2000 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Tournament

The 2000 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference baseball tournament was held in Winona, MN. Winona State University defeated Southwest Minnesota State University for the title. Nick Altavilla of Winona State was named MVP.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
1	Winona State University	15-1	Gary Grob
2	Southwest Minnesota State University	12-4	Paul Blanchard
3	Wayne State College	11-5	John Manganaro
4	University of Minnesota Duluth	9-7	Scott Hanna

Results

Bracket

	First Round					Second Round					Final
	1	Winona St.	5
	4	Minnesota Duluth	3
						1	Winona St.	7
						2	Southwest Minnesota St.	6
	2	Southwest Minnesota St.	3
	3	Wayne St. (NE)	1
											1	Winona St.	10	x
											2	Southwest Minnesota St.	3	x
						2	Southwest Minnesota St.	14
	4	Minnesota Duluth	6			4	Minnesota Duluth	13
	3	Wayne St. (NE)	5

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
Game 1	Southwest Minnesota State University	3-1	Wayne State College
Game 2	Winona State University	5-3	University of Minnesota Duluth
Game 3	University of Minnesota Duluth	6-5	Wayne State College	Wayne State eliminated
Game 4	Winona State University	7-6	Southwest Minnesota State University
Game 5	Southwest Minnesota State University	14-13	University of Minnesota Duluth	Minnesota Duluth eliminated
Game 6	Winona State University	10-3	Southwest Minnesota State University	Winona State advances to NCAA tournament

All Turnament Team

• Corey Wenzel C Minnesota Duluth
• Travis Zick Jr. 1B Winona State
• Rob Bruner 2B Bemidji State
• Matt Tiggas Jr. 3B Southwest State
• Shea Mueske Sr. SS Winona State
• Nick Altavilla Jr. OF Winona State
• Luke Hanegraaf OF Minnesota Duluth
• Dan Smith Sr. OF Southwest State
• Luke Short DH Winona State
• Andy Davis Sr. P Winona State
• Jeremy Hebl Sr. P Southwest State
• Mat O’Brien Sr. RP Winona State
• B.J. Richter Sr. RP Southwest State