2023 Summit League baseball tournament


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.

2023 Summit League
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsOral Roberts (21st title)
Winning coachRyan Folmar (6th title)
MVPJustin Quinn (Oral Roberts)
TelevisionWDAY Xtra/WDAY Sports+
2023 Summit League baseball standings
Conf Overall
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

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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

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First round
May 24/25
WDAY Xtra/Sports+
Semi-finals
May 25/26
WDAY Xtra/Sports+
Finals
May 27
WDAY Xtra/Sports+
1Oral Roberts9
4Omaha2
1Oral Roberts15
3South Dakota State2
2North Dakota State4
3South Dakota State17
1Oral Roberts12
3South Dakota State4
Lower round 1Lower final
2North Dakota State2
2North Dakota State(12)73South Dakota State8
4Omaha6

Reference:[4][5]

All-Tournament Team

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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

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  1. ^ "Summit League Conference Standings". D1Baseball.com. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
  2. ^ "Golden Eagles take perch atop preseason #SummitBSB poll". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. February 15, 2023. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  3. ^ "2023 Baseball Standings". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
  4. ^ "2023 #SummitBSB Championship Bracket" (PDF). thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. May 20, 2023. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
  5. ^ "Golden Eagles are top seed for 2023 #SummitBSB Championship bracket". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. May 20, 2023. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
  6. ^ "Top-seeded Oral Roberts captures #SummitBSB Tournament title". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. May 27, 2023. Retrieved May 27, 2023.