1996 Midwestern Collegiate Conference baseball tournament

July 2026 1996 Midwestern Collegiate Conference MWCC 4 Double-elimination Bush Stadium Indianapolis, Indiana 1996 Northern Illinois Huskies Northern Illinois 1st Spanky McFarland 1st Jason King Northern Illinois The 1996 Midwestern Collegiate Conference baseball tournament took place in May 1996, near the close of the 1996 NCAA Division I baseball season. The top four finishers of the league's seven teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at Bush Stadium on the campus of Butler in Indianapolis. Second seeded 1996 Northern Illinois Huskies Northern Illinois won their first Horizon League Championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 1996 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.https://butlersports.com/sports/2022/7/11/1998-baseball-team.aspx Butler Bulldogs July 11, 2022 1998 Baseball Team March 26, 2026 Seeding and format The league's teams are seeded one through four based on winning percentage, using conference games only. The top seed plays the fourth seed while the second seed plays the third seed in the opening round. Butler claimed the third seed and Northern Illinois the fourth seed over Detroit by tiebreker.https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/horizonleague_conf.sidearmsports.com/documents/2018/8/1/2018_19_Baseball_Record_Book.pdf 2018 Baseball Record Book Horizon League 6 March 26, 2026 Team W L PCT GB Seed 1996 Butler Bulldogs Butler 14 7 14 7 — 1 1996 Milwaukee Panthers Milwaukee 13 8 13 8 1 2 1996 UIC Flames UIC 12 10 12 10 2.5 3 1996 Northern Illinois Huskies Northern Illinois 12 10 12 10 2.5 4 1996 Detroit Titans Detroit 12 10 12 10 2.5 — 1996 Wright State Raiders Wright State 10 12 10 12 4.5 — 1996 Cleveland State Vikings Cleveland State 4 20 4 20 11.5 — Bracket and results 2 1 1996 Butler Bulldogs Butler 11 4 1996 Northern Illinois Huskies Northern Illinois 15 3 1996 UIC Flames UIC 8 2 1996 Milwaukee Panthers Milwaukee 5 1 Butler 5 2 Milwaukee 9 4 Northern Illinois 6 3 UIC 7 4 Northern Illinois 4 2 Milwaukee 0 3 UIC 0 4 4 Northern Illinois 1 7 All-Tournament Team The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/horizonleague_conf.sidearmsports.com/documents/2018/8/1/2018_19_Baseball_Record_Book.pdf 2018 Baseball Record Book Horizon League 151 March 26, 2026 Pos Name School P Paul Erschen Northern Illinois Jason Henry UIC C Clay Schwartz Milwaukee 1B John Kravarik UIC 2B Joe Waszak UIC 3B Matt Buczkowski Butler SS Mike O’Neill Northern Illinois OF Gerad Gast Northern Illinois Jason King Northern Illinois Jon Piazza UIC DH Tim Kuncis Northern Illinois Most Valuable Player Jason King of Northern Illinois was named Most Valuable Player of the Tournament. References Tournament Category:Horizon League baseball tournament Midwestern Collegiate Baseball Category:College baseball tournaments in Indiana Category:1990s in Indianapolis