2001 Midwestern Collegiate Conference baseball tournament
| Teams | 6 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Milwaukee (2nd title) |
| Winning coach | Jerry Augustine (2nd title) |
| MVP | Scott Gillitzer (Milwaukee) |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Milwaukee ‡y | 16 | – | 4 | .800 | 39 | – | 18 | .684 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UIC | 13 | – | 7 | .650 | 32 | – | 28 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wright State | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | 31 | – | 27 | .534 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Butler | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | 25 | – | 30 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cleveland State | 6 | – | 14 | .300 | 23 | – | 34 | .404 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Detroit | 5 | – | 15 | .250 | 12 | – | 41 | .226 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 2001[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2001 Midwestern Collegiate Conference baseball tournament took place from May 16 through 20, near the close of the 2001 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.[2] Top seeded Milwaukee won their second Horizon League Championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2001 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 teams then played a double-elimination tournament, with the top seed playing the sixth, second seed playing the fifth, and so on in the first round..[3]
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee | 16 | 4 | .800 | — | 1 |
| UIC | 13 | 7 | .650 | 3 | 2 |
| Wright State | 12 | 8 | .600 | 4 | 3 |
| Butler | 8 | 12 | .400 | 8 | 4 |
| Cleveland State | 6 | 14 | .300 | 10 | 5 |
| Detroit | 5 | 15 | .250 | 11 | 6 |
Bracket and results
| First round | Second round | Third round | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Milwaukee | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Detroit | 0 | 1 | Milwaukee | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Wright State | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Wright State | 5 | 1 | Milwaukee | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Butler | 6 | 2 | UIC | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Butler | 0 | 1 | Milwaukee | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | UIC | 1 | 5 | Cleveland State | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | UIC | 1 | 2 | UIC | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Cleveland State | 0 | 4 | Butler | 8 | 5 | Cleveland State | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | Detroit | 0 | 5 | Cleveland State | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Cleveland State | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Most Valuable Player
Scott Gillitzer of Milwaukee was named Most Valuable Player of the Tournament.[2]
References
- ^ 2018 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Horizon League. p. 6. Retrieved February 3, 2026.
- ^ a b "UWM Claims MCC Tournament Title". Milwaukee Panthers. May 20, 2001. Retrieved February 3, 2026.
- ^ 2018 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Horizon League. p. 6. Retrieved February 3, 2026.