1996 Mid-Continent Conference baseball tournament

January 2025 1996 Mid-Continent Conference Mid-Con 4 Double-elimination Riddle–Pace Field Troy, Alabama 1996 Northeastern Illinois Golden Eagles Northeastern Illinois 1st Jim Hawrysko 1st Matt Dunne Northeastern Illinois The 1996 Mid-Continent Conference Tournament took place from May 10 through 11. The top two regular season finishers of each of the league's two divisions met in the double-elimination tournament held at Riddle–Pace Field on the campus of Troy State University in Troy, Alabama. 1996 Northeastern Illinois Golden Eagles Northeastern Illinois won the tournament for the first time.https://thesummitleague.org/documents/2021/7/20//Baseball_2021.pdf Summit League Baseball Record Book Summit League June 1, 2024 Format and seeding The top two teams from each division advanced to the tournament. + East Division Team W L Pct. GB Seed 1996 Troy State Trojans Troy State 16 2 .889 — 1E 1996 Pace Setters Pace 10 10 .500 7 2E 1996 Youngstown State Penguins Youngstown State 10 10 .500 7 — 1996 NYIT Bears NYIT 8 12 .400 9 — 1996 C.W. Post Pioneers C.W. Post 7 11 .389 9 — 1996 Central Connecticut Blue Devils Central Connecticut 7 13 .350 10 —+ West Division Team W L Pct. GB Seed 1996 Eastern Illinois Panthers Eastern Illinois 15 3 .833 — 1W 1996 Northeastern Illinois Golden Eagles Northeastern Illinois 12 12 .500 6 2W 1996 Valparaiso Crusaders Valparaiso 9 11 .450 7 — 1996 Western Illinois Leathernecks Western Illinois 9 13 .409 8 — 1996 Chicago State Cougars Chicago State 7 13 .350 9 — Tournament 1E 1996 Troy State Trojans Troy State 7 2W 1996 Northeastern Illinois Golden Eagles Northeastern Illinois 8 1W 1996 Eastern Illinois Panthers Eastern Illinois 1 2E 1996 Pace Setters Pace 5 1E Troy State 9 1W Eastern Illinois 5 2W Northeastern Illinois 14 2E Pace 5 2E Pace 6 1E Troy State 12 2W Northeastern Illinois 3 1E Troy State 0 Game-by-game results Game Winner Score Loser Comment 1 (2E) 1996 Pace Setters Pace 5–1 (1W) 1996 Eastern Illinois Panthers Eastern Illinois 2 (2W) 1996 Northeastern Illinois Golden Eagles Northeastern Illinois 8–7 (1E) 1996 Troy State Trojans Troy State 3 (1E) 1996 Troy State Trojans Troy State 9–5 (1W) 1996 Eastern Illinois Panthers Eastern Illinois Eastern Illinois eliminated 4 (2W) 1996 Northeastern Illinois Golden Eagles Northeastern Illinois 14–5 (2E) 1996 Pace Setters Pace 5 (1E) 1996 Troy State Trojans Troy State 12–6 (2E) 1996 Pace Setters Pace Pace eliminated 6 (2W) 1996 Northeastern Illinois Golden Eagles Northeastern Illinois 3–0 (1E) 1996 Troy State Trojans Troy State Northeastern Illinois wins Mid-Con Championship All-Tournament Team Name School Peter Bezeredi Troy Rob Bruce Northeastern Illinois Frank Chibbaro Pace Phil Ciccone Pace Chad Dubé Troy Matt Dunne Northeastern Illinois Scott D’Ottavio Pace Jim Jasper Northeastern Illinois Bob Kostuch Northeastern Illinois Matt Majcherek Northeastern Illinois Tom Panzica Northeastern Illinois Josh Zink Eastern Illinois Tournament Most Valuable Player Matt Dunne of Northeastern Illinois was named Tournament MVP. References Tournament Category:Summit League baseball tournament Mid-Continent Conference baseball tournament Mid-Continent Conference baseball tournament