Ohio Valley Conference Baseball Tournament

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Ohio Valley Conference Baseball Tournament
Conference Baseball Championship
SportBaseball
Conference Ohio Valley Conference
Number of teams6
Format Double-elimination
Played1979-present
Last contest 2022
Current champion Southeast Missouri
Most championships Middle Tennessee (9)
Official website website

The Ohio Valley Conference Baseball Tournament is the conference baseball championship of the NCAA Division I Ohio Valley Conference. The top six finishers in the regular season of the conference's ten teams advance to the double elimination tournament, most recently held in 2022 at Wild Health Field in Lexington, Kentucky. The winner of the tournament receives an automatic berth to the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship.

Contents

Champions

By year

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

YearProgramSite
1979 Murray State John "Sonny" Allen FieldMorehead, KY
1980 Western Kentucky Nick Denes FieldBowling Green, KY
1981 Middle Tennessee Nick Denes Field • Bowling Green, KY
1982 Middle Tennessee Nick Denes Field • Bowling Green, KY
1983 Morehead State John "Sonny" Allen Field • Morehead, KY
1984 Eastern Kentucky Raymond C. Hand ParkClarksville, TN
1985 Eastern Kentucky John "Sonny" Allen Field • Morehead, KY
1986 Eastern Kentucky Reese Smith Jr. FieldMurfreesboro, TN
1987 Middle Tennessee Turkey Hughes FieldRichmond, KY
1988 Eastern Kentucky Bush Stadium at Averitt Express Baseball ComplexCookeville, TN
1989 Eastern Kentucky Turkey Hughes Field • Richmond, KY
1990 Middle Tennessee Reese Smith Jr. Field • Murfreesboro, TN
1991 Middle Tennessee Johnny Reagan FieldMurray, KY
1992 Middle Tennessee Reese Smith Jr. Field • Murfreesboro, TN
1993 Morehead State Reese Smith Jr. Field • Murfreesboro, TN
1994 Middle Tennessee Raymond C. Hand Park • Clarksville, TN
1995 Middle Tennessee Reese Smith Jr. Field • Murfreesboro, TN
1996 Austin Peay Raymond C. Hand Park • Clarksville, TN
1997 Tennessee Tech Reese Smith Jr. Field • Murfreesboro, TN
1998 Southeast Missouri Capaha FieldCape Girardeau, MO
1999 Eastern Illinois Capaha Field • Cape Girardeau, MO
2000 Middle Tennessee Capaha Field • Cape Girardeau, MO
2001 Tennessee Tech Brooks StadiumPaducah, KY
2002 Southeast Missouri Brooks Stadium • Paducah, KY
2003 Murray State Brooks Stadium • Paducah, KY
2004 Jacksonville State Brooks Stadium • Paducah, KY
2005 Austin Peay Brooks Stadium • Paducah, KY
2006 Jacksonville State Brooks Stadium • Paducah, KY
2007 Austin Peay Brooks Stadium • Paducah, KY
2008 Eastern Illinois Brooks Stadium • Paducah, KY
2009 Tennessee Tech Brooks Stadium • Paducah, KY
2010 Jacksonville State Pringles ParkJackson, TN
2011 Austin Peay Pringles Park • Jackson, TN
2012 Austin Peay Pringles Park • Jackson, TN
2013 Austin Peay The Ballpark at Jackson • Jackson, TN
2014 Jacksonville State The Ballpark at Jackson • Jackson, TN
2015 Morehead State The Ballpark at Jackson • Jackson, TN
2016 Southeast Missouri The Ballpark at Jackson • Jackson, TN
2017 Tennessee Tech Choccolocco ParkOxford, AL
2018 Morehead State Choccolocco Park • Oxford, AL
2019 Jacksonville State Rent One ParkMarion, IL
2020Canceled due to COVID-19
2021 Southeast Missouri The Ballpark at Jackson • Jackson, TN
2021 Southeast Missouri Wild Health FieldLexington, KY

By school

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

ProgramNo. of titlesTitle years
Middle Tennessee 91981, 1982, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 2000
Austin Peay 61996, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2013
Eastern Kentucky 51984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989
Jacksonville State 52004, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2019
Southeast Missouri 51998, 2002, 2016, 2021, 2022
Morehead State 41983, 1993, 2015, 2018
Tennessee Tech 41997, 2001, 2009, 2017
Eastern Illinois 21999, 2008
Murray State 21979, 2003
Western Kentucky 11980

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References

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