1989 Association of Mid-Continent Universities baseball tournament explained
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 |
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| 7 | 3 | .700 | — | 1B | | 5 | 4 | .556 | 1.5 | 2B | | 3 | 8 | .273 | 4.5 | — | |
| + Gray Division | Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Seed |
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| 8 | 2 | .800 | — | 1G | | 6 | 2 | .750 | 1 | 2G | | 3 | 7 | .300 | 5 | — | | 1 | 7 | .125 | 6 | — | |
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All-Tournament Team
Name | School |
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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
- Web site: Summit League Baseball Record Book. Summit League. March 15, 2022.