1996 Mid-Continent Conference baseball tournament

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1996 Mid-Continent Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsNortheastern Illinois (1st title)
Winning coachJim Hawrysko (1st title)
MVPMatt Dunne (Northeastern Illinois)
  • ← 1995
  • Mid-Con baseball tournament
  • 1997 →
1996 Mid-Continent Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
East
Troy State  x‍‍‍ 16 – 2 – 0   .889 41 – 13 – 0   .759
Pace  ‍‍‍ 10 – 10 – 0   .500 20 – 28 – 0   .417
Youngstown State  ‍‍‍ 10 – 10 – 0   .500 20 – 25 – 0   .444
NYIT  ‍‍‍ 8 – 12 – 0   .400 20 – 25 – 0   .444
C.W. Post  ‍‍‍ 7 – 11 – 0   .389 15 – 24 – 1   .388
Central Connecticut  ‍‍‍ 7 – 13 – 0   .350 17 – 25 – 1   .407
West
Eastern Illinois  x‍‍‍ 15 – 3 – 0   .833 24 – 22 – 0   .522
Northeastern Illinois  ‍‍‡‍y 12 – 12 – 0   .500 31 – 29 – 0   .517
Valparaiso  ‍‍‍ 9 – 11 – 0   .450 18 – 29 – 0   .383
Western Illinois  ‍‍‍ 9 – 13 – 0   .409 14 – 27 – 0   .341
Chicago State  ‍‍‍ 7 – 13 – 0   .350 20 – 28 – 1   .418
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1996[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1996 Mid-Continent Conference Tournament took place from May 10 through 11. The top two regular season finishers of each of the league's two divisions met in the double-elimination tournament held at Riddle–Pace Field on the campus of Troy State University in Troy, Alabama. Northeastern Illinois won the tournament for the first time.[2]

Format and seeding[edit]

The top two teams from each division advanced to the tournament.

East Division
Team W L Pct. GB Seed
Troy State 16 2 .889 — 1E
Pace 10 10 .500 7 2E
Youngstown State 10 10 .500 7 —
NYIT 8 12 .400 9 —
C.W. Post 7 11 .389 9 —
Central Connecticut 7 13 .350 10 —
West Division
Team W L Pct. GB Seed
Eastern Illinois 15 3 .833 — 1W
Northeastern Illinois 12 12 .500 6 2W
Valparaiso 9 11 .450 7 —
Western Illinois 9 13 .409 8 —
Chicago State 7 13 .350 9 —

Tournament[edit]

Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
1ETroy State7
2WNortheastern Illinois8
2WNortheastern Illinois14
2EPace5
1WEastern Illinois1
2EPace5
2WNortheastern Illinois3
1ETroy State0
Lower round 1Lower final
2EPace6
1ETroy State91ETroy State12
1WEastern Illinois5

Game-by-game results[edit]

Game Winner Score Loser Comment
1 (2E) Pace 5–1 (1W) Eastern Illinois
2 (2W) Northeastern Illinois 8–7 (1E) Troy State
3 (1E) Troy State 9–5 (1W) Eastern Illinois Eastern Illinois eliminated
4 (2W) Northeastern Illinois 14–5 (2E) Pace
5 (1E) Troy State 12–6 (2E) Pace Pace eliminated
6 (2W) Northeastern Illinois 3–0 (1E) Troy State Northeastern Illinois wins Mid-Con Championship

All-Tournament Team[edit]

Name School
Peter Bezeredi Troy
Rob Bruce Northeastern Illinois
Frank Chibbaro Pace
Phil Ciccone Pace
Chad Dubé Troy
Matt Dunne Northeastern Illinois
Scott D’Ottavio Pace
Jim Jasper Northeastern Illinois
Bob Kostuch Northeastern Illinois
Matt Majcherek Northeastern Illinois
Tom Panzica Northeastern Illinois
Josh Zink Eastern Illinois

Tournament Most Valuable Player[edit]

Matt Dunne of Northeastern Illinois was named Tournament MVP.

References[edit]

  1. ^ 2021 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Summit League. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  2. ^ "Summit League Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Summit League. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
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