1994 Midwestern Collegiate Conference baseball tournament
| Teams | 6 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Notre Dame (5th title) |
| Winning coach | Pat Murphy (5th title) |
| MVP | Tom Price (Notre Dame) |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Notre Dame †‡y | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 46 | – | 16 | .742 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Butler | 11 | – | 8 | .579 | 27 | – | 29 | .482 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Evansville | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 31 | – | 28 | .525 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Detroit | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 24 | – | 27 | .471 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Xavier | 5 | – | 10 | .333 | 19 | – | 35 | .352 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| La Salle | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 10 | – | 36 | .217 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1994[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1994 Midwestern Collegiate Conference baseball tournament took place in May 1994, near the close of the 1994 NCAA Division I baseball season. All six of the league's teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at Frank Eck Stadium on the campus of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, Indiana. Top seeded Notre Dame won their fifth league championship, also their fourth in a row. They qualified for the 1994 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.
Seeding and format
The league's teams are seeded one through six based on winning percentage, using conference games only. The top seed plays the sixth seed while the second seed plays the fifth seed and the third seed plays the fourth in the opening round.[2]
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notre Dame | 14 | 4 | .778 | — | 1 |
| Butler | 11 | 8 | .579 | 3.5 | 2 |
| Evansville | 10 | 5 | .556 | 4 | 3 |
| Detroit | 10 | 10 | .500 | 5 | 4 |
| Xavier | 5 | 10 | .333 | 7.5 | 5 |
| La Salle | 3 | 13 | .188 | 10 | 6 |
Bracket and results
| First round | Second round | Third round | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Notre Dame | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Detroit | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Notre Dame | 21 | 4 | Detroit | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | La Salle | 1 | 6 | La Salle | 9 | 4 | Detroit | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | La Salle | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Evansville | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Xavier | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Evansville | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Evansville | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Detroit | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Evansville | 11 | 1 | Notre Dame | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Butler | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Butler | 12 | 3 | Evansville | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Xavier | 10 | 1 | Notre Dame | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Notre Dame | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Butler | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[3]
| Pos | Name | School |
|---|---|---|
| P | Tom Price | Notre Dame |
| C | Bill McCann | Detroit |
| 1B | Mike Pauldine | Detroit |
| 2B | Aaron Devlin | Evansville |
| 3B | Matt Haas | Notre Dame |
| SS | Paul Failla | Notre Dame |
| OF | Bryan Apolskis | Evansville |
| Scott Sollmann | Notre Dame | |
| Ryan Topham | Notre Dame | |
| DH | Jamie Lopiccolo | Detroit |
Most Valuable Player
Tom Price of Notre Dame was named Most Valuable Player of the Tournament.[3]
References
- ↑ 2018 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Horizon League. p. 144. Retrieved July 15, 2026.
- ↑ 2018 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Horizon League. p. 6. Retrieved July 16, 2026.
- 1 2 2018 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Horizon League. p. 151. Retrieved July 16, 2026.