1985 Association of Mid-Continent Universities baseball tournament


The 1985 Association of Mid-Continent Universities Tournament took place from May 10 through 12. The top 4 regular season finishers of the league's seven teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at Monier Field, home of the Eastern Illinois in Charleston, Illinois. Southwest Missouri State won the tournament for the second time.[2]

1985 Association of Mid-Continent Universities
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsSouthwest Missouri State (2nd title)
Winning coachKeith Guttin (2nd title)
  • 1984
  • AMCU baseball tournament
  • 1986
1985 Association of Mid-Continent Universities baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Blue Division
Valparaiso  x‍‍‍ 5 3 0   .625 35 21 1   .623
Cleveland State  ‍‍‍ 4 4 0   .500 23 30 2   .436
UIC  ‍‍‍ 3 5 0   .375 28 41 1   .407
Gray Division
Eastern Illinois  x‍‍‍ 8 0 0   1.000 33 14 1   .698
Southwest Missouri State  ‍‍ 5 3 0   .625 24 16 0   .600
Western Illinois  ‍‍‍ 7 5 0   .583 25 14 1   .638
Northern Iowa  ‍‍‍ 0 12 0   .000 15 32 0   .319
‡ – Tournament champion
As of June 30, 1985[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Format and seeding

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The top two teams from each division advanced to the tournament. The top seed from each division played the second seed from the opposite division in the second round.

Blue Division
Team W L Pct. GB Seed
Valparaiso 5 3 .625 1B
Cleveland State 4 4 .500 1 2B
UIC 3 5 .375 2
Gray Division
Team W L Pct. GB Seed
Eastern Illinois 8 0 1.000 1G
Southwest Missouri State 5 3 .625 3 2G
Western Illinois 7 5 .583 3
Northern Iowa 0 12 .000 10

Tournament

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First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1BValparaiso1
2GSouthwest Missouri State2
2GSouthwest Missouri State4
1GEastern Illinois2
1GEastern Illinois5
2BCleveland State2
2GSouthwest Missouri State3
1GEastern Illinois2
Lower round 1Lower final
1GEastern Illinois11
1BValparaiso171BValparaiso2
2BCleveland State7

References

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  1. ^ 2021 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Summit League. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
  2. ^ "Summit League Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Summit League. Retrieved November 4, 2021.