2005 Mid-Continent Conference baseball tournament
| Teams | 4 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Oral Roberts (8th title) |
| Winning coach | Rob Walton (2nd title) |
| MVP | Michael Holliman (Oral Roberts) |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oral Roberts †‡y | 22 | – | 2 | .917 | 42 | – | 20 | .677 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 14 | – | 10 | .583 | 24 | – | 34 | .414 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Utah | 12 | – | 10 | .545 | 26 | – | 28 | .481 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Centenary | 12 | – | 12 | .500 | 27 | – | 30 | .474 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Valparaiso | 10 | – | 12 | .455 | 21 | – | 31 | .404 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oakland | 9 | – | 15 | .375 | 14 | – | 38 | .269 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago State | 3 | – | 21 | .125 | 6 | – | 50 | .107 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2005[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2005 Mid-Continent Conference Tournament took place from May 26 through 28. 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 eighth consecutive time.[2]
Format and seeding
[edit]The top four finishers advanced to the tournament.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oral Roberts | 22 | 2 | .917 | — | 1 |
| Western Illinois | 14 | 10 | .583 | 8 | 2 |
| Southern Utah | 12 | 10 | .545 | 9 | 3 |
| Centenary | 12 | 12 | .500 | 10 | 4 |
| Valparaiso | 10 | 12 | .455 | 11 | — |
| Oakland | 9 | 15 | .375 | 13 | — |
| Chicago State | 3 | 21 | .125 | 19 | — |
Tournament
[edit]| Upper round 1 | Upper final | Final | |||||||||||
| 1 | Oral Roberts | 6 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Centenary | 1 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Oral Roberts | 11 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Southern Utah | 2 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Southern Utah | 6 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Western Illinois | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Oral Roberts | 9 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Centenary | 1 | |||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Southern Utah | 3 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Centenary | 6 | 4 | Centenary | 7 | ||||||||
| 2 | Western Illinois | 5 | |||||||||||
Game-by-game results
[edit]| Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) Oral Roberts | 6–1 | (4) Centenary | |
| 2 | (3) Southern Utah | 6–2 | (2) Western Illinois | |
| 3 | (4) Centenary | 6–5 | (2) Western Illinois | Western Illinois eliminated |
| 4 | (1) Oral Roberts | 11–2 | (3) Southern Utah | |
| 5 | (4) Centenary | 16–12 10 | (3) Southern Utah | Southern Utah eliminated |
| 6 | (1) Oral Roberts | 9–1 | (4) Centenary | Oral Roberts wins Mid-Con Championship |
All-Tournament Team
[edit]| Name | School |
|---|---|
| Brian Aguailar | Oral Roberts |
| J.C. Biagi | Centenary |
| Dennis Bigley | Oral Roberts |
| Brandon Fulenchek | Centenary |
| Michael Hollimon | Oral Roberts |
| Kasey Hubbard | Southern Utah |
| T.J. Kistner | Western Illinois |
| Bobby Mahon | Western Illinois |
| Taylor McIntyre | Oral Roberts |
| Kelly Minissale | Oral Roberts |
| Aaron Nelson | Southern Utah |
| Jeff Oliverson | Southern Utah |
| Tim Ryan | Centenary |
| Tim Torres | Oral Roberts |
Tournament Most Valuable Player
[edit]Michael Holliman of Oral Roberts was named Tournament MVP.
References
[edit]- ^ 2021 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Summit League. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
- ^ "Summit League Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Summit League. Retrieved May 25, 2025.