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The 2018 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament was held from May 23 through 27. The top six regular season finishers of the league's ten teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at Sprenger Stadium in Avon, Ohio. Kent State won the tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.
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 Among current members, Austin Peay has won the most championships, with six, while Belmont, SIU Edwardsville ,and Tennessee–Martin have never won championships. The tournament began in 1979.
The 2022 Ohio Valley Conference baseball tournament will be held from May 25 through 28. The top eight regular season finishers will meet in the double-elimination tournament, to be held at Wild Health Field in Lexington, Kentucky. The tournament champion will earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball tournament Among current members, Austin Peay has won the most championships, with six, while Belmont, SIU Edwardsville, and UT Martin have never won championships. The Tournament began in 1979.
References
- ↑ "2015 Ohio Valley Conference Baseball Standings". Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
- ↑ "2015 OVC Baseball Championship". Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
- ↑ "2014-15 OVC Championships". Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved January 24, 2015.