1996 Mid-Continent Conference baseball tournament

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. Northeastern Illinois won the tournament for the first time.

1996 Mid-Continent Conference
baseball tournament

Teams	4
Format	Double-elimination
Finals site	Riddle–Pace Field Troy, Alabama
Champions	Northeastern Illinois (1st title)
Winning coach	Jim Hawrysko (1st title)
MVP	Matt Dunne (Northeastern Illinois)

1996 Mid-Continent Conference baseball standings

	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
East
Troy State  x‍‍‍	16	–	2	–	0		.889			41	–	13	–	0		.759
Pace  ‍‍‍	10	–	10	–	0		.500			20	–	28	–	0		.417
Youngstown State  ‍‍‍	10	–	10	–	0		.500			20	–	25	–	0		.444
NYIT  ‍‍‍	8	–	12	–	0		.400			20	–	25	–	0		.444
C.W. Post  ‍‍‍	7	–	11	–	0		.389			15	–	24	–	1		.388
Central Connecticut  ‍‍‍	7	–	13	–	0		.350			17	–	25	–	1		.407
West
Eastern Illinois  x‍‍‍	15	–	3	–	0		.833			24	–	22	–	0		.522
Northeastern Illinois  ‍‍‡‍y	12	–	12	–	0		.500			31	–	29	–	0		.517
Valparaiso  ‍‍‍	9	–	11	–	0		.450			18	–	29	–	0		.383
Western Illinois  ‍‍‍	9	–	13	–	0		.409			14	–	27	–	0		.341
Chicago State  ‍‍‍	7	–	13	–	0		.350			20	–	28	–	1		.418
‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1996 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Format and seeding

The top two teams from each division advanced to the tournament.

East Division Team W L Pct. GB Seed Troy State 16 2 .889 — 1E Pace 10 10 .500 7 2E Youngstown State 10 10 .500 7 — NYIT 8 12 .400 9 — C.W. Post 7 11 .389 9 — Central Connecticut 7 13 .350 10 —

West Division Team W L Pct. GB Seed Eastern Illinois 15 3 .833 — 1W Northeastern Illinois 12 12 .500 6 2W Valparaiso 9 11 .450 7 — Western Illinois 9 13 .409 8 — Chicago State 7 13 .350 9 —

Tournament

Upper round 1

Upper final

Final

1E

Troy State

7

2W

Northeastern Illinois

8

2W

Northeastern Illinois

14

2E

Pace

5

1W

Eastern Illinois

1

2E

Pace

5

2W

Northeastern Illinois

3

1E

Troy State

0

Lower round 1

Lower final

2E

Pace

6

1E

Troy State

9

1E

Troy State

12

1W

Eastern Illinois

5

Game-by-game results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Comment
1	(2E) Pace	5–1	(1W) Eastern Illinois
2	(2W) Northeastern Illinois	8–7	(1E) Troy State
3	(1E) Troy State	9–5	(1W) Eastern Illinois	Eastern Illinois eliminated
4	(2W) Northeastern Illinois	14–5	(2E) Pace
5	(1E) Troy State	12–6	(2E) Pace	Pace eliminated
6	(2W) Northeastern Illinois	3–0	(1E) 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.