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1995 Mid-Continent Conference baseball tournament

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1995 Mid-Continent Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsTroy State (1st title)
Winning coachJohn Mayotte (1st title)
MVPJason Fawcett (Troy State)
  • 1993
  • Mid-Con baseball tournament
  • 1996
1995 Mid-Continent Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
East
Youngstown State  x‍‍‍ 16 4 0   .800 37 17 0   .685
Troy State  ‍‍y 13 6 0   .684 27 23 1   .539
Pace  ‍‍‍ 10 10 0   .500 21 26 1   .448
Central Connecticut  ‍‍‍ 7 13 0   .350 16 25 0   .390
NYIT  ‍‍‍ 7 13 0   .350 23 22 1   .511
C.W. Post  ‍‍‍ 6 13 0   .316 18 29 0   .383
West
Eastern Illinois  x‍‍‍ 15 5 0   .750 28 19 0   .596
Western Illinois  ‍‍‍ 12 10 0   .545 21 21 1   .500
Northeastern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 12 12 0   .500 17 35 0   .327
Valparaiso  ‍‍‍ 10 14 0   .417 23 29 0   .442
Chicago State  ‍‍‍ 7 15 0   .318 16 29 0   .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 12 through 15. 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

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

East Division
Team W L Pct. GB Seed
Youngstown State 16 4 .800 1E
Troy State 13 6 .684 2.5 2E
Pace 10 10 .500 6
Central Connecticut 7 13 .350 9
NYIT 7 13 .350 9
C.W. Post 6 13 .316 9.5
West Division
Team W L Pct. GB Seed
Eastern Illinois 15 5 .750 1W
Western Illinois 12 10 .545 4 2W
Northeastern Illinois 12 12 .500 5
Valparaiso 10 14 .417 7
Chicago State 7 15 .318 9

Tournament

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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

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Game Winner Score Loser Comment
1 (2W) Western Illinois 11–1 (1E) Youngstown State
2 (2E) Troy State 13–6 (1W) Eastern Illinois
3 (1W) Youngstown State 4–3 (14) (1W) Eastern Illinois Eastern Illinois eliminated
4 (2E) Troy State 8–7 (2W) Western Illinois
5 (2W) Western Illinois 3–0 (1W) Youngstown State Youngstown State eliminated
6 (2E) Troy State 12–9 (2W) Western Illinois Troy State wins Mid-Con Championship

All-Tournament Team

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Name School
Steve Bishop Western Illinois
Jason Fawcett Troy State
Reggie Hightower Troy State
Scott Hitchcock Youngstown State
Kerrick Leatherwood Western Illinois
Jim Morsovillo Western Illinois
Andy Murphy Western Illinois
Alex Rosa Troy State
Melesio Salazar Eastern Illinois
Arnold Settles Troy State
Matt Wahrenburg Western Illinois

Tournament Most Valuable Player

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Jason Fawcett of Troy State was named Tournament MVP.

References

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  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.