The 2023 Summit League baseball tournament took place from May 24 through 27, 2023. The top four out of seven teams in the conference's regular season will meet in the double-elimination tournament held at Newman Outdoor Field on the campus of North Dakota State University in Fargo, North Dakota.[2] The defending champion was Oral Roberts, who successfully defended their title and earned the Summit League's automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.
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| Teams | 4 |
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| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Oral Roberts (21st title) |
| Winning coach | Ryan Folmar (6th title) |
| MVP | Justin Quinn (Oral Roberts) |
| Television | WDAY Xtra/WDAY Sports+ |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Oral Roberts †‡y | 23 | – | 1 | .958 | 52 | – | 14 | .788 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota State | 16 | – | 7 | .696 | 23 | – | 30 | .434 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota State | 13 | – | 11 | .542 | 24 | – | 28 | .462 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Omaha | 9 | – | 14 | .391 | 21 | – | 28 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Colorado | 8 | – | 16 | .333 | 11 | – | 34 | .244 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 8 | – | 16 | .333 | 12 | – | 40 | .231 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Thomas* | 6 | – | 18 | .250 | 10 | – | 34 | .227 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * Ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 25, 2023[1] Rankings from D1Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Standings and seeding edit
The top four teams from the regular season were seeded one through four based on conference winning percentage during the modified double round-robin regular season. The teams then played a double-elimination tournament.
| Place | Seed | Team | Conference | Overall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | % | W | L | % | |||
| 1 | 1 | Oral Roberts | 23 | 1 | .958 | 43 | 11 | .796 |
| 2 | 2 | North Dakota State | 16 | 7 | .696 | 22 | 28 | .440 |
| 3 | 3 | South Dakota State | 13 | 11 | .542 | 22 | 26 | .458 |
| 4 | 4 | Omaha | 9 | 14 | .391 | 21 | 26 | .447 |
| 5 | Northern Colorado | 8 | 16 | .333 | 11 | 33 | .250 | |
| 6 | Western Illinois | 8 | 16 | .333 | 11 | 41 | .212 | |
| 7 | St. Thomas | 6 | 18 | .250 | 10 | 34 | .227 | |
Reference:[3]
- St. Thomas is not eligible for the Summit League and NCAA tournaments until 2026
- Northern Colorado and Western Illinois did not participate in the tournament
Results edit
| First round May 24/25 WDAY Xtra/Sports+ | Semi-finals May 25/26 WDAY Xtra/Sports+ | Finals May 27 WDAY Xtra/Sports+ | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Oral Roberts | 9 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Omaha | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Oral Roberts | 15 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | South Dakota State | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | North Dakota State | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | South Dakota State | 17 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Oral Roberts | 12 | – | |||||||||||
| 3 | South Dakota State | 4 | – | |||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | |||||||||||||
| 2 | North Dakota State | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | North Dakota State(12) | 7 | 3 | South Dakota State | 8 | |||||||||
| 4 | Omaha | 6 | ||||||||||||
All-Tournament Team edit
The following players were named to the all-tournament team:[6]
| Player | School |
|---|---|
| Justin Quinn (MVP) | Oral Roberts |
| Jakob Hall | |
| Harley Gollert | |
| Mac McCroskey | |
| Jacob Godman | |
| Holden Breeze | |
| Nic Nelson | South Dakota State |
| Jess Bellows | |
| Reece Anderson | |
| Ryan Bourassa | |
| Jake Goble | |
| Tristen Roehrich | North Dakota State |
| James Dunlap | |
| Eddie Satisky | Omaha |
References edit
- ^ "Summit League Conference Standings". D1Baseball.com. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
- ^ "Golden Eagles take perch atop preseason #SummitBSB poll". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. February 15, 2023. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
- ^ "2023 Baseball Standings". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
- ^ "2023 #SummitBSB Championship Bracket" (PDF). thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. May 20, 2023. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
- ^ "Golden Eagles are top seed for 2023 #SummitBSB Championship bracket". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. May 20, 2023. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
- ^ "Top-seeded Oral Roberts captures #SummitBSB Tournament title". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. May 27, 2023. Retrieved May 27, 2023.