1996 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Tournament

The 1996 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference baseball tournament was held at Bowman Field in Williamsport, PA. Eastern division champion Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania defeated Western division runner-up Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania for the title.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
East 1	Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania	15-5	Bruce Peddie
East 2	Mansfield University of Pennsylvania	15-5	Harry Hillson
West 1	Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania	14-6	Jeff Messer
West 2	Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania	13-7	Smokey Stover

Results

Bracket

First Round

Second Round

Final

E1

Shippensburg

2

W2

Lock Haven

4

W2

Lock Haven

4

W1

Slippery Rock

3

W1

Slippery Rock

11

E2

Mansfield

5

W2

Lock Haven

2

2

E1

Shippensburg

6

3

W1

Slippery Rock

1

E1

Shippensburg

7

E1

Shippensburg

11

E2

Mansfield

4

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 10
Game 1	Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania	11-5	Mansfield University of Pennsylvania
Game 2	Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania	4-2	Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
May 11
Game 3	Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania	7-4	Mansfield University of Pennsylvania	Mansfield eliminated
Game 4	Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania	4-3	Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania	Game suspended in 4th inning, finished 5/12
May 12
Game 5	Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania	11-1	Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania	Slippery Rock eliminated
Game 6	Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania	6-2	Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania
Game 7	Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania	3-2	Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania	Shippensburg wins championship