Ohio Valley Conference baseball tournament

The Ohio Valley Conference baseball tournament is the conference baseball championship of the NCAA Division I Ohio Valley Conference. In the current format, established in 2023, the top eight regular-season finishers of the conference's 10 baseball schools qualify for the tournament. The bottom four seeds play single-elimination games, paired by seeds as 5–8 and 6–7. The winners of those games advance to single-elimination games, with the 3 and 4 seeds respectively playing the lower and higher seeds among the first-round winners. At this point, the top two seeds join, and the tournament becomes double-elimination. The most recent 2023 edition was held at the venue now known as Marion Stadium in Marion, Illinois. The winner of the tournament receives an automatic berth to the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship.

Ohio Valley Conference baseball tournament
Conference baseball championship
SportBaseball
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Number of teams8
FormatSingle-elimination (first two rounds)
Double-elimination (remainder)
Played1979–present
Last contest2023
Current championEastern Illinois (3)
Most championshipsMiddle Tennessee (9)
Official websitewebsite

Champions

By year

The following is a list of conference champions and sites listed by year.[1]

YearProgramSite
1979Murray StateJohn "Sonny" Allen FieldMorehead, KY
1980Western KentuckyNick Denes FieldBowling Green, KY
1981Middle TennesseeNick Denes Field • Bowling Green, KY
1982Middle TennesseeNick Denes Field • Bowling Green, KY
1983Morehead StateJohn "Sonny" Allen Field • Morehead, KY
1984Eastern KentuckyRaymond C. Hand ParkClarksville, TN
1985Eastern KentuckyJohn "Sonny" Allen Field • Morehead, KY
1986Eastern KentuckyReese Smith Jr. FieldMurfreesboro, TN
1987Middle TennesseeTurkey Hughes FieldRichmond, KY
1988Eastern KentuckyBush Stadium at Averitt Express Baseball ComplexCookeville, TN
1989Eastern KentuckyTurkey Hughes Field • Richmond, KY
1990Middle TennesseeReese Smith Jr. Field • Murfreesboro, TN
1991Middle TennesseeJohnny Reagan FieldMurray, KY
1992Middle TennesseeReese Smith Jr. Field • Murfreesboro, TN
1993Morehead StateReese Smith Jr. Field • Murfreesboro, TN
1994Middle TennesseeRaymond C. Hand Park • Clarksville, TN
1995Middle TennesseeReese Smith Jr. Field • Murfreesboro, TN
1996Austin PeayRaymond C. Hand Park • Clarksville, TN
1997Tennessee TechReese Smith Jr. Field • Murfreesboro, TN
1998Southeast MissouriCapaha FieldCape Girardeau, MO
1999Eastern IllinoisCapaha Field • Cape Girardeau, MO
2000Middle TennesseeCapaha Field • Cape Girardeau, MO
2001Tennessee TechBrooks StadiumPaducah, KY
2002Southeast MissouriBrooks Stadium • Paducah, KY
2003Murray StateBrooks Stadium • Paducah, KY
2004Jacksonville StateBrooks Stadium • Paducah, KY
2005Austin PeayBrooks Stadium • Paducah, KY
2006Jacksonville StateBrooks Stadium • Paducah, KY
2007Austin PeayBrooks Stadium • Paducah, KY
2008Eastern IllinoisBrooks Stadium • Paducah, KY
2009Tennessee TechBrooks Stadium • Paducah, KY
2010Jacksonville StatePringles ParkJackson, TN
2011Austin PeayPringles Park • Jackson, TN
2012Austin PeayPringles Park • Jackson, TN
2013Austin PeayThe Ballpark at Jackson • Jackson, TN
2014Jacksonville StateThe Ballpark at Jackson • Jackson, TN
2015Morehead StateThe Ballpark at Jackson • Jackson, TN
2016Southeast MissouriThe Ballpark at Jackson • Jackson, TN
2017Tennessee TechChoccolocco ParkOxford, AL
2018Morehead StateChoccolocco Park • Oxford, AL
2019Jacksonville StateRent One ParkMarion, IL
2020Canceled due to COVID-19
2021Southeast MissouriThe Ballpark at Jackson • Jackson, TN
2022Southeast MissouriWild Health FieldLexington, KY
2023Eastern IllinoisMtn. Dew Park • Marion, IL

By school

The following is a list of conference champions listed by school.

ProgramNo. of titlesTitle years
Middle Tennessee91981, 1982, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 2000
Austin Peay61996, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2013
Eastern Kentucky51984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989
Jacksonville State52004, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2019
Southeast Missouri51998, 2002, 2016, 2021, 2022
Morehead State41983, 1993, 2015, 2018
Tennessee Tech41997, 2001, 2009, 2017
Eastern Illinois31999, 2008, 2023
Murray State21979, 2003
Western Kentucky11980
  • Italics indicate that the program no longer fields a baseball team in the OVC, as of the next college baseball season in 2024.

Among current OVC members, Lindenwood, Little Rock, SIU Edwardsville, Southern Indiana, UT Martin, and Western Illinois have yet to win the championship. However, only SIUE and UT Martin were OVC members before the 2023 season, and Western Illinois will play its first OVC season in 2024.

References

  1. "OVC Records Book". OVCSports.com. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
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