2019 Ohio Valley Conference baseball tournament explained

Year:2019
Conference:Ohio Valley Conference
Teams:8
Format:Double-elimination
Ballpark:Rent One Park
City:Marion, Illinois
Champions:Jacksonville State
Titlecount:5th
Coach:Jim Case
Coachcount:5th
Television:ESPN+

The 2019 Ohio Valley Conference baseball tournament was held from May 21 through 26. The top eight regular season finishers met in the double-elimination tournament, held at Rent One Park in Marion, Illinois. The tournament champion, Jacksonville State, earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball tournament[1] [2] 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 eight regular season finishers were seeded by conference winning percentage. After a play-in round between the bottom two seeds, the remaining seven teams played a double-elimination tournament, with the top seed receiving a single bye.

Results

Play in round

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2019 OVC Baseball Championship. Ohio Valley Conference. December 9, 2018.
  2. Web site: 2018-19 OVC Championships. Ohio Valley Conference. December 9, 2018.