Summit League baseball tournament explained

Summit League baseball tournament
Optional Subheader:Conference baseball championship
Sport:Baseball
Conference:Summit League
Number Of Teams:4
Format:Double-elimination
Current Stadium:J. L. Johnson Stadium
Current Location:Tulsa, OK
Years:1984–present
Most Recent:2024
Current Champion:Oral Roberts (22)
Most Championships:Oral Roberts (22)
All Stadiums:Tal Anderson Field (2021, 2025)
J. L. Johnson Stadium (1998-2003, 2005-2006, 2008–2010, 2012, 2016–19, 2022, 2024)
Newman Outdoor Field (2023)
Erv Huether Field (2014–15)
Oakland University Baseball Field (2013)
Sioux Falls Stadium (2011)
Alfred D. Boyer Stadium (2007)
Fair Grounds Field (2004)
Les Miller Field (1997)
Riddle–Pace Field (1996)
Monier Field (1985, 1995)
All Locations:Omaha, NE (2021, 2025)
Tulsa, OK (1998-2003, 2005-2006, 2008–2010, 2012, 2016–19, 2022, 2024)
Fargo, ND (2023)
Rochester, MI (2013)
Sioux Falls, SD (2011, 2014-2015)
Macomb, IL (2007)
Shreveport, LA (2004)
Chicago, IL (1984, 1986-1993, 1997)
Troy, AL (1996)
Charleston, IL (1985, 1995)

The Summit League baseball tournament is the conference baseball championship of the NCAA Division I's Summit League. The top four finishers in the regular season of the conference's seven teams advance to the double-elimination tournament, which in 2025 will return to Tal Anderson Field in Omaha, Nebraska. The winner of the tournament receives an automatic berth to the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship.

The league changed its name from the Mid-Continent Conference prior to the 2008 season. Oral Roberts has won the most championships with 22, and is the most recent champion.

Champions

By year

The following is a list of conference champions and sites listed by year.[1]

Year Program Site Most Valuable Player
N/A
Monier FieldCharleston, IL
Chicago, IL Steve Jeffers, Western Illinois
Chicago, IL Larry Doss, Missouri State
Chicago, IL Tony Floyd, Missouri State
Chicago, IL Earnie Johnson, Missouri State
Chicago, IL Kevin Walker, UIC
Chicago, IL Larry Rubin, UIC
Chicago, IL Jon Sbrocco, Wright State
Chicago, IL Jody Brown, UIC
1994 No tournament held
Monier Field • Charleston, IL Jason Fawcett, Troy
Matt Dunne, Northeastern Illinois
Les Miller Field • Chicago, IL Bryan Kelly, Troy
Paul Weeks, Oral Roberts
J. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OK Ryan Neill, Oral Roberts
J. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OK Eric Vandeventer, Oral Roberts
J. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OK Trevor Leu, Oral Roberts
J. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OK Erick Donaldson, Oral Roberts
J. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OK Dennis Bigley, Oral Roberts
Ricky Rivera, Oral Roberts
J. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OK Michael Hollimon, Oral Roberts
J. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OK Sean Jarrett, Oral Roberts
Chad Rothford, Oral Roberts
J. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OK Brian Van Kirk, Oral Roberts
J. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OK Johnny Roberts, Oral Roberts
J. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OK Chris Elder, Oral Roberts
Alex Gonzalez, Oral Roberts
J. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OK Drew Bowen, Oral Roberts
Daniel Telford, South Dakota State
Sioux Falls Stadium Sioux Falls, SD Reed Pfannenstein, North Dakota State
Sioux Falls Stadium Sioux Falls, SD Derrian James, Oral Roberts
J. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OK Nick Rotola, Oral Roberts
J. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OK Miguel Ausua, Oral Roberts
J. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OK Cal Hernanez, Oral Roberts
J. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OK Payton Kinney, Omaha
2020 Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic
Jake Malec, North Dakota State
J. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OK Holden Breeze, Oral Roberts
Justin Quinn, Oral Roberts
J. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OK Drew Stahl, Oral Roberts
Tal Anderson Field • Omaha, NE

By school

The following is a list of conference champions listed by school.

SchoolWLPCTFinalsChampionshipsTitle Years
Akron74211991
Missouri State235761984, 1985, 1986, 1987,
1988, 1988
Northern Colorado2210
North Dakota State1719522014, 2021
Northeastern Illinois62211996
Omaha511212019
Oral Roberts76724221998, 1999, 2000, 2001,
2002, 2003, 2004, 2005,
2006, 2007, 2008, 2009,
2010, 2011, 2012, 2015,
2016, 2017, 2018, 2022,
2023, 2024
0000
South Dakota State2025612013
Troy83321995, 1997
UIC1312211990, 1993
Wright State62111992
As of May 25, 2022

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020–21 Baseball Record Book. Summit League. November 2, 2021.