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]
| Teams | 4 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | South Dakota State (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Dave Schrage (1st title) |
| MVP | Daniel Telford (South Dakota State) |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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
editThe 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
edit| First round | Semi-finals | Finals | |||||||||||
| 1 | South Dakota State | 2 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Western Illinois | 4 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Western Illinois | 0 | |||||||||||
| 3 | North Dakota State | 3 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Oakland | 0 | |||||||||||
| 3 | North Dakota State | 2 | |||||||||||
| 3 | North Dakota State | ||||||||||||
| 1 | South Dakota State | ||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | South Dakota State | 5 | |||||||||||
| 1 | South Dakota State | 8 | 4 | Western Illinois | 4 | ||||||||
| 2 | Oakland | 4 | |||||||||||
All-Tournament Team
editThe 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
editDaniel 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
edit- ^ "2013 Baseball Standings". Summit League. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
- ^ a b c "Conference Championship Central". NCAA.org. Archived from the original on April 23, 2013. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
- ^ "The 2013 Summit League Baseball Championship". The Summit League. Archived from the original on March 6, 2013. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
- ^ a b c "South Dakota State Captures League Baseball Championship". The Summit League. May 26, 2014. Retrieved March 28, 2014.