1995 Mid-Continent Conference baseball tournament

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1995 Mid-Continent Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
Format Double-elimination
Finals site
Champions Troy State  (1st title)
Winning coach John Mayotte  (1st title)
MVP Jason Fawcett (Troy State)
  • 1993
  • Mid-Con baseball tournament
  • 1996
1995 Mid-Continent Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
East
Youngstown State  x1640 .80037170 .685
Troy State  y1360 .68427231 .539
Pace  10100 .50021261 .448
Central Connecticut  7130 .35016250 .390
NYIT  7130 .35023221 .511
C.W. Post  6130 .31618290 .383
West
Eastern Illinois  x1550 .75028190 .596
Western Illinois  12100 .54521211 .500
Northeastern Illinois  12120 .50017350 .327
Valparaiso  10140 .41723290 .442
Chicago State  7150 .31816290 .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 20 through 23. 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]

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Format and seeding

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

East Division
TeamWLPct.GBSeed
Youngstown State 164.8001E
Troy State 136.6842.52E
Pace 1010.5006
Central Connecticut 713.3509
NYIT 713.3509
C.W. Post 613.3169.5
West Division
TeamWLPct.GBSeed
Eastern Illinois 155.7501W
Western Illinois 1210.54542W
Valparaiso 1212.5005
Valparaiso 1014.4177
Chicago State 715.3189

Tournament

Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
1E Youngstown State 1
2W Western Illinois 11
2ETroy State8
2WWestern Illinois7
1W Eastern Illinois 6
2E Troy State 13
2ETroy State12
2WWestern Illinois9
Lower round 1Lower final
2WWestern Illinois3
1EYoungstown State4141EYoungstown State0
1WEastern Illinois3

Game-by-game results

GameWinnerScoreLoserComment
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

NameSchool
Steve BishopWestern Illinois
Jason FawcettTroy State
Reggie HightowerTroy State
Scott HitchcockYoungstown State
Kerrick LeatherwoodWestern Illinois
Jim MorsovilloWestern Illinois
Andy MurphyWestern Illinois
Alex RosaTroy State
Melesio SalazarEastern Illinois
Arnold SettlesTroy State
Matt WahrenburgWestern Illinois

Tournament Most Valuable Player

Jason Fawcett of Troy State was named Tournament MVP.

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