2021 Summit League baseball tournament explained

Year:2021
Conference:Summit League
Shortconference:Summit League
Division:1
Teams:4
Format:Double-elimination
Ballpark:Tal Anderson Field
City:Omaha, Nebraska
Champions:North Dakota State
Titlecount:2nd
Coach:Tod Brown
Coachcount:2nd
Mvp:Jake Malec
Mvpteam:North Dakota State
Different Previous:2019

The 2021 Summit League baseball tournament took place from May 27 through 29. The top four regular-season finishers of the league's six teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at Tal Anderson Field on the campus of the University of Nebraska Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska. The winner of the tournament, North Dakota State, earned the Summit League's automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[1]

Seeding

The top four finishers from the regular season were seeded one through four based on conference winning percentage during the double round-robin regular season. The teams then played a double-elimination tournament.

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the all-tournament team:[2]

PlayerSchool
Jake Malec (MVP)North Dakota State
Nick EmanuelNorth Dakota State
Max LovenNorth Dakota State
Cade FeeneyNorth Dakota State
Parker HarmNorth Dakota State
Bennett HostetlerNorth Dakota State
Anthony MartinezOral Roberts
Ryan CashOral Roberts
Blake HallOral Roberts
Matt GaskinsOral Roberts
Adam ScogginsOral Roberts
Reece AndersonSouth Dakota State
Drew BeazleySouth Dakota State
Richie HoletzOmaha

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021 Baseball Championship - the Summit League.
  2. Web site: SummitBSB Championship Game Seven Recap. The Summit League. February 21, 2022.