2002 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Tournament

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

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

Bracket

	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

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

• 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