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

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By year

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

Year Program Site
1979 Murray State John "Sonny" Allen FieldMorehead, KY
1980 Western Kentucky Nick Denes FieldBowling Green, KY
1981 Middle Tennessee Nick Denes Field • Bowling Green, KY
1982 Middle Tennessee Nick Denes Field • Bowling Green, KY
1983 Morehead State John "Sonny" Allen Field • Morehead, KY
1984 Eastern Kentucky Raymond C. Hand ParkClarksville, TN
1985 Eastern Kentucky John "Sonny" Allen Field • Morehead, KY
1986 Eastern Kentucky Reese Smith Jr. FieldMurfreesboro, TN
1987 Middle Tennessee Turkey Hughes FieldRichmond, KY
1988 Eastern Kentucky Bush Stadium at Averitt Express Baseball ComplexCookeville, TN
1989 Eastern Kentucky Turkey Hughes Field • Richmond, KY
1990 Middle Tennessee Reese Smith Jr. Field • Murfreesboro, TN
1991 Middle Tennessee Johnny Reagan FieldMurray, KY
1992 Middle Tennessee Reese Smith Jr. Field • Murfreesboro, TN
1993 Morehead State Reese Smith Jr. Field • Murfreesboro, TN
1994 Middle Tennessee Raymond C. Hand Park • Clarksville, TN
1995 Middle Tennessee Reese Smith Jr. Field • Murfreesboro, TN
1996 Austin Peay Raymond C. Hand Park • Clarksville, TN
1997 Tennessee Tech Reese Smith Jr. Field • Murfreesboro, TN
1998 Southeast Missouri Capaha FieldCape Girardeau, MO
1999 Eastern Illinois Capaha Field • Cape Girardeau, MO
2000 Middle Tennessee Capaha Field • Cape Girardeau, MO
2001 Tennessee Tech Brooks StadiumPaducah, KY
2002 Southeast Missouri Brooks Stadium • Paducah, KY
2003 Murray State Brooks Stadium • Paducah, KY
2004 Jacksonville State Brooks Stadium • Paducah, KY
2005 Austin Peay Brooks Stadium • Paducah, KY
2006 Jacksonville State Brooks Stadium • Paducah, KY
2007 Austin Peay Brooks Stadium • Paducah, KY
2008 Eastern Illinois Brooks Stadium • Paducah, KY
2009 Tennessee Tech Brooks Stadium • Paducah, KY
2010 Jacksonville State Pringles ParkJackson, TN
2011 Austin Peay Pringles Park • Jackson, TN
2012 Austin Peay Pringles Park • Jackson, TN
2013 Austin Peay The Ballpark at Jackson • Jackson, TN
2014 Jacksonville State The Ballpark at Jackson • Jackson, TN
2015 Morehead State The Ballpark at Jackson • Jackson, TN
2016 Southeast Missouri The Ballpark at Jackson • Jackson, TN
2017 Tennessee Tech Choccolocco ParkOxford, AL
2018 Morehead State Choccolocco Park • Oxford, AL
2019 Jacksonville State Rent One ParkMarion, IL
2020 Canceled due to COVID-19
2021 Southeast Missouri The Ballpark at Jackson • Jackson, TN
2022 Southeast Missouri Wild Health FieldLexington, KY
2023 Eastern Illinois Mtn. Dew Park • Marion, IL

By school

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

Program No. of titles Title years
Middle Tennessee 9 1981, 1982, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 2000
Austin Peay 6 1996, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2013
Eastern Kentucky 5 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989
Jacksonville State 5 2004, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2019
Southeast Missouri 5 1998, 2002, 2016, 2021, 2022
Morehead State 4 1983, 1993, 2015, 2018
Tennessee Tech 4 1997, 2001, 2009, 2017
Eastern Illinois 3 1999, 2008, 2023
Murray State 2 1979, 2003
Western Kentucky 1 1980
  • 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

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