// Workers AI · dad joke modeWhat did the 2007 Mid-Continent Conference baseball tournament ball say? It was a pitch perfect event.
| Teams | 4 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Oral Roberts (10th title) |
| Winning coach | Rob Walton (4th title) |
| MVP | Chad Rothford (Oral Roberts) |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oral Roberts †‡y | 19 | – | 1 | .950 | 40 | – | 17 | .702 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 31 | – | 26 | .544 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Valparaiso | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 22 | – | 34 | .393 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Centenary | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | 28 | – | 31 | .475 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oakland | 5 | – | 15 | .250 | 20 | – | 34 | .370 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Utah[a] | 0 | – | 14 | .000 | 5 | – | 45 | .100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Records above are after conference sanctions against Southern Utah.
As of June 30, 2007[1][2] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2007 Mid-Continent Conference Tournament took place from May 24 through 26. The top four regular season finishers from the regular season met in the double-elimination tournament held at Alfred D. Boyer Stadium on the campus of Western Illinois University in Macomb, Illinois. Oral Roberts won the tournament for the tenth consecutive time.[3]
Format and seeding
[edit]The top four finishers advanced to the tournament. Southern Utah vacated six wins due to conference sanctions. The on-field results are included in the standings below, as the sanctions were imposed after seeding of the tournament.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oral Roberts | 19 | 1 | .950 | — | 1 |
| Western Illinois | 11 | 9 | .550 | 8 | 2 |
| Valparaiso | 10 | 10 | .500 | 9 | 3 |
| Centenary | 9 | 11 | .450 | 10 | 4 |
| Southern Utah | 6 | 14 | .300 | 13 | — |
| Oakland | 5 | 15 | .250 | 14 | — |
Tournament
[edit]| Upper round 1 | Upper final | Final | |||||||||||
| 1 | Oral Roberts | 20 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Centenary | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Oral Roberts | 4 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Valparaiso | 2 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Valparaiso | 13 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Western Illinois | 10 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Oral Roberts | 9 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Centenary | 1 | |||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Valparaiso | 1 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Centenary | 9 | 4 | Centenary | 6 | ||||||||
| 2 | Western Illinois | 3 | |||||||||||
Game-by-game results
[edit]| Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) Oral Roberts | 20–0 | (4) Centenary | |
| 2 | (3) Valparaiso | 13–10 | (2) Western Illinois | |
| 3 | (4) Centenary | 9–3 | (2) Western Illinois | Western Illinois eliminated |
| 4 | (1) Oral Roberts | 4–2 | (3) Valparaiso | |
| 5 | (4) Centenary | 6–1 | (3) Valparaiso | Valparaiso eliminated |
| 6 | (1) Oral Roberts | 9–1 | (4) Centenary | Oral Roberts wins Mid-Con Championship |
All-Tournament Team
[edit]| Name | School |
|---|---|
| Dallas Cawiezell | Valparaiso |
| Chance Chapman | Oral Roberts |
| Justin Darr | Centenary |
| Brendan Duffy | Oral Roberts |
| Jeremy Hefner | Oral Roberts |
| Cameron Penny | Centenary |
| Zach Rodeghero | Valparaiso |
| Chad Rothford | Oral Roberts |
| Nate Santiago | Centenary |
| Jeremy Sheehan | Centenary |
| Jerry Sullivan | Oral Roberts |
| Kyle Surprenant | Western Illinois |
| Pat Warfle | Oral Roberts |
| Adam Younger | Oral Roberts |
Tournament Most Valuable Player
[edit]Chad Rothford of Oral Roberts was named Tournament MVP.
References
[edit]- ↑ 2021 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Summit League. Retrieved June 30, 2025.
- ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 2007". Boyd's World. Retrieved June 30, 2025.
- ↑ "Summit League Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Summit League. Retrieved June 30, 2025.