2013 Ohio Valley Conference baseball tournament
| Teams | 6 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Austin Peay (6th title) |
| Winning coach | Gary McClure (6th title) |
| MVP | Reed Harper (Austin Peay) |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech † | 24 | – | 6 | .800 | 40 | – | 17 | .702 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Austin Peay ‡y | 22 | – | 7 | .759 | 47 | – | 15 | .758 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Belmont | 22 | – | 8 | .733 | 38 | – | 20 | .655 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jacksonville State | 22 | – | 8 | .733 | 32 | – | 26 | .552 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Kentucky | 16 | – | 13 | .552 | 23 | – | 34 | .404 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeast Missouri State | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | 26 | – | 33 | .441 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 11 | – | 17 | .393 | 22 | – | 27 | .449 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SIU Edwardsville | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | 16 | – | 35 | .314 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morehead State | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | 16 | – | 40 | .286 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Murray State | 9 | – | 21 | .300 | 21 | – | 33 | .389 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee–Martin | 4 | – | 26 | .133 | 11 | – | 40 | .216 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 4, 2013[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2013 Ohio Valley Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 22–25. The top six regular season finishers will meet in the double-elimination tournament, which was held at Pringles Park in Jackson, Tennessee. The tournament champion will earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2][3]
Seeding and format
The top six regular season finishers were seeded by conference winning percentage. Teams then played a double-elimination tournament, with the top two seeds receiving a single bye. Belmont claimed the third seed over Jacksonville State by tiebreaker.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Tech | 24 | 6 | .800 | ||
| Austin Peay | 22 | 7 | .759 | ||
| Belmont | 22 | 8 | .733 | ||
| Jacksonville State | 22 | 8 | .733 | ||
| Eastern Kentucky | 16 | 13 | .552 | ||
| Southeast Missouri State | 13 | 17 | .433 | ||
| Eastern Illinois | 11 | 17 | .393 | ||
| SIU Edwardsville | 10 | 20 | .333 | ||
| Morehead State | 10 | 20 | .333 | ||
| Murray State | 9 | 21 | .300 | ||
| Tennessee–Martin | 4 | 26 | .133 |
Results
All-Tournament team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament team.
| Name | School |
|---|---|
| Craig Massoni | Austin Peay |
| Jordan Hankins | Austin Peay |
| Reed Harper | Austin Peay |
| Cody Hudson | Austin Peay |
| Michael Davis | Austin Peay |
| Alex Hughes | Eastern Kentucky |
| Luke Wurzelbacher | Eastern Kentucky |
| Kyle Nowlin | Eastern Kentucky |
| Bryan Soloman | Eastern Kentucky |
| Shane Grimm | Eastern Kentucky |
| Tristan Archer | Tennessee Tech |
| Jason Blum | Southeast Missouri State |
| Chas Brookshire | Belmont |
Most Valuable Player
Austin Peay infielder Reed Harper was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player.
References
- ^ "2013 Ohio Valley Conference Baseball Standings and Leaders". Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved October 2, 2013.
- ^ "2013 Division I Baseball Conference Championship Central". NCAA. Archived from the original on April 23, 2013. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
- ^ "Austin Peay Wins 2012 OVC Baseball Championship". Ohio Valley Conference. May 27, 2012. Archived from the original on June 30, 2013. Retrieved May 1, 2013.