Summit League baseball tournament

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Summit League baseball tournament
Conference baseball championship
Summit League logo.svg
SportBaseball
Conference Summit League
Number of teams4
Format Double-elimination
Current stadium J. L. Johnson Stadium
Current location Tulsa, Oklahoma
Played1984–present
Last contest 2025
Current champion North Dakota State (3)
Most championships Oral Roberts (22)
Host stadiums
Koch Diamond (2026)
J. L. Johnson Stadium (1998-2003, 2005-2006, 2008–2010, 2012, 2016–19, 2022, 2024)
Tal Anderson Field (2021, 2025)
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)
Koch Diamond (2026)
Host locations

St. Paul, MN (2026)
Tulsa, OK (1998-2003, 2005-2006, 2008–2010, 2012, 2016–19, 2022, 2024)
Omaha, NE (2021, 2025)
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)
St. Paul, MN (2026)

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 2026 will return to J. L. Johnson Stadium in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The winner of the tournament receives an automatic berth to the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship.

Contents

The league changed its name from the Mid-Continent Conference prior to the 2008 season. Oral Roberts has won the most championships with 22. North Dakota State (3) is the most recent champion.

Champions

By year

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

YearChampionRunner-upSiteMVP
1984 Southwest Missouri State [a] Northern Iowa Chicago, IL N/A
1985 Southwest Missouri State Eastern Illinois Monier FieldCharleston, IL
1986 Southwest Missouri State Western IllinoisChicago, ILSteve Jeffers, Western Illinois
1987 Southwest Missouri State Eastern IllinoisChicago, ILLarry Doss, Missouri State
1988 Southwest Missouri State Eastern IllinoisChicago, ILTony Floyd, Missouri State
1989 Southwest Missouri State Eastern IllinoisChicago, ILEarnie Johnson, Missouri State
1990 UIC Southwest Missouri State Chicago, ILKevin Walker, UIC
1991 Akron UIC Chicago, ILLarry Rubin, UIC
1992 Wright State Akron Chicago, ILJon Sbrocco, Wright State
1993 UIC Cleveland StateChicago, ILJody Brown, UIC
1994No tournament held
1995 Troy Western IllinoisMonier Field • Charleston, ILJason Fawcett, Troy
1996 Northeastern Illinois Troy State [b] Riddle–Pace FieldTroy, AL Matt Dunne, Northeastern Illinois
1997 Troy State Northeastern Illinois Les Miller Field • Chicago, ILBryan Kelly, Troy
1998 Oral Roberts Valparaiso J. L. Johnson StadiumTulsa, OK Paul Weeks, Oral Roberts
1999 Oral Roberts ValparaisoJ. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OKRyan Neill, Oral Roberts
2000 Oral Roberts Southern UtahJ. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OKEric Vandeventer, Oral Roberts
2001 Oral Roberts Southern UtahJ. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OKTrevor Leu, Oral Roberts
2002 Oral Roberts Southern UtahJ. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OKErick Donaldson, Oral Roberts
2003 Oral Roberts Southern UtahJ. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OKDennis Bigley, Oral Roberts
2004 Oral Roberts Southern Utah Fair Grounds FieldShreveport, LA Ricky Rivera, Oral Roberts
2005 Oral Roberts Centenary J. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OKMichael Hollimon, Oral Roberts
2006 Oral Roberts Western IllinoisJ. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OKSean Jarrett, Oral Roberts
2007 Oral Roberts Centenary Alfred D. Boyer StadiumMacomb, IL Chad Rothford, Oral Roberts
2008 Oral Roberts Southern UtahJ. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OKBrian Van Kirk, Oral Roberts
2009 Oral Roberts South Dakota StateJ. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OKJohnny Roberts, Oral Roberts
2010 Oral Roberts South Dakota StateJ. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OKChris Elder, Oral Roberts
2011 Oral Roberts South Dakota State Sioux Falls StadiumSioux Falls, SD Alex Gonzalez, Oral Roberts
2012 Oral Roberts North Dakota StateJ. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OKDrew Bowen, Oral Roberts
2013 South Dakota State North Dakota StateOakland University Baseball Field • Rochester, MI Daniel Telford, South Dakota State
2014 North Dakota State Western IllinoisSioux Falls Stadium Sioux Falls, SDReed Pfannenstein, North Dakota State
2015 Oral Roberts IPFW Sioux Falls Stadium Sioux Falls, SDDerrian James, Oral Roberts
2016 Oral Roberts IPFW J. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OKNick Rotola, Oral Roberts
2017 Oral Roberts North Dakota StateJ. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OKMiguel Ausua, Oral Roberts
2018 Oral Roberts South Dakota StateJ. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OKCal Hernanez, Oral Roberts
2019 Omaha Oral RobertsJ. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OKPayton Kinney, Omaha
2020Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic
2021 North Dakota State Oral Roberts Tal Anderson FieldOmaha, NE Jake Malec, North Dakota State
2022 Oral Roberts OmahaJ. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OKHolden Breeze, Oral Roberts
2023 Oral Roberts South Dakota State Newman Outdoor FieldFargo, ND Justin Quinn, Oral Roberts
2024 Oral Roberts Northern ColoradoJ. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OKDrew Stahl, Oral Roberts
2025 North Dakota State Oral RobertsTal Anderson Field • Omaha, NENolan Johnson, North Dakota State
2026Koch Diamond • St. Paul, MNTBD

By school

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

SchoolWLPCTFinalsChampionshipsTitle Years
Akron 74.63621 1991
Missouri State *235.82176 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987,
1988, 1988
Northern Colorado 22.50010
North Dakota State 2020.50063 2014, 2021, 2025
Northeastern Illinois 62.750211996
Omaha 613.31621 2019
Oral Roberts 799.89825221998, 1999, 2000, 2001,
2002, 2003, 2004, 2005,
2006, 2007, 2008, 2009,
2010, 2011, 2012, 2015,
2016, 2017, 2018, 2022,
2023, 2024
St. Thomas 0000
South Dakota State 2027.42661 2013
Troy 83.72732 1995, 1997
UIC 1312.52021 1990, 1993
Wright State 62.75011 1992

As of July 29, 2025

References

  1. "2020–21 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Summit League. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
  1. Southwest Missouri State is now known as Missouri State
  2. Troy State is now known as Troy