1987 Association of Mid-Continent Universities
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsSouthwest Missouri State (4th title)
Winning coachKeith Guttin (4th title)
MVPLarry Doss (Southwest Missouri State)
1987 Association of Mid-Continent Universities baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Blue Division
Valparaiso  x‍‍‍ 8–4–0 .66731–23–2 .571
Cleveland State  ‍‍‍ 5–5–0 .50020–17–2 .538
UIC  ‍‍‍ 3–7–0 .30023–27–0 .460
Gray Division
Eastern Illinois  x‍‍‍ 9–3–0 .75031–22–1 .583
Southwest Missouri State  ‍‍‡‍y 7–3–0 .70038–14–0 .731
Western Illinois  ‍‍‍ 3–7–0 .30020–18–0 .526
Northern Iowa  ‍‍‍ 3–9–0 .25026–21–0 .553
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1987[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1987 Association of Mid-Continent Universities Tournament took place from May 8 through 10. The top 4 regular season finishers of the league's seven teams met in the double-elimination tournament held in Chicago, Illinois. Southwest Missouri State won the tournament for the fourth time, en route to winning the first six titles.[2]

Format and seeding

The top two teams from each division advanced to the tournament. The top seed from each division played the second seed from the opposite division in the second round.

Blue Division
TeamWLPct.GBSeed
Valparaiso84.667—1B
Cleveland State55.50022B
UIC37.3004—
Gray Division
TeamWLPct.GBSeed
Eastern Illinois93.750—1G
Southwest Missouri State73.70012G
Western Illinois37.3005—
Northern Iowa39.2506—

Tournament

Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
1BValparaiso2
2GSouthwest Missouri State4
2GSouthwest Missouri State22
1GEastern Illinois11
1GEastern Illinois6
2BCleveland State3
2GSouthwest Missouri State1013—
1GEastern Illinois9—
Lower round 1Lower final
1GEastern Illinois18
1BValparaiso52BCleveland State11
2BCleveland State6

All-Tournament Team

NameSchool
Tim BogarEastern Illinois
Shannon CoppellEastern Illinois
Larry DossSouthwest Missouri State
Jim GibbsSouthwest Missouri State
Dan HickmanSouthwest Missouri State
Al KieboomEastern Illinois
Kevin MillerCleveland State
Mike RooneyEastern Illinois
Stan RoyerEastern Illinois
Al StaceyCleveland State

Tournament Most Valuable Player

Larry Doss of Southwest Missouri State was named Tournament MVP.

References

  1. ↑ 2021 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Summit League. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Summit League Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Summit League. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
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