In addition to a 2012 NSIC regular season title, the 2012 NSIC tournament title, and the 2012 NCAA Division II Central Region tournament championship, Minnesota State claimed a a third-place finish at the NCAA DII Championship tournament.
Along the way MSU established a school record for wins and games played in 2012 with a final mark of 51-12.
As a program Minnesota State has made six appearances in the NCAA DII College World Series.
Several individuals earned individual awards during the course of the season:
Patrick Dockendorf (Second Team All-NSIC, NSIC Gold Glove Team, NSIC All-Tournament Team, Central Region All-Tournament Team, Academic All-NSIC, Rawlings/ABCA All-Central Region Second Team, 2012 Minnesota State Senior Male Student-Athlete of the Year)
Mike Eckhart (NSIC All-Tournament Team, MVP of NSIC Tournament, Academic All-NSIC)
Jason Hoppe (NSIC All-Tournament Team)
Nolan Johnson (NSIC Gold Glove Team, Rawlings/ABCA First Team Central Region Gold Glove)
Ben Keller (Academic All-NSIC, NCAA Elite 89 Award Winner)
Ben Kincaid (Second Team All-NSIC, Honorable Mention All-NWBCA, Central Region All-Tournament Team), Jordan Krause (Academic All-NSIC)
Matt Kuchenbecker (Second Team All-NSIC, NSIC All-Tournament Team , Rawlings/ABCA All-Central Region Second Team).
Scott Lindner (Academic All-NSIC)
Harvey Martin (First Team All-NSIC, First Team All-Central Region by NCBWA , Rawlings/ABCA All-Central Region First Team, Daktronics Central Region First Team, Daktronics Honorable Mention All-American)
Connor McCallum (NSIC All-Tournament Team)
Tyler Ockuly (Academic All-NSIC, Central Region All-Tournament Team)
Matt Odegaard (NSIC Gold Glove Team Rawlings/ABCA First Team Central Region Gold Glove)
Lucas Skjefte (Second Team All-NSIC, Honorable Mention All-Central Region by NWBCA)
Todd Standish (Academic All-NSIC),
Jeremy Sudbeck (NSIC All-Tournament Team, Academic All-NSIC, Myles Brand All-Academic)
Nick Sutherland (First Team All-NSIC, First Team All-Central Region by NCBWA , Rawlings/ABCA All-Central Region First Team, Daktronics Central Region First Team)
Kyle Svoboda (Academic All-NSIC)
Matt Magers (NSIC Coach of the Year, NBCA Central Region Coach of the Year)
Stats from 2012 are available HERE.
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