2004 Mid-Continent Conference baseball tournament

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2004 Mid-Continent Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
Format Double-elimination
Finals site
Champions Oral Roberts  (7th title)
Winning coach Rob Walton  (1st title)
MVP Ricky Rivera (Oral Roberts)
  • 2003
  • Mid-Con baseball tournament
  • 2005
2004 Mid-Continent Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 22 Oral Roberts  y211 .9555011 .820
Western Illinois  1311 .5422936 .446
Centenary  1011 .4762331 .426
Southern Utah  1113 .4581930 .388
Valparaiso  1113 .4582034 .370
Oakland  1013 .4352034 .370
Chicago State  519 .208852 .133
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2004 [1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2004 Mid-Continent Conference Tournament took place from May 27 through 29. The top four regular season finishers from the regular season met in the double-elimination tournament held at Fair Grounds Field in Shreveport, Louisiana. Oral Roberts won the tournament for the seventh consecutive time. [2]

Contents

Format and seeding

The top four finishers advanced to the tournament.

TeamWLPct.GBSeed
Oral Roberts 211.9551
Western Illinois 1311.54292
Centenary 1011.47610.53
Southern Utah 1113.458114
Valparaiso 1113.45811
Oakland 1013.43511.5
Chicago State 519.20817

Tournament

Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
1 Oral Roberts 28
4 Southern Utah 8
1Oral Roberts8
2Western Illinois5
3 Centenary 3
2 Western Illinois 5
1Oral Roberts12
4Southern Utah4
Lower round 1Lower final
2Western Illinois5
4Southern Utah74Southern Utah6
3Centenary4

Game-by-game results

GameWinnerScoreLoserComment
1(1) Oral Roberts 28–8(4) Southern Utah
2(2) Western Illinois 5–3(3) Centenary Gentlemen baseball
3(4) Southern Utah 7–4(3) Centenary Gentlemen baseball Centenary eliminated
4(1) Oral Roberts 8–5(2) Western Illinois
5(4) Southern Utah 6–5(2) Western Illinois Western Illinois eliminated
6(1) Oral Roberts 12–4(4) Southern Utah Oral Roberts wins Mid-Con Championship

All-Tournament Team

NameSchool
Justin AbbottSouthern Utah
Amos BurgessSouthern Utah
Corey FergerWestern Illinois
Shelby GuestSouthern Utah
Brian HansonOral Roberts
David KieferCentenary
Josh LexOral Roberts
Kyle MalanWestern Illinois
Taylor McIntyreOral Roberts
Grant PlumleyOral Roberts
Ricky RiveraOral Roberts
Ryan SchmidgallWestern Illinois
Blake SchultzWestern Illinois
Ryan ZimmermanSouthern Utah

Tournament Most Valuable Player

Ricky Rivera of Oral Roberts was named Tournament MVP.

References

  1. 2021 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Summit League. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
  2. "Summit League Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Summit League. Retrieved May 24, 2025.