2014 Summit League Baseball Tournament

The 2014 Summit League Baseball Tournament took place from May 22–24. The top four regular season finishers of the league's five teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at Erv Huether Field on the campus of South Dakota State in Brookings, South Dakota. 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
TeamW 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

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.

TeamWLPctGBSeed
Nebraska–Omaha159.609––
South Dakota State1111.52421
Western Illinois1113.47832
IPFW1113.4583.53
North Dakota State1012.42944

Results
  First Round Semi-Finals Finals
                             
1 South Dakota State 3  
4 North Dakota State 4  
  4 North Dakota State 6  
  2 Western Illinois 1  
2 Western Illinois 8
3 IPFW 7  
  4 North Dakota State 9 –
  2 Western Illinois 0 –
1 South Dakota State 6  
3 IPFW 3  
  1 South Dakota State 2
  2 Western Illinois 5  

All-Tournament Team

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

NameSchool
Nick AltavillaNorth Dakota State
Tom ConstandWestern Illinois
David ErnstNorth Dakota State
Kristian GaydayFort Wayne
Tanner GloreWestern Illinois
Jon HechtnerNorth Dakota State
Jameson HenningWestern Illinois
Chad HodgesSouth Dakota State
Michael LeachNorth Dakota State
Reed PfannensteinNorth Dakota State (MVP)
JJ ReimerWestern Illinois
Scott SplettSouth Dakota State
Parker TrewinNorth Dakota State
Evan VanSumerenFort Wayne

Most Valuable Player

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

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References
  1. "2014 Baseball Standings". Summit League. Retrieved May 24, 2014.
  2. "The 2014 Summit League Baseball Championship". The Summit League. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
  3. "Sioux Falls To Host 2014 Summit League Baseball Tournament". The Summit League. February 26, 2014. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
  4. "North Dakota State Captures Baseball Championship Title". Summit League. May 24, 2014. Retrieved May 24, 2014.
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