2014 Summit League baseball tournament


The 2014 Summit League baseball tournament took place from May 22 through 24. The top four regular season finishers of the league's five teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at Sioux Falls Stadium in Sioux Falls, South Dakota hosted by South Dakota State. North Dakota State won its first tournament championship to earn The Summit League's automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2][3][4]

2014 Summit League
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsNorth Dakota State (1st title)
Winning coachTod Brown (1st title)
MVPReed Pfannestein (North Dakota State)
2014 Summit League baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Nebraska–Omaha  ‍‍‍ 15 9   .625 31 20   .608
South Dakota State  ‍‍‍ 11 11   .500 28 29   .491
Western Illinois  ‍‍‍ 11 13   .458 21 32   .396
IPFW  ‍‍‍ 11 13   .458 19 36   .345
North Dakota State  ‍‍y 10 12   .455 25 24   .510
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 24, 2014[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Seeding

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The 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 was ineligible as it transitioned to Division I.

Team W L Pct GB Seed
Nebraska–Omaha 15 9 .609
South Dakota State 11 11 .524 2 1
Western Illinois 11 13 .478 3 2
IPFW 11 13 .458 3.5 3
North Dakota State 10 12 .429 4 4

Results

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First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1South Dakota State3
4North Dakota State4
4North Dakota State6
2Western Illinois1
2Western Illinois8
3IPFW7
4North Dakota State
2Western Illinois
Lower round 1Lower final
1South Dakota State2
1South Dakota State62Western Illinois5
3IPFW3

All-Tournament Team

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The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[4]

Name School
Nick Altavilla North Dakota State
Tom Constand Western Illinois
David Ernst North Dakota State
Kristian Gayday Fort Wayne
Tanner Glore Western Illinois
Jon Hechtner North Dakota State
Jameson Henning Western Illinois
Chad Hodges South Dakota State
Michael Leach North Dakota State
Reed Pfannenstein North Dakota State (MVP)
JJ Reimer Western Illinois
Scott Splett South Dakota State
Parker Trewin North Dakota State
Evan VanSumeren Fort Wayne

Most Valuable Player

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Reed Pfannenstein was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Pfannenstein was a pitcher for North Dakota State.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "2014 Baseball Standings". Summit League. Retrieved May 24, 2014.
  2. ^ "The 2014 Summit League Baseball Championship". The Summit League. Archived from the original on March 16, 2014. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
  3. ^ "Sioux Falls To Host 2014 Summit League Baseball Tournament". The Summit League. February 26, 2014. Archived from the original on March 28, 2014. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
  4. ^ a b c "North Dakota State Captures Baseball Championship Title". Summit League. May 24, 2014. Archived from the original on August 17, 2014. Retrieved May 24, 2014.