2026 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Tournament

The 2026 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference baseball tournament was held May 6-9 at Ronken Field and The Birdcage in Sioux Falls, SD. #1 Augustana University defeated #2 Minnesota State University, Mankato for the title. Kobe Eikmeier of Augustana was named MVP.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
1	Augustana University	30-7	Tim Huber
2	Minnesota State University, Mankato	29-7	Matt Magers
3	University of Mary	27-10	Tanner Spencer
4	University of Sioux Falls	21-15	Grant Hieb
5	Wayne State College	21-16	Alex Koch
6	Winona State University	20-16	Seth Wing
7	Minot State University	20-18	Sam Boisner
8	University of Minnesota Crookston	19-18	Steve Gust

Results

Bracket

	Round 1					Round 2					Round 3										Finals
	1	Augustana (SD)	21
	8	Minnesota Crookston	4
						1	Augustana (SD)	9
						4	Sioux Falls	4
	4	Sioux Falls	9
	5	Wayne St. (NE)	1
											1	Augustana (SD)	10
											2	Minn-Mankato	9
	2	Minn-Mankato	9
	7	Minot St.	0
						2	Minn-Mankato	15
						6	Winona St.	8
	3	Mary	2
	6	Winona St.	6																		1	Augustana (SD)	6	x
																					2	Minn-Mankato	4	x
	Losers Bracket 1					Losers Bracket 2					Losers Bracket 3					Losers Bracket 4
						6	Winona St.	6
	8	Minnesota Crookston	4			8	Minnesota Crookston	3								2	Minn-Mankato	6
	5	Wayne St. (NE)	2								6	Winona St.	9			3	Mary	2
											3	Mary	11
						4	Sioux Falls	6
	7	Minot St.	2			3	Mary	7
	3	Mary	8

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 6
Game 1	Augustana University	21-4	University of Minnesota Crookston
Game 2	University of Sioux Falls	9-1	Wayne State College
Game 3	Minnesota State University, Mankato	9-0	Minot State University
Game 4	Winona State University	6-2	University of Mary
May 7
Game 5	University of Minnesota Crookston	4-2	Wayne State College	Wayne St. eliminated
Game 6	University of Mary	8-2	Minot State University	Minot St. eliminated
Game 7	Augustana University	9-4	University of Sioux Falls
Game 8	Minnesota State University, Mankato	15-8	Winona State University
Game 9	University of Mary	7-6	University of Sioux Falls	Sioux Falls eliminated
Game 10	Winona State University	6-3	University of Minnesota Crookston	Minnesota Crookston eliminated
May 8
Game 11	Augustana University	10-9	Minnesota State University, Mankato
Game 12	University of Mary	11-9	Winona State University	Winona St. eliminated
Game 13	Minnesota State University, Mankato	6-2	University of Mary	Mary eliminated
May 9
Game 14	Augustana University	6-4	Minnesota State University, Mankato	Augustana advances to NCAA tournament

All-Tournament Team

• Connor Weed, Winona State
• Kalem Haney, UMary
• Bryce Leafgren, UMary
• Mack Crowley, Minnesota State
• Pambo Nicoloudes, Minnesota State
• Cole Yearsley, Minnesota State
• Troy Berg, Augustana
• Joel Van De Stroet, Augustana
• Nate Soelter, Augustana
• Ragan Pinnow, Augustana
• Kobe Eikmeier, Augustana

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