WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY IN NATIONAL NCAA II BASEBALL TOURNEY

St. Cloud, Minn. - Winona State University punched its ticket to Cary, N.C. and the 2011 NCAA Division II baseball championships on May 24 with a 3-1 victory over Nebraska Kearney in the championship game of the 2011 NCAA Division II Central Region tournament at St. Cloud, Minn. New Ulm's Nate Van Roekel batted second and played second in the championship game.