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2002 Mid-Continent Conference baseball tournament

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2002 Mid-Continent Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsOral Roberts (5th title)
Winning coachSunny Golloway (5th title)
MVPErick Donaldson (Oral Roberts)
  • 2001
  • Mid-Con baseball tournament
  • 2003
2002 Mid-Continent Conference baseball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Oral Roberts  ‍y 16 2 0   .889 48 19 0   .716
Southern Utah  ‍‍‍ 11 7 0   .611 18 37 0   .327
Oakland  ‍‍‍ 9 8 0   .529 19 35 0   .352
Valparaiso  ‍‍‍ 7 9 0   .438 15 32 1   .323
Western Illinois  ‍‍‍ 6 9 0   .400 12 39 0   .235
Chicago State  ‍‍‍ 0 14 0   .000 5 36 0   .122
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2002[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2002 Mid-Continent Conference Tournament took place from May 23 through 25. The top four regular season finishers from the regular season met in the double-elimination tournament held at J. L. Johnson Stadium on the campus of Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Oral Roberts won the tournament for the fifth consecutive time.[2]

Format and seeding

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The top four finishers advanced to the tournament.

Team W L Pct. GB Seed
Oral Roberts 16 2 .889 1
Southern Utah 11 7 .611 5 2
Oakland 9 8 .529 6.5 3
Valparaiso 7 9 .438 8 4
Western Illinois 6 9 .400 8.5
Chicago State 0 14 .000 16

Tournament

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Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
1Oral Roberts8
4Valparaiso0
1Oral Roberts12
3Oakland3
3Oakland8
2Southern Utah6
1Oral Roberts7
2Southern Utah1
Lower round 1Lower final
3Oakland6
4Valparaiso42Southern Utah7
2Southern Utah10

Game-by-game results

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Game Winner Score Loser Comment
1 (1) Oral Roberts 8–0 (4) Valparaiso
2 (3) Oakland 8–6 (2) Southern Utah
3 (2) Southern Utah 10–4 (4) Valparaiso Valparaiso eliminated
4 (1) Oral Roberts 12–3 (3) Oakland
5 (2) Southern Utah 7–6 (3) Oakland Oakland eliminated
6 (1) Oral Roberts 7–1 (2) Southern Utah Oral Roberts wins Mid-Con Championship

All-Tournament Team

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Name School
Doug Bernier Oral Roberts
Dennis Bigley Oral Roberts
Danny Boyle Oral Roberts
David Castillo Oral Roberts
Stockton Davis Oral Roberts
Erick Donaldson Oral Roberts
Ryan DuVall Southern Utah
Ryan Freiburger Oakland
Ty Herriott Oakland
Chris Nelson Southern Utah
Shane Perkins Southern Utah
Jake Reynolds Southern Utah
Peter Varon Oakland
Rick White Southern Utah

Tournament Most Valuable Player

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Erick Donaldson of Oral Roberts was named Tournament MVP.

References

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  1. ^ 2021 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Summit League. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
  2. ^ "Summit League Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Summit League. Retrieved May 24, 2025.