The 1996 Mid-Continent Conference Tournament took place from May 10 through 11. The top two regular season finishers of each of the league's two divisions met in the double-elimination tournament held at Riddle–Pace Field on the campus of Troy State University in Troy, Alabama. won the tournament for the first time.
Format and seeding The top two teams from each division advanced to the tournament. + East Division Team W L Pct. GB Seed 16 2 .889 — 1E 10 10 .500 7 2E 10 10 .500 7 — 8 12 .400 9 — 7 11 .389 9 — 7 13 .350 10 —+ West Division Team W L Pct. GB Seed 15 3 .833 — 1W 12 12 .500 6 2W 9 11 .450 7 — 9 13 .409 8 — 7 13 .350 9 —
Tournament
Game-by-game results Game Winner Score Loser Comment 1 (2E) 5–1 (1W) 2 (2W) 8–7 (1E) 3 (1E) 9–5 (1W) Eastern Illinois eliminated 4 (2W) 14–5 (2E) 5 (1E) 12–6 (2E) Pace eliminated 6 (2W) 3–0 (1E) Northeastern Illinois wins Mid-Con Championship
All-Tournament Team Name School Peter Bezeredi Troy Rob Bruce Northeastern Illinois Frank Chibbaro Pace Phil Ciccone Pace Chad Dubé Troy Matt Dunne Northeastern Illinois Scott D’Ottavio Pace Jim Jasper Northeastern Illinois Bob Kostuch Northeastern Illinois Matt Majcherek Northeastern Illinois Tom Panzica Northeastern Illinois Josh Zink Eastern Illinois
Tournament Most Valuable Player Matt Dunne of Northeastern Illinois was named Tournament MVP.
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