2014 Summit League Tournament

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The 2014 Summit League baseball tournament was held in Sioux Falls, SD. #4 North Dakota State University defeated #2 Western Illinois University for the title. Reed Pfannenstein of North Dakota State was named MVP.

Participating Teams[edit]

Seed School Conf. Record Head Coach
1 South Dakota State University 11-11 Dave Schrage
2 Western Illinois University 11-13 Ryan Brownlee
3 Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne 11-13 Bobby Pierce
4 North Dakota State University 10-12 Tod Brown
  • Nebraska-Omaha (15-9) ineligible as it transitions to Division I.

Results[edit]

Bracket[edit]

  First Round   Second Round   Final
                             
  1 South Dakota St. 3  
  4 North Dakota St. 4    
      4 North Dakota St. 6  
      2 Western Illinois 1    
  2 Western Illinois 8          
  3 IPFW 7        
      4 North Dakota St. 9 x
        2 Western Illinois 0 x
       
    2 Western Illinois 5    
  1 South Dakota St. 6     1 South Dakota St. 2  
  3 IPFW 3  


Game Results[edit]

Game Winner Score Loser Notes
May 22
Game 1 Western Illinois University 8-7 (10) Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne
Game 2 North Dakota State University 4-3 South Dakota State University
May 23
Game 3 South Dakota State University 6-3 Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne IPFW eliminated
Game 4 North Dakota State University 6-1 Western Illinois University
Game 5 Western Illinois University 5-2 South Dakota State University South Dakota State eliminated
May 24
Game 6 North Dakota State University 9-0 Western Illinois University North Dakota State advances to NCAA tournament

All-Tournament Team[edit]

  • Nick Altavilla, North Dakota State
  • Tom Constand, Western Illinois
  • David Ernst, North Dakota State
  • Kristian Gayday, Fort Wayne
  • Tanner Glore, Western Illinois
  • Jon Hechtner, North Dakota State
  • Jameson Henning, Western Illinois
  • Chad Hodges, South Dakota State
  • Michael Leach, North Dakota State
  • Reed Pfannenstein, North Dakota State
  • J.J. Reimer, Western Illinois
  • Scott Splett, South Dakota State
  • Parker Trewin, North Dakota State
  • Evan VanSumeren, Fort Wayne