2001 Midwestern Collegiate Conference baseball tournament

2001 Midwestern Collegiate Conference
baseball tournament

Teams	76
Format	Double-elimination
Finals site	Les Miller Field Chicago, Illinois
Champions	Milwaukee  (2nd title)
Winning coach	Jerry Augustine  (2nd title)
MVP	Scott Gillitzer (Milwaukee)
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2001 Midwestern Collegiate Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Milwaukee  ‍‍‡‍y	16	–	4		.800			39	–	18		.684
UIC  ‍‍‍	13	–	7		.650			32	–	28		.533
Wright State  ‍‍‍	12	–	8		.600			31	–	27		.534
Butler  ‍‍‍	8	–	12		.400			25	–	30		.455
Cleveland State  ‍‍‍	6	–	14		.300			23	–	34		.404
Detroit  ‍‍‍	5	–	15		.250			12	–	41		.226
‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 2001 [1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2001 Midwestern Collegiate Conference baseball tournament took place from May 16 through 20, near the close of the 2001 NCAA Division I baseball season. All six of the league's teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at Les Miller Field on the campus of UIC in Chicago. ^[2] Top seeded Milwaukee won their second Horizon League Championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

Seeding and format

The league's teams are seeded one through six based on winning percentage, using conference games only. The teams then played a double-elimination tournament, with the top seed playing the sixth, second seed playing the fifth, and so on in the first round.. ^[3]

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Seed
Milwaukee	16	4	.800	—	1
UIC	13	7	.650	3	2
Wright State	12	8	.600	4	3
Butler	8	12	.400	8	4
Cleveland State	6	14	.300	10	5
Detroit	5	15	.250	11	6

Bracket and results

	First round					Second round					Third round					Semifinals					Final
	1	Milwaukee	16
	6	Detroit	0			1	Milwaukee	5
						3	Wright State	1
	3	Wright State	5								1	Milwaukee	7
	4	Butler	6								2	UIC	6
						4	Butler	0													1	Milwaukee	4
						2	UIC	1													5	Cleveland State	1
	2	UIC	1													2	UIC	1
	5	Cleveland State	0								4	Butler	8			5	Cleveland State	2
						6	Detroit	0			5	Cleveland State	10
						5	Cleveland State	1

Most Valuable Player

Scott Gillitzer of Milwaukee was named Most Valuable Player of the Tournament. ^[2]

References

1. 2018 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Horizon League. p. 6. Retrieved February 3, 2026.
2. "UWM Claims MCC Tournament Title". Milwaukee Panthers. May 20, 2001. Retrieved February 3, 2026.
3. 2018 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Horizon League. p. 6. Retrieved February 3, 2026.