1988 Association of Mid-Continent Universities baseball tournament explained

Year:1988
Conference:Association of Mid-Continent Universities
Shortconference:AMCU
Teams:4
Format:Double-elimination
City:Chicago
Titlecount:5th
Coach:Keith Guttin
Coachcount:5th
Mvp:Tony Floyd
Mvpteam:Southwest Missouri State

The 1988 Association of Mid-Continent Universities Tournament took place from May 13 through 16. 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 fifth 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
6 5 .545 1B
6 6 .500 .5 2B
5 6 .455 1
+ Gray Division
Team W L Pct. GB Seed
12 0 1.000 1G
6 6 .500 6 2G
4 8 .333 8
2 10 .167 10

All-Tournament Team

Name School
Dale Bowling Southwest Missouri State
Mike DiBenedetto Eastern Illinois
Tony Floyd Southwest Missouri State
Dan Hargis Eastern Illinois
Jeff Jetel Eastern Illinois
Jeff Kaiser Southwest Missouri State
Pat Kelly Southwest Missouri State
Dana Leibovitz Eastern Illinois
Dave McDevitt Eastern Illinois
Mark Neff Southwest Missouri State
Jim Phillos UIC
Mike Ruble Southwest Missouri State

Tournament Most Valuable Player

Tony Floyd of Southwest Missouri State was named Tournament MVP.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Summit League Baseball Record Book. Summit League. March 14, 2022.