2023 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Tournament

The 2023 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference baseball tournament was held May 10-14 at Veterans Memorial Ballpark at BNC Field in Mandan, ND and Municipal Ballpark at Dakota Community Bank & Trust Field in Bismarck, ND. #4 St. Cloud State University defeated #2 Minnesota State University, Mankato for the title. IF/RHP Sam Riola of St. Cloud St. was named Most Valuable Player.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
1	Augustana University	28-7	Tim Huber
2	Minnesota State University, Mankato	25-8	Matt Magers
3	University of Minnesota Crookston	26-10	Steve Gust
4	St. Cloud State University	20-10	Pat Dolan
5	Southwest Minnesota State University	19-13	Paul Blanchard
6	Minot State University	20-14	Sam Boisner
7	Winona State University	18-16	Seth Wing
8	Wayne State College	18-16	Alex Koch

Results

Bracket

	Round 1					Round 2					Round 3										Finals
	1	Augustana (SD)	6
	8	Wayne State (NE)	5
						1	Augustana (SD)	1
						4	St. Cloud State	10
	4	St. Cloud State	10
	5	SW Minnesota State	3
											4	St. Cloud State	7
											2	Minnesota-Mankato	3
	2	Minnesota-Mankato	10
	7	Winona State	1
						2	Minnesota-Mankato	5
						3	Minnesota Crookston	3
	3	Minnesota Crookston	7
	6	Minot State	3																		4	St. Cloud State	5	13
																					2	Minnesota-Mankato	6	7
	Losers Bracket 1					Losers Bracket 2					Losers Bracket 3					Losers Bracket 4
						3	Minnesota Crookston	7
	8	Wayne State (NE)	7			8	Wayne State (NE)	5								2	Minnesota-Mankato	6
	5	SW Minnesota State	6								3	Minnesota Crookston	5			1	Augustana (SD)	1
											1	Augustana (SD)	6
						1	Augustana (SD)	7
	7	Winona State	8			7	Winona State	2
	6	Minot State	7

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 10
Game 1	Augustana University	6-5	Wayne State College
Game 2	St. Cloud State University	10-3	Southwest Minnesota State University
Game 3	University of Minnesota Crookston	7-3	Minot State University
Game 4	Minnesota State University, Mankato	10-1	Winona State University
May 11
Game 5	Wayne State College	7-6	Southwest Minnesota State University	Southwest Minnesota State eliminated
Game 6	Winona State University	8-7	Minot State University	Minot State eliminated
Game 7	Minnesota State University, Mankato	5-3	University of Minnesota Crookston
Game 8	St. Cloud State University	10-1	Augustana University
Game 9	Augustana University	7-2	Winona State University	Winona State eliminated
Game 10	University of Minnesota Crookston	7-5	Wayne State College	Wayne State eliminated
May 13
Game 11	St. Cloud State University	7-3	Minnesota State University, Mankato
Game 12	Augustana University	6-5	University of Minnesota Crookston	Minnesota Crookston eliminated
Game 13	Minnesota State University, Mankato	6-1	Augustana University	Augustana eliminated
May 14
Game 14	Minnesota State University, Mankato	6-5	St. Cloud State University
Game 15	St. Cloud State University	13-7	Minnesota State University, Mankato	St. Cloud St. advances to NCAA tournament

All-Tournament Team

• IF Parker Mooney Augustana
• RHP Jake Dykhoff Minnesota Crookston
• INF/OF Jackson Hauge Minnesota Mankato
• LHP Dylan Gotto Minnesota Mankato
• INF Aidan Byrne Minnesota Mankato
• LHP Nathan Culley Minnesota Mankato
• IF/RHP Sam Riola (MVP) St. Cloud
• OF Mitchell Gumbko St. Cloud
• C Kevin Butler St. Cloud
• IF Ethan Navratil St. Cloud
• INF Chase Douglas Wayne State