Ohio Valley Conference Baseball Tournament
| Ohio Valley Conference Baseball Tournament | |
|---|---|
| Conference Baseball Championship | |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Number of teams | 6 |
| Format | Double-elimination |
| Played | 1979-present |
| Last contest | 2019 |
| Current champion | Jacksonville State |
| Most championships | Middle Tennessee (9) |
| Official website | website |
The Ohio Valley Conference Baseball Tournament is the conference baseball championship of the NCAA Division I Ohio Valley Conference. The top six finishers in the regular season of the conference's ten teams advance to the double elimination tournament, which in 2016 will be held at The Ballpark at Jackson in Jackson, Tennessee. The winner of the tournament receives an automatic berth to the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship.
Champions[]
By year[]
The following is a list of conference champions and sites listed by year.[1]
| Year | Program | Site |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Murray State | John "Sonny" Allen Field • Morehead, KY |
| 1980 | Western Kentucky | Nick Denes Field • Bowling 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 Park • Clarksville, TN |
| 1985 | Eastern Kentucky | John "Sonny" Allen Field • Morehead, KY |
| 1986 | Eastern Kentucky | Reese Smith Jr. Field • Murfreesboro, TN |
| 1987 | Middle Tennessee | Turkey Hughes Field • Richmond, KY |
| 1988 | Eastern Kentucky | Bush Stadium at Averitt Express Baseball Complex • Cookeville, TN |
| 1989 | Eastern Kentucky | Turkey Hughes Field • Richmond, KY |
| 1990 | Middle Tennessee | Reese Smith Jr. Field • Murfreesboro, TN |
| 1991 | Middle Tennessee | Johnny Reagan Field • Murray, 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 Field • Cape Girardeau, MO |
| 1999 | Eastern Illinois | Capaha Field • Cape Girardeau, MO |
| 2000 | Middle Tennessee | Capaha Field • Cape Girardeau, MO |
| 2001 | Tennessee Tech | Brooks Stadium • Paducah, 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 Park • Jackson, 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 State | The Ballpark at Jackson • Jackson, TN |
| 2017 | Tennessee Tech | Choccolocco Park • Oxford, AL |
| 2018 | Morehead State | Choccolocco Park • Oxford, AL |
| 2019 | Jacksonville State | Rent One Park • Marion, IL |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic | |
| 2021 | Southeast Missouri State | The Ballpark at Jackson • Jackson, TN |
By school[]
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 |
| Morehead State | 4 | 1983, 1993, 2015, 2018 |
| Tennessee Tech | 4 | 1997, 2001, 2009, 2017 |
| Southeast Missouri State | 3 | 1998, 2002, 2016 |
| Eastern Illinois | 2 | 1999, 2008 |
| Murray State | 2 | 1979, 2003 |
| Western Kentucky | 1 | 1980 |
- Italics indicate that the program no longer fields a baseball team in the Ohio Valley Conference.
References[]
- ^ "OVC Records Book". OVCSports.com. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
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