| Ohio Valley Conference baseball tournament | |
| Optional Subheader: | Conference baseball championship |
| Sport: | Baseball |
| Conference: | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Number Of Teams: | 8 |
| Format: | Single-elimination (first two rounds) Double-elimination (remainder) |
| Years: | 1979–present |
| Most Recent: | 2023 |
| Current Champion: | (3) |
| Most Championships: | Middle Tennessee (9) |
| Website: | website |
The Ohio Valley Conference baseball tournament is the conference baseball championship of the NCAA Division I Ohio Valley Conference. In the current format, established in 2023, the top eight regular-season finishers of the conference's 10 baseball schools qualify for the tournament. The bottom four seeds play single-elimination games, paired by seeds as 5–8 and 6–7. The winners of those games advance to single-elimination games, with the 3 and 4 seeds respectively playing the lower and higher seeds among the first-round winners. At this point, the top two seeds join, and the tournament becomes double-elimination. The most recent 2023 edition was held at the venue now known as Marion Stadium in Marion, Illinois. The winner of the tournament receives an automatic berth to the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship.
The following is a list of conference champions and sites listed by year.[1]
| Year | Program | Site | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | John "Sonny" Allen Field • Morehead, KY | ||
| 1980 | Nick Denes Field • Bowling Green, KY | ||
| 1981 | Nick Denes Field • Bowling Green, KY | ||
| 1982 | Nick Denes Field • Bowling Green, KY | ||
| 1983 | John "Sonny" Allen Field • Morehead, KY | ||
| 1984 | Raymond C. Hand Park • Clarksville, TN | ||
| 1985 | John "Sonny" Allen Field • Morehead, KY | ||
| 1986 | Reese Smith Jr. Field • Murfreesboro, TN | ||
| 1987 | Turkey Hughes Field • Richmond, KY | ||
| 1988 | Bush Stadium at Averitt Express Baseball Complex • Cookeville, TN | ||
| 1989 | Turkey Hughes Field • Richmond, KY | ||
| 1990 | Reese Smith Jr. Field • Murfreesboro, TN | ||
| 1991 | Johnny Reagan Field • Murray, KY | ||
| 1992 | Reese Smith Jr. Field • Murfreesboro, TN | ||
| 1993 | Reese Smith Jr. Field • Murfreesboro, TN | ||
| 1994 | Raymond C. Hand Park • Clarksville, TN | ||
| 1995 | Reese Smith Jr. Field • Murfreesboro, TN | ||
| 1996 | Raymond C. Hand Park • Clarksville, TN | ||
| 1997 | Reese Smith Jr. Field • Murfreesboro, TN | ||
| 1998 | Capaha Field • Cape Girardeau, MO | ||
| 1999 | Capaha Field • Cape Girardeau, MO | ||
| 2000 | Capaha Field • Cape Girardeau, MO | ||
| 2001 | Brooks Stadium • Paducah, KY | ||
| 2002 | Brooks Stadium • Paducah, KY | ||
| 2003 | Brooks Stadium • Paducah, KY | ||
| 2004 | Brooks Stadium • Paducah, KY | ||
| 2005 | Brooks Stadium • Paducah, KY | ||
| 2006 | Brooks Stadium • Paducah, KY | ||
| 2007 | Brooks Stadium • Paducah, KY | ||
| 2008 | Brooks Stadium • Paducah, KY | ||
| 2009 | Brooks Stadium • Paducah, KY | ||
| 2010 | Pringles Park • Jackson, TN | ||
| 2011 | Pringles Park • Jackson, TN | ||
| Pringles Park • Jackson, TN | |||
| The Ballpark at Jackson • Jackson, TN | |||
| The Ballpark at Jackson • Jackson, TN | |||
| The Ballpark at Jackson • Jackson, TN | |||
| The Ballpark at Jackson • Jackson, TN | |||
| Choccolocco Park • Oxford, AL | |||
| Choccolocco Park • Oxford, AL | |||
| Rent One Park • Marion, IL | |||
| 2020 | Canceled due to COVID-19 | ||
| The Ballpark at Jackson • Jackson, TN | |||
| Wild Health Field • Lexington, KY | |||
| Mtn. Dew Park • Marion, IL |
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 | |
| 5 | 1998, 2002, 2016, 2021, 2022 | ||
| 4 | 1983, 1993, 2015, 2018 | ||
| 4 | 1997, 2001, 2009, 2017 | ||
| 3 | 1999, 2008, 2023 | ||
| Murray State | 2 | 1979, 2003 | |
| Western Kentucky | 1 | 1980 |
Among current OVC members, Lindenwood, Little Rock, SIU Edwardsville, Southern Indiana, UT Martin, and Western Illinois have yet to win the championship. However, only SIUE and UT Martin were OVC members before the 2023 season, and Western Illinois will play its first OVC season in 2024.