2013 Summit League baseball tournament


The 2013 Summit League baseball tournament took place from May 23 through 26. The top four regular season finishers of the league's five eligible teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at Oakland University Baseball Field in Rochester, Michigan. Nebraska–Omaha was not eligible. South Dakota State claimed their first tournament championship and earned the Summit League's automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2][3][4]

2013 Summit League
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsSouth Dakota State (1st title)
Winning coachDave Schrage (1st title)
MVPDaniel Telford (South Dakota State)
2013 Summit League baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Nebraska–Omaha  ‍‍‍ 20 6   .769 27 22   .551
South Dakota State  ‍‍y 16 10   .615 35 24   .593
Oakland  ‍‍‍ 15 13   .536 20 33   .377
North Dakota State  ‍‍‍ 11 13   .458 24 25   .490
Western Illinois  ‍‍‍ 9 17   .346 19 35   .352
IPFW  ‍‍‍ 9 21   .300 22 32   .407
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2013[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Seeding

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The top four finishers from the regular season were seeded one through four based on conference winning percentage. The teams then played a double elimination tournament. Nebraska–Omaha, in its first year in the Summit League and second at the Division I level, was not eligible for the tournament due to NCAA reclassification rules.

Team W L Pct. GB Seed
Nebraska–Omaha 20 6 .769
South Dakota State 16 10 .615 4 1
Oakland 15 13 .536 6 2
North Dakota State 11 13 .458 8 3
Western Illinois 9 17 .346 11 4
IPFW 9 21 .300 13

Results

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First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1South Dakota State2
4Western Illinois4
4Western Illinois0
3North Dakota State3
2Oakland0
3North Dakota State2
3North Dakota State
1South Dakota State
Lower round 1Lower final
1South Dakota State5
1South Dakota State84Western Illinois4
2Oakland4

All-Tournament Team

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The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[2][4]

Name School
Stephen Bougher South Dakota State
Dan Dispensa Western Illinois
Kolton Emery South Dakota State
David Ernst North Dakota State
Tanner Glore Western Illinois
Jason Hager Oakland
Nolan Jacoby Oakland
Kyle Kleinendorst North Dakota State
Aaron Michel Western Illinois
J. D. Moore South Dakota State
Wes Satzinger North Dakota State
Scott Splett South Dakota State
John Straka North Dakota State
Daniel Telford South Dakota State

Most Valuable Player

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Daniel Telford of South Dakota State was named Tournament Most Valuable Player, recording a pair of doubles and driving in the only run of the championship game.[2][4]

References

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  1. ^ "2013 Baseball Standings". Summit League. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c "Conference Championship Central". NCAA.org. Archived from the original on April 23, 2013. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
  3. ^ "The 2013 Summit League Baseball Championship". The Summit League. Archived from the original on March 6, 2013. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
  4. ^ a b c "South Dakota State Captures League Baseball Championship". The Summit League. May 26, 2014. Retrieved March 28, 2014.