2002 North Central Conference Tournament

The 2002 North Central Conference baseball tournament was held in Omaha, NE. Minnesota State University, Mankato defeated South Dakota State University for the title.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
1	University of Nebraska at Omaha	14-4	Bob Herold
2	Minnesota State University, Mankato	13-7	Dean Bowyer
3	Augustana College	11-9	Jeff Holm
4	South Dakota State University	10-10	Mark Ekeland

Results

Bracket

	First Round					Second Round					Final
	1	Nebraska Omaha	23
	4	South Dakota State	9
						1	Nebraska Omaha	8
						2	Minn.-Mankato	21
	2	Minn.-Mankato	7
	3	Augustana	4
											2	Minn.-Mankato	6	x
											4	South Dakota State	5	x
						1	Nebraska Omaha	6
	4	South Dakota State	17			4	South Dakota State	7
	3	Augustana	16

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 9
Game 1	University of Nebraska at Omaha	23-9	South Dakota State University
Game 2	Minnesota State University, Mankato	7-4	Augustana College
May 10
Game 3	South Dakota State University	17-16	Augustana College	Augustana eliminated
Game 4	Minnesota State University, Mankato	21-8	University of Nebraska at Omaha
Game 5	South Dakota State University	7-6 (14)	University of Nebraska at Omaha	Nebraska Omaha eliminated
May 12
Game 6	Minnesota State University, Mankato	6-5	South Dakota State University	Minnesota State advances to NCAA tournament