1996 North Central Conference Tournament

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The 1996 North Central Conference baseball tournament was held in Fargo, ND. Mankato State University defeated North Dakota State University for the title.

Participating Teams[edit]

Seed School Conf. Record Head Coach
North 1 North Dakota State University 8-4 Mitch McLeod
North 2 Mankato State University 7-5 Dean Bowyer
at-large University of Northern Colorado 0-0 Terry Hensley
South 1 South Dakota State University 12-4 Mark Ekeland
South 2 Morningside College 9-7 Jim Scholten
South 3 University of Nebraska at Omaha 7-9 Bob Gates

Results[edit]

Bracket[edit]

  First round Second round Third round Semi-finals Finals
                                                 
  S1 South Dakota State 15  
  N2 Mankato State 18     N2 Mankato State 28  
    S3 Nebraska Omaha 3    
  N1 North Dakota State 21         N2 Mankato State 13            
  S2 Morningside 1           Northern Colorado 3              
      N1 North Dakota State 7           N2 Mankato State 4 4
      Northern Colorado 8         N1 North Dakota State 8 3
  Northern Colorado 6         Northern Colorado 3    
  S3 Nebraska Omaha 4       N1 North Dakota State 4     N1 North Dakota State 10  
  S1 South Dakota State 11     S1 South Dakota State 2  
  S2 Morningside 2  



Game Results[edit]

Game Winner Score Loser Notes
Game 1 Mankato State University 18-15 South Dakota State University
Game 2 University of Northern Colorado 6-4 University of Nebraska at Omaha
Game 3 North Dakota State University 21-1 Morningside College
Game 4 Mankato State University 28-3 University of Nebraska at Omaha Nebraska Omaha eliminated
Game 5 South Dakota State University 11-2 Morningside College Morningside eliminated
Game 6 University of Northern Colorado 8-7 North Dakota State University
Game 7 North Dakota State University 4-2 South Dakota State University South Dakota State eliminated
Game 8 Mankato State University 13-3 University of Northern Colorado
Game 9 North Dakota State University 10-3 University of Northern Colorado Northern Colorado eliminated
Game 10 North Dakota State University 8-4 Mankato State University
Game 11 Mankato State University 4-3 North Dakota State University Mankato State advances to NCAA tournament