# MN Businessmen win MSP D/E title with 16-12 decider over Next Generation

MN · 56th Annual Wild West Days · MSP D/E

_MN Businessmen beat Next Generation 16-8 and then 16-12 in Zimmerman to win the MSP D/E championship after coming back through the losers' side._

The Scorekeeper · Oct 27, 2026

**Final, MSP D/E: MN Businessmen 16, Next Generation 12**

MN Businessmen won the MSP D/E division title at the 56th Annual Wild West Days in Zimmerman, Minnesota. They beat Next Generation 16-12 in the deciding game of the DE Bracket final on May 24.

MN Businessmen reached the final 5-1 and finished 7-1. They lost in the DE Bracket and came back through the losers' side to win it.

Next Generation came in unbeaten. Next Generation reached the final 3-0 and finished 3-2, so MN Businessmen had to win twice.

MN Businessmen opened the final with a 16-8 win over Next Generation. That result forced a deciding game, because Next Generation had not lost a game before the final.

The deciding game followed at 1:10 p.m. MN Businessmen beat Next Generation 16-12 to take the title. Next Generation lost to MN Businessmen 16-12 after a run through the bracket that included wins over YUP, MN Sports Cards and Pizza Pub.

## Sources

- [56th Annual Wild West Days](https://mnsoftball.com/pages/event/4393560269?divID=4393560271)
- [MN Businessmen](https://mnsoftball.com/pages/team/detail/4397216585)
- [Next Generation](https://mnsoftball.com/pages/team/detail/4564412602)
- [MN Sports Cards](https://mnsoftball.com/pages/team/detail/5555222855)
- [MN Wicked/DSA/Black Beard Construction](https://mnsoftball.com/pages/team/detail/4391563931)
- [YUP](https://mnsoftball.com/pages/team/detail/5744246173)
- [Countrywide Contracting](https://mnsoftball.com/pages/team/detail/4910331375)
- [The Plain-iax](https://mnsoftball.com/pages/team/detail/5243264999)
- [Pizza Pub](https://mnsoftball.com/pages/team/detail/4630931071)

## Road to the final

### MN Businessmen (7–1)

| Result | Score | Opponent | Round | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | 20–22 | MN Sports Cards | DE Bracket | Fri 8:35 PM |
| W | 10–9 | MN Wicked/DSA/Black Beard Construction | DE Bracket | Sat 5:50 PM |
| W | 18–2 | YUP | DE Bracket | Sat 7:00 PM |
| W | 12–11 | Countrywide Contracting | DE Bracket | Sat 8:10 PM |
| W | 16–11 | The Plain-iax | DE Bracket | Sun 8:30 AM |
| W | 17–14 | Pizza Pub | DE Bracket | Sun 10:50 AM |
| W | 16–8 | Next Generation | DE Bracket | Sun 12:00 PM |
| W | 16–12 | Next Generation | DE Bracket | Sun 1:10 PM |

### Next Generation (3–2)

| Result | Score | Opponent | Round | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | 14–7 | YUP | DE Bracket | Sat 8:30 AM |
| W | 20–10 | MN Sports Cards | DE Bracket | Sat 1:10 PM |
| W | 11–7 | Pizza Pub | DE Bracket | Sun 9:40 AM |
| L | 8–16 | MN Businessmen | DE Bracket | Sun 12:00 PM |
| L | 12–16 | MN Businessmen | DE Bracket | Sun 1:10 PM |

## The event

- **Event:** 56th Annual Wild West Days
- **Dates:** May 22–24
- **City:** Zimmerman, MN
- **On softball.events:** https://softball.events/e/4393560269
- **Home site:** https://mnsoftball.com/pages/event/4393560269
- **All stories:** https://softballchronicles.com/event/4393560269

## More from this event

- [MN Businessmen win MSP D/E title through the losers' side at Wild West Days](https://softballchronicles.com/story/wrap-4393560269/mn-businessmen-win-msp-d-e-title-through-the-losers-side-at-wild-west-days): MN Businessmen beat Next Generation 16-12 in the deciding game, and IRUN4RYAN/JochumStrength/24Apparel won MSP Open without a loss. (Bracket Nerd, Oct 27, 2026)
- [IRUN4RYAN/JochumStrength/24Apparel wins MSP Open title 7-3](https://softballchronicles.com/story/recap-4393560269-4393560270/irun4ryan-jochumstrength-24apparel-wins-msp-open-title-7-3): IRUN4RYAN/JochumStrength/24Apparel beat Next Level Logistics/Extreme Graffix 7-3 in the bracket final at Zimmerman. (The Scorekeeper, Oct 27, 2026)

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