1991 Mid-Continent Conference Tournament

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The 1991 Mid-Continent Conference baseball tournament was held in Chicago, IL. University of Akron defeated University of Illinois at Chicago for the title. Larry Rubin of Illinois-Chicago was named MVP.

Participating Teams[edit]

Seed School Conf. Record Head Coach
Blue 1 University of Akron 12-5 Dave Fross
Blue 2 University of Illinois at Chicago 11-6 Dean Refakes
Blue 3 Valparaiso University 7-8 Paul Twenge
Gray 1 Eastern Illinois University 9-2 Dan Callahan
Gray 2 Western Illinois University 3-5 Dick Pawlow
Gray 3 University of Northern Iowa 1-9 Dave Schrage

Results[edit]

  First round Second Round Third Round Semi-Finals Finals
                                               
  B2 Illinois-Chicago 12  
  G3 Northern Iowa 6     B2 Illinois-Chicago 11  
    B3 Valparaiso 12    
      B3 Valparaiso 2  
      G2 Western Illinois 11     G2 Western Illinois 5  
  G3 Northern Iowa 4         B1 Akron 6    
  G2 Western Illinois 12        
  B1 Akron 4         B1 Akron 10
  G2 Western Illinois 0           B2 Illinois-Chicago 9
      B1 Akron 3        
      G1 Eastern Illinois 2          
  G1 Eastern Illinois 11           B1 Akron 5              
  B3 Valparaiso 7         B2 Illinois-Chicago 6            
  G1 Eastern Illinois 7    
  B2 Illinois-Chicago 11  


Game Results[edit]

Game Winner Score Loser Notes
Game 1 University of Akron 4-0 Western Illinois University
Game 2 University of Illinois at Chicago 12-6 University of Northern Iowa
Game 3 Eastern Illinois University 11-7 Valparaiso University
Game 4 Western Illinois University 12-4 University of Northern Iowa Northern Iowa eliminated
Game 5 University of Akron 3-2 Eastern Illinois University
Game 6 Valparaiso University 12-11 University of Illinois at Chicago
Game 7 University of Illinois at Chicago 11-7 Eastern Illinois University Eastern Illinois eliminated
Game 8 Western Illinois University 11-2 Valparaiso University Valparaiso eliminated
Game 9 University of Illinois at Chicago 6-5 University of Akron
Game 10 University of Akron 6-5 Western Illinois University Western Illinois eliminated
Game 11 University of Akron 10-9 University of Illinois at Chicago Akron wins Mid-Continent title

All-Tournament Team[edit]

  • Bob Bortz, Valparaiso
  • Steve Hall, Akron
  • Mike Kimler, Akron
  • Adam Kocik, Akron
  • Kelly Kropp, Illinois-Chicago
  • R.C. Lichtenstein, Illinois-Chicago
  • John Mallee, Illinois-Chicago
  • Ken Manning, Valparaiso
  • Steve Muller, Valparaiso
  • Ron Nuñez, Western Illinois
  • Brad Owens, Western Illinois
  • Larry Rubin, Illinois-Chicago
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