Winner Score Loser Notes
Game 1 Oral Roberts University 5-3 Valparaiso University
Game 2 Oakland University 5-3 Western Illinois University
Game 3 Youngstown State University 6-1 Southern Utah University
Game 4 Valparaiso University 20-13 Western Illinois University Western Illinois eliminated
Game 5 Southern Utah University 6-1 Oral Roberts University
Game 6 Oakland University 9-7 Youngstown State University
Game 7 Oral Roberts University 26-2 Youngstown State University Youngstown State eliminated
Game 8 Southern Utah University 20-7 Valparaiso University Valparaiso eliminated
Game 9 Oral Roberts University 20-1 Oakland University
Game 10 Southern Utah University 11-1 Oakland University Oakland eliminated
Game 11 Oral Roberts University 8-4 Southern Utah University Oral Roberts advances to NCAA tournament

All-Tournament Team[edit]

  • James Anderson, Southern Utah
  • Sean Boesch, Oakland
  • Stockton Davis, Oral Roberts
  • Steve Holm, Oral Roberts
  • Curtis Jacobsen, Southern Utah
  • Justin Kittrell, Southern Utah
  • Ryan Neill, Oral Roberts
  • Mark Pedersen, Valparaiso
  • Mike Rose, Oral Roberts
  • Todd Santore, Youngstown State
  • Kyle Sobecki, Youngstown State
  • Jeff Stallings, Oral Roberts
  • J.J. Swiatkowski, Valparaiso
  • Eric Vandeventer, Oral Roberts