2012 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Tournament

The 2012 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference baseball tournament was held in Mankato, MN. Minnesota State University, Mankato defeated St. Cloud State University for the title. Mike Eckhart of Minnesota State was named MVP.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
1	Minnesota State University, Mankato	27-5	Matt Magers
2	St. Cloud State University	26-6	Pat Dolan
3	Wayne State College	23-9	Brian Disch
4	Winona State University	22-12	Kyle Poock
5	Augustana College	22-12	Tim Huber
6	University of Minnesota Duluth	17-18	Bob Rients

Results

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Third round					Semi-finals					Finals
	1	Minnesota-Mankato	6
	6	Minnesota Duluth	5			1	Minnesota-Mankato	7
						3	Wayne St. (NE)	5
	2	St. Cloud St.	6								1	Minnesota-Mankato	2
	5	Augustana (SD)	4								2	St. Cloud St.	3
						2	St. Cloud St.	3													2	St. Cloud St.	6	7
						4	Winona St.	2													1	Minnesota-Mankato	11	9
	3	Wayne St. (NE)	1													1	Minnesota-Mankato	10
	4	Winona St.	2								4	Winona St.	4			5	Augustana (SD)	1
						6	Minnesota Duluth	1			5	Augustana (SD)	7
						5	Augustana (SD)	3

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 9
Game 1	Winona State University	2-1	Wayne State College
Game 2	Minnesota State University, Mankato	6-5	University of Minnesota Duluth
Game 3	St. Cloud State University	6-4	Augustana College
May 10
Game 4	Augustana College	3-1	University of Minnesota Duluth	Minnesota Duluth eliminated
Game 5	Minnesota State University, Mankato	7-5	Wayne State College	Wayne State eliminated
Game 6	St. Cloud State University	3-2	Winona State University
May 11
Game 7	Augustana College	7-4	Winona State University	Winona State eliminated
Game 8	St. Cloud State University	3-2	Minnesota State University, Mankato
Game 9	Minnesota State University, Mankato	10-1	Augustana College	Augustana eliminated
May 12
Game 10	Minnesota State University, Mankato	11-6	St. Cloud State University
Game 11	Minnesota State University, Mankato	9-7	St. Cloud State University	Minnesota State advances to NCAA tournament

All-Tournament Team

• Mike Jurgella C Fr. St. Cloud State
• Joey Benke 1B Sr. St. Cloud State
• Matt Kuchenbecker 2B Sr. Minnesota State
• Pat Dockendorf 3B Sr. Minnesota State
• Connor McCallum SS Fr. Minnesota State
• Derek Wojcik OF Jr. Winona State
• Garrett Fischer OF So. St. Cloud State
• Mike Eckhart OF Jr. Minnesota State
• Jeremy Sudbeck DH Sr. Minnesota State
• Casey Jacobson P Sr. Augustana
• Jason Hoppe P So. Minnesota State