2017 Ohio Valley Conference baseball tournament explained

Year:2017
Conference:Ohio Valley Conference
Teams:6
Format:Double-elimination
Ballpark:Choccolocco Park
City:Oxford, Alabama

The 2017 Ohio Valley Conference baseball tournament will be held from May 24 through 28. The top six regular season finishers will meet in the double-elimination tournament, to be held at Choccolocco Park in Oxford, Alabama. The tournament champion will earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[1] [2] [3] Among current members, Austin Peay has won the most championships, with six, while Belmont (joined in 2012), SIU Edwardsville (joined in 2008),and Tennessee–Martin (joined in 1992) have never won championships. The Tournament began in 1979.

Seeding and format

The top six regular season finishers will be seeded by conference winning percentage. Teams will then play a double-elimination tournament, with the top two seeds receiving a single bye.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2017 OVC Baseball Championship. Ohio Valley Conference. February 10, 2017.
  2. Web site: 2016-17 OVC Championships. Ohio Valley Conference. February 10, 2017.
  3. Web site: 2017 Division I baseball conference tournaments, automatic qualifiers. NCAA. May 28, 2017. September 2, 2017.