1989 Association of Mid-Continent Universities baseball tournament explained

Year:1989
Conference:Association of Mid-Continent Universities
Shortconference:AMCU
Teams:4
Format:Double-elimination
City:Chicago
Titlecount:6th
Coach:Keith Guttin
Coachcount:6th
Mvp:Earnie Johns
Mvpteam:Southwest Missouri State
Different Next:1990

The 1989 Association of Mid-Continent Universities Tournament took place from May 12 through 14. 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 sixth time. The Bears would leave the conference after the 1990 season, the first time they did not win the Tournament.[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 3 .700 1B
5 4 .556 1.5 2B
3 8 .273 4.5
+ Gray Division
Team W L Pct. GB Seed
8 2 .800 1G
6 2 .750 1 2G
3 7 .300 5
1 7 .125 6

All-Tournament Team

Name School
Scott Asche Cleveland State
Dale Bowling Southwest Missouri State
Dan Briese Eastern Illinois
Jim Clinton UIC
Jim Cseh Cleveland State
Corby Fister Southwest Missouri State
Dan Hargis Eastern Illinois
Earnie Johnson Southwest Missouri State
Matt Legaspi Eastern Illinois
Dana Leibovitz Eastern Illinois
Ken O’Rell Cleveland State
Jim Phillos UIC
Julius Smith Eastern Illinois
Chris Steil Eastern Illinois

Tournament Most Valuable Player

Earnie Johns of Southwest Missouri State was named Tournament MVP.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Summit League Baseball Record Book. Summit League. March 15, 2022.