1986 Association of Mid-Continent Universities baseball tournament explained

Year:1986
Conference:Association of Mid-Continent Universities
Shortconference:AMCU
Teams:4
Format:Double-elimination
City:Chicago
Titlecount:3rd
Coach:Keith Guttin
Coachcount:3rd
Mvp:Steve Jeffers
Mvpteam:Western Illinois

The 1986 Association of Mid-Continent Universities Tournament took place from May 9 through 11. The top 4 regular season finishers of the league's seven teams met in the double-elimination tournament held in Chicago, Illinois. won the tournament for the third time, en route to winning the first six titles.[1]

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
Team W L Pct. GB Seed
7 4 .636 1B
6 6 .500 1.5 2B
4 7 .364 3
+ Gray Division
Team W L Pct. GB Seed
11 1 .917 1G
6 6 .500 5 2G
4 7 .583 3
2 9 .182 8.5

All-Tournament Team

Name School
Howard Bell Southwest Missouri State
Greg Brewer Southwest Missouri State
Stacey Burkey Southwest Missouri State
Pat Hise Western Illinois
Chris Howard Western Illinois
Steve Jeffers Western Illinois
Scott Metz UIC
Steve Meyer Southwest Missouri State
Mike Mohr Western Illinois
Matt Nowak Southwest Missouri State
Stan Scott Western Illinois

Tournament Most Valuable Player

Steve Jeffers of Western Illinois was named Tournament MVP.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Summit League Baseball Record Book. Summit League. March 12, 2022.