South Dakota-Iowa Intercollegiate Conference

From BR Bullpen

The South Dakota-Iowa Intercollegiate Conference was formed as the South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference in 1917.

In the early-mid 1980s, USD-Springfield and Yankton closed, and Black Hills St., Dakota State, Huron, and Sioux Falls dropped baseball, causing the conference to stop sponsoring the sport around 1985. In the 1995-1996 school year Westmar and Dordt from Iowa and Mount Marty joined the conference and Sioux Falls brought baseball back, causing the sport to be sponsored again. The schools in Iowa also caused the name change to South Dakota-Iowa Intercollegiate Conference.

After the 1999-2000 school year, Dakota Wesleyan, Dordt, Mount Marty, and Sioux Falls left for the Great Plains Athletic Conference, while Black Hills State, Dakota State, Si-Tanka Huron, and (non-baseball) South Dakota Mines merged with the North Dakota College Athletic Conference to form the Dakota Athletic Conference.

Baseball Schools[edit]

Conference Baseball Champions[edit]

Year Regular Season Tournament Notes
1968 Black Hills St. / General Beadle St. / Northern St. Black Hills State College
1969 Northern State College
1970 Northern State College
1971 Northern State College --
1972 Northern State College --
1973 Northern State College Northern State College
1974 Black Hills State College Huron College
1975 Black Hills State College Huron College
1976 Black Hills State College Black Hills State College
1977 Black Hills State College Black Hills State College
1978 Black Hills State College
1979 Black Hills State College
1980 Black Hills St. / Huron Black Hills State College
1981 Black Hills State College Black Hills State College
1982 Huron College Sioux Falls College
1983 Huron College Northern State College*
1984 Dakota State College Sioux Falls College
1985 Dakota St. / Sioux Falls Northern State College*
1996 Mount Marty College
1997 Mount Marty College
1998 Huron University Mount Marty College
1999 Mount Marty College rain
2000 Huron University University of Sioux Falls

* Northern State was an District 12 independent in the mid 1980s and would compete in the NDCAC and SDIC tournaments in alternating years to qualify for a NAIA postseason berth.