2002 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Tournament

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The 2002 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference baseball tournament was held in Bemidji, MN. Southwest Minnesota State University defeated Wayne State College for the title. Travis Irwin of Southwest State was named MVP.

Participating Teams[edit]

Seed School Conf. Record Head Coach
1 Bemidji State University 13-3 Jim Grimm
2 Southwest Minnesota State University 18-6 Paul Blanchard
3 Winona State University 15-5 Gary Grob
4 Wayne State College 15-7 John Manganaro

Results[edit]

Bracket[edit]

  First Round   Second Round   Final
                             
  1 Bemidji St. 2  
  4 Wayne St. (NE) 16    
      4 Wayne St. (NE) 5  
      3 Winona St. 4    
  2 Southwest Minnesota St. 4          
  3 Winona St. 22        
      4 Wayne St. (NE) 5 6
        2 Southwest Minnesota St. 6 7
       
    3 Winona St. 8    
  1 Bemidji St. 8     2 Southwest Minnesota St. 10  
  2 Southwest Minnesota St. 12  


Game Results[edit]

Game Winner Score Loser Notes
May 10
Game 1 Winona State University 22-4 Southwest Minnesota State University
Game 2 Wayne State College 16-2 Bemidji State University
Game 3 Southwest Minnesota State University 12-8 Bemidji State University Bemidji State eliminated
May 11
Game 4 Wayne State College 5-4 Winona State University
Game 5 Southwest Minnesota State University 10-8 Winona State University Winona State eliminated
May 12
Game 6 Southwest Minnesota State University 6-5 Wayne State College
Game 7 Southwest Minnesota State University 7-6 Wayne State College Southwest Minnesota State advances to NCAA tournament

All-Tournament Team[edit]

  • Derrick Jenniges Sr. C Southwest State
  • Kyle Butt Jr. 1B Winona State
  • Chris Monaco Fr. 2B Southwest State
  • Nolan Gilbertson Jr. 3B Winona State
  • Donald Whitmire Jr. SS Wayne State
  • Joe Hartman Sr. OF Wayne State
  • Jacob Swartout Sr. OF Southwest State
  • Ben Vazquez Fr. OF Winona State
  • Travis Irwin Jr. DH Southwest State
  • Cody Cotton Jr. RHP Southwest State
  • Marc Craigmile So. RHP Southwest State
  • Travis McCarter So. RHP Wayne State