2010 Summit League baseball tournament

2010 Summit League
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsOral Roberts (13th title)
Winning coachRob Walton (7th title)
MVPChris Elder, (Oral Roberts)
2010 Summit League baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Oral Roberts  ‍†‍‡‍y 19–9 .67936–27 .571
South Dakota State  ‍†‍‍ 19–9 .67939–21 .650
Centenary  ‍‍‍ 17–9 .65428–26 .519
Oakland  ‍‍‍ 13–14 .48123–34 .404
IPFW  ‍‍‍ 13–15 .46417–38 .309
North Dakota State  ‍‍‍ 11–16 .40722–30 .423
Southern Utah  ‍‍‍ 11–16 .40718–36 .333
Western Illinois  ‍‍‍ 6–21 .22214–39 .264
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2010[1][2]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2010 Summit League Tournament took place from May 27 through 29. 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 thirteenth consecutive time.[3]

Format and seeding

The top four finishers advanced to the tournament. South Dakota State claimed the top seed by tiebreaker. For the first time since joining the conference in 1998, Oral Roberts was not a top seed.

TeamWLPct.GBSeed
South Dakota State199.679—1
Oral Roberts199.679—2
Centenary179.65413
Oakland1314.4815.54
IPFW1315.4646—
North Dakota State1116.4077.5—
Southern Utah1116.4077.5—
Western Illinois621.22212.5—

Tournament

Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
1South Dakota State6
4Oakland5
1South Dakota State6
2Oral Roberts21
3Centenary2
2Oral Roberts4
2Oral Roberts12
1South Dakota State2
Lower round 1Lower final
1South Dakota State20
4Oakland74Oakland4
3Centenary2

Game-by-game results

GameWinnerScoreLoserComment
1(1) South Dakota State6–5(4) Oakland
2(2) Oral Roberts4–2(3) Centenary
3(4) Oakland7–2(3) CentenaryCentenary eliminated
4(2) Oral Roberts21–6(1) South Dakota State
5(1) South Dakota State20–4(4) OaklandOakland eliminated
6(2) Oral Roberts12–2(1) South Dakota StateOral Roberts wins Summit Championship

All-Tournament Team

NameSchool
Keegan AckerCentenary
Nick BaligodOral Roberts
Joel BlakeSouth Dakota State
Chris ElderOral Roberts
Seth FurmanekOral Roberts
Beau HanowskiSouth Dakota State
Connor MielockOakland
Zach RhodesSouth Dakota State
Tim RyanOakland
P.J. SequeiraOral Roberts
Bryce SmolenOral Roberts
Brett SowersOral Roberts
Billy StitzSouth Dakota State
Kyle TeagueOakland

Tournament Most Valuable Player

Chris Elder 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 -- 2010". Boyd's World. Retrieved June 30, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Summit League Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Summit League. Retrieved June 30, 2025.