The 1997 Mid-Continent Conference Tournament took place from May 9 through 11. The top two regular season finishers of each of the league's two divisions met in the double-elimination tournament hosted by league member Northeastern Illinois in Chicago, Illinois. won the tournament for the second time.
Format and seeding The top two teams from each division advanced to the tournament. + East Division Team W L Pct. GB Seed 8 6 .571 — 1E 8 7 .533 .5 2E 9 8 .529 .5 — 6 6 .500 1 — 7 8 .467 1.5 — 8 11 .421 2.5 —+ West Division Team W L Pct. GB Seed 16 7 .696 — 1W 10 9 .526 4 2W 10 12 .455 5.5 — 6 24 .200 13.5 —
Tournament
Game-by-game results Game Winner Score Loser Comment 1 (1E) 15–3 (2W) 2 (1W) 12–3 (2E) 3 (2E) 7–6 (2W) Western Illinois eliminated 4 (1E) 5–2 (1W) 5 (1W) 7–3 (2E) C.W. Post eliminated 6 (1E) 9–3(1W) Troy State wins Mid-Con Championship
All-Tournament Team Name School Tom Blake C.W. Post Rhodney Donaldson Troy Dan Eide Troy John Fodrowski C.W. Post Brian Hantosh Northeastern Illinois Jim Jasper Northeastern Illinois Bryan Kelly Troy State Kenny Krey Troy State Chris Langford Troy State Brian Quinn Western Illinois Mark Raciti Northeastern Illinois Jorge Soto Troy State
Tournament Most Valuable Player Bryan Kelly of Troy State was named Tournament MVP.
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