1997 North Central Conference Tournament

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The 1997 North Central Conference baseball tournament was held in Omaha, NE. Mankato State University defeated South Dakota State University for the title.

Participating Teams[edit]

Seed School Conf. Record Head Coach
North 1 Mankato State University 6-2 Dean Bowyer
North 2 North Dakota State University 5-3 Mitch McLeod
North 3 St. Cloud State University 1-7 Denny Lorsung
at-large University of Northern Colorado 0-0 Terry Hensley
South 1 University of Nebraska at Omaha 10-4 Bob Gates
South 2 Augustana College 9-7 Scott Timmer
South 3 South Dakota State University 6-6 Mark Ekeland
South 4 University of South Dakota 5-7 Rob Stack

Results[edit]

Bracket[edit]

  Round 1   Round 2   Round 3     Finals
                                                 
  N1 Mankato State 21  
  S4 South Dakota 8    
      N1 Mankato State 5  
      S2 Augustana 3    
  S2 Augustana 11          
  Northern Colorado 5        
      N1 Mankato State 7    
      S3 South Dakota State 4      
  S1 Nebraska Omaha 5              
  N3 St. Cloud State 23                
      N3 St. Cloud State 2          
      S3 South Dakota State 18        
  N2 North Dakota State 5          
  S3 South Dakota State 18         N1 Mankato State 10
      S3 South Dakota State 6
       
  Losers Bracket 1     Losers Bracket 2     Losers Bracket 3     Losers Bracket 4    
       
    N3 St. Cloud State 7        
  S4 South Dakota 9     Northern Colorado 9         S3 South Dakota State 11    
  Northern Colorado 14         Northern Colorado 6     S2 Augustana 10  
      S2 Augustana 9    
    S2 Augustana 4      
  S1 Nebraska Omaha 6     N2 North Dakota State 3    
  N2 North Dakota State 13    



Game Results[edit]

Game Winner Score Loser Notes
Game 1 Mankato State University 21-8 University of South Dakota
Game 2 Augustana College 11-5 University of Northern Colorado
Game 3 South Dakota State University 18-5 North Dakota State University
Game 4 St. Cloud State University 23-5 University of Nebraska at Omaha
Game 5 University of Northern Colorado 14-9 University of South Dakota South Dakota eliminated
Game 6 North Dakota State University 13-6 University of Nebraska at Omaha Nebraska Omaha eliminated
Game 7 Mankato State University 5-3 Augustana College
Game 8 South Dakota State University 18-2 St. Cloud State University
Game 9 Augustana College 4-3 (8) North Dakota State University North Dakota State eliminated
Game 10 University of Northern Colorado 9-7 St. Cloud State University St. Cloud State eliminated
Game 11 Mankato State University 7-4 South Dakota State University
Game 12 Augustana College 9-6 University of Northern Colorado Northern Colorado eliminated
Game 13 South Dakota State University 11-10 Augustana College Augustana eliminated
Game 14 Mankato State University 10-6 South Dakota State University Mankato State advances to NCAA tournament
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