1997 Mid-Continent Conference baseball tournament

January 2025 1997 Mid-Continent Conference Mid-Con 4 Double-elimination Les Miller Field Chicago, Illinois 1997 Troy State Trojans Troy State 2nd John Mayotte 2nd Bryan Kelly Troy State The 1997 Mid-Continent Conference Tournament took place from May 9 through 11. The top two regular season finishers of each of the league's two divisions met in the double-elimination tournament hosted by league member Northeastern Illinois in Chicago, Illinois. 1997 Troy State Trojans Troy State won the tournament for the second time.https://thesummitleague.org/documents/2021/7/20//Baseball_2021.pdf Summit League Baseball Record Book Summit League June 2, 2024 Format and seeding The top two teams from each division advanced to the tournament. + East Division Team W L Pct. GB Seed 1997 Troy State Trojans Troy State 8 6 .571 — 1E 1997 C.W. Post Pioneers C.W. Post 8 7 .533 .5 2E 1997 NYIT Bears NYIT 9 8 .529 .5 — 1997 Pace Setters Pace 6 6 .500 1 — 1997 Central Connecticut Blue Devils Central Connecticut 7 8 .467 1.5 — 1997 Youngstown State Penguins Youngstown State 8 11 .421 2.5 —+ West Division Team W L Pct. GB Seed 1997 Northeastern Illinois Golden Eagles Northeastern Illinois 16 7 .696 — 1W 1997 Western Illinois Leathernecks Western Illinois 10 9 .526 4 2W 1997 Chicago State Cougars Chicago State 10 12 .455 5.5 — 1997 Valparaiso Crusaders Valparaiso 6 24 .200 13.5 — Tournament 1E 1997 Troy State Trojans Troy State 15 2W 1997 Western Illinois Leathernecks Western Illinois 3 1W 1997 Northeastern Illinois Golden Eagles Northeastern Illinois 12 2E 1997 C.W. Post Pioneers C.W. Post 3 2W Western Illinois 6 2E C.W. Post 7 1E Troy State 5 1W Northeastern Illinois 2 1W Northeastern Illinois 7 2E C.W. Post 3 1E Troy State 9 1W Northeastern Illinois 3 Game-by-game results Game Winner Score Loser Comment 1 (1E) 1997 Troy State Trojans Troy State 15–3 (2W) 1997 Western Illinois Leathernecks Western Illinois 2 (1W) 1997 Northeastern Illinois Golden Eagles Northeastern Illinois 12–3 (2E) 1997 C.W. Post Pioneers C.W. Post 3 (2E) 1997 C.W. Post Pioneers C.W. Post 7–6 (2W) 1997 Western Illinois Leathernecks Western Illinois Western Illinois eliminated 4 (1E) 1997 Troy State Trojans Troy State 5–2 (1W) 1997 Northeastern Illinois Golden Eagles Northeastern Illinois 5 (1W) 1997 Northeastern Illinois Golden Eagles Northeastern Illinois 7–3 (2E) 1997 C.W. Post Pioneers C.W. Post C.W. Post eliminated 6 (1E) 1997 Troy State Trojans Troy State 9–3(1W) 1997 Northeastern Illinois Golden Eagles Northeastern Illinois Troy State wins Mid-Con Championship All-Tournament Team Name School Tom Blake C.W. Post Rhodney Donaldson Troy Dan Eide Troy 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 Tournament Most Valuable Player Bryan Kelly of Troy State was named Tournament MVP. References Tournament Category:Summit League baseball tournament Mid-Continent Conference baseball tournament Mid-Continent Conference baseball tournament