2008 Summit League baseball tournament

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2008 Summit League
baseball tournament
Teams4
Format Double-elimination
Finals site
Champions Oral Roberts  (11th title)
Winning coach Rob Walton  (5th title)
MVP Brian Van Kirk (Oral Roberts)
2008 Summit League baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Oral Roberts  y244 .8574814 .774
Southern Utah  1611 .5933128 .525
Western Illinois  1311 .5422133 .389
Centenary  1315 .4643026 .536
South Dakota State  911 .4502227 .449
IPFW  1017 .3701436 .280
Oakland  714 .3331530 .333
North Dakota State  716 .3041530 .333
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2008 [1] [2]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2008 Summit League Tournament took place from May 22 through 24. The top four regular season finishers from the regular season met in the double-elimination tournament held at J. L. Johnson Stadium on the campus of Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Oral Roberts won the tournament for the eleventh consecutive time. [3]

Contents

Format and seeding

The top four finishers advanced to the tournament. North Dakota State and South Dakota State were ineligible for postseason play as they reclassified to Division I.

TeamWLPct.GBSeed
Oral Roberts 244.8571
Southern Utah 1611.5937.52
Western Illinois 1311.54293
Centenary 1315.464114
South Dakota State 911.45011
IPFW 1017.37013.5
Oakland 714.33313.5
North Dakota State 716.30414.5

Tournament

Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
1 Oral Roberts 11
4 Centenary 5
1Oral Roberts1510
3Western Illinois9
3 Western Illinois 9
2 Southern Utah 6
1Oral Roberts9
2Southern Utah0
Lower round 1Lower final
3Western Illinois3
4Centenary12Southern Utah9
2Southern Utah4

Game-by-game results

GameWinnerScoreLoserComment
1(3) Western Illinois 9–6(3) Southern Utah
2(1) Oral Roberts 11–5(4) Centenary
3(2) Southern Utah 4–1(4) Centenary Centenary eliminated
4(1) Oral Roberts 15–910(3) Western Illinois
5(2) Southern Utah 9–3(3) Western Illinois Western Illinois eliminated
6(1) Oral Roberts 9–0(2) Southern Utah Oral Roberts wins Summit Championship

All-Tournament Team

NameSchool
Ryan BernsenCentenary
Brendan DuffyOral Roberts
Nick FreitasSouthern Utah
David GenaoOral Roberts
Drew LaidigWestern Illinois
Juan MartinezOral Roberts
Kelly MinissaleOral Roberts
Mac NelsonSouthern Utah
Todd NelsonWestern Illinois
Jacob NoyesSouthern Utah
Ben PetralliOral Roberts
Jerry SullivanOral Roberts
Brian Van KirkOral Roberts
Cole WaddellWestern Illinois

Tournament Most Valuable Player

Brian Van Kirk of Oral Roberts was named Tournament MVP.

References

  1. 2021 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Summit League. Retrieved June 30, 2025.
  2. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 2008". Boyd's World. Retrieved June 30, 2025.
  3. "Summit League Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Summit League. Retrieved June 30, 2025.