In what was to be a double-elimination tournament, Monmouth emerged as the only undefeated team, defeating St. Norbert 5-3 and Knox 8-4 in Friday’s action. In order for Saturday’s action to be the determining factor, all games would have had to be played, starting with a loser’s bracket matchup of Knox vs. Ripon, followed by that winner defeating Monmouth not once, but twice. When it was determined in mid-morning that the field wouldn’t be in playing shape until mid-afternoon at the earliest, the entire slate was cancelled, and the Scots claimed their first MWC title since 1993 and their first NCAA berth since 1983. The MWC title is the first in coach Roger Sander’s nine-year baseball career at Monmouth.

Monmouth will learn where it’s headed for the May 15-18 Midwest Regional late Sunday afternoon at the earliest. There is a chance that the Fighting Scots’ Glasgow Field will be the site of the double-elimination event. UW-Whitewater has also been mentioned as a possible host. The regional winner will make the nation’s Elite Eight.