1996 Mid-Continent Conference Tournament

The 1996 Mid-Continent Conference baseball tournament was held in Troy, AL. Northeastern Illinois University defeated Troy State University for the title. Matt Dunne of Northeastern Illinois was named MVP.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
East 1	Troy State University	16-2	John Mayotte
East 2	Pace University	10-10	Fred Calaicone
West 1	Eastern Illinois University	15-3	Jim Schmitz
West 2	Northeastern Illinois University	12-12	Jim Hawrysko

Results

Bracket

First Round

Second Round

Final

E1

Troy State

7

W2

Northeastern Illinois

8

W2

Northeastern Illinois

14

E2

Pace

5

W1

Eastern Illinois

1

E2

Pace

5

W2

Northeastern Illinois

3

x

E1

Troy State

0

x

E2

Pace

6

E1

Troy State

9

E1

Troy State

12

W1

Eastern Illinois

5

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
Game 1	Pace University	5-1	Eastern Illinois University
Game 2	Northeastern Illinois University	8-7	Troy State University
Game 3	Troy State University	9-5	Eastern Illinois University	Eastern Illinois eliminated
Game 4	Northeastern Illinois University	14-5	Pace University
Game 5	Troy State University	12-6	Pace University	Pace eliminated
Game 6	Northeastern Illinois University	3-0	Troy State University	Northeastern Illinois wins play-in series vs. Northern Illinois University to advance to NCAA tournament

All-Tournament Team

• Peter Bezeredi, Troy
• Rob Bruce, Northeastern Illinois
• Frank Chibbaro, Pace
• Phil Ciccone, Pace
• Chad Dubé, Troy State
• 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