1998 Midwestern Collegiate Conference baseball tournament
| Teams | 6 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Butler (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Steve Farley (1st title) |
| MVP | Eric Storey (Butler) |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Butler ‡y | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 33 | – | 21 | .611 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Milwaukee | 14 | – | 6 | .700 | 33 | – | 15 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Detroit | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 20 | – | 21 | .488 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wright State | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | 20 | – | 34 | .370 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cleveland State | 8 | – | 11 | .421 | 21 | – | 32 | .396 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UIC | 3 | – | 16 | .158 | 11 | – | 25 | .306 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1998[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1998 Midwestern Collegiate Conference baseball tournament took place in May of 1998, near the close of the 1998 NCAA Division I baseball season. All six of the league's teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at Les Miller Field on the campus of UIC in Chicago. Top seeded Butler won their second Horizon League Championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2]
Seeding and format
The league's teams are seeded one through six based on winning percentage, using conference games only. The top two seeds received a single bye, meeting first round winners while first round losers played elimination games. This was the first year of the 6 team format, and the only year including first round byes for the top two seeds.[3]
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butler | 13 | 5 | .722 | — | 1 |
| Milwaukee | 14 | 6 | .700 | 1 | 2 |
| Detroit | 10 | 8 | .556 | 3 | 3 |
| Wright State | 9 | 11 | .450 | 5 | 4 |
| Cleveland State | 8 | 11 | .421 | 5.5 | 5 |
| UIC | 3 | 16 | .158 | 10.5 | 6 |
Bracket and results
| Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Final | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | Milwaukee | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Wright State | 2 | 5 | Cleveland State | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Cleveland State | 3 | 2 | Milwaukee | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Butler | 5 (13) | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Butler | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Detroit | 9 | 3 | Detroit | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | UIC | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Butler | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Milwaukee | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower final | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Cleveland State | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Milwaukee | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | UIC | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Cleveland State | 7 | 3 | Detroit | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Detroit | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Detroit | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Wright State | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[4]
| Pos | Name | School |
|---|---|---|
| P | Ryan Harber | Butler |
| Mike Casper | Milwaukee | |
| C | Lee Jaramillo | Milwaukee |
| 1B | Jeff Haase | Cleveland State |
| 2B | Greg Toll | Milwaukee |
| 3B | Eric Storey | Butler |
| SS | Blair Hayward | Butler |
| OF | Mike Pesci | Detroit |
| Josh Wilke | Butler | |
| Eric Lubarsky | Milwaukee |
Most Valuable Player
Eric Storey of Butler was named Most Valuable Player of the Tournament.[4]
References
- ↑ 2018 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Horizon League. p. 144. Retrieved March 15, 2026.
- ↑ "1998 Baseball Team". Butler Bulldogs. July 11, 2022. Retrieved March 22, 2026.
- ↑ 2018 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Horizon League. p. 6. Retrieved March 22, 2026.
- 1 2 2018 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Horizon League. p. 151. Retrieved March 22, 2026.