1987 Association of Mid-Continent Universities baseball tournament explained

Year:1987
Conference:Association of Mid-Continent Universities
Shortconference:AMCU
Teams:4
Format:Double-elimination
City:Chicago
Titlecount:4th
Coach:Keith Guttin
Coachcount:4th
Mvp:Larry Doss
Mvpteam:Southwest Missouri State

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. won the tournament for the fourth 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
8 4 .667 1B
5 5 .500 2 2B
3 7 .300 4
+ Gray Division
Team W L Pct. GB Seed
9 3 .750 1G
7 3 .700 1 2G
3 7 .300 5
3 9 .250 6

All-Tournament Team

Name School
Tim Bogar Eastern Illinois
Shannon Coppell Eastern Illinois
Larry Doss Southwest Missouri State
Jim Gibbs Southwest Missouri State
Dan Hickman Southwest Missouri State
Al Kieboom Eastern Illinois
Kevin Miller Cleveland State
Mike Rooney Eastern Illinois
Stan Royer Eastern Illinois
Al Stacey Cleveland State

Tournament Most Valuable Player

Larry Doss of Southwest Missouri State was named Tournament MVP.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Summit League Baseball Record Book. Summit League. March 13, 2022.