2026 Ohio Valley Conference baseball tournament

2026 Ohio Valley Conference
baseball tournament
Teams8
FormatSingle-elimination/Double-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsLittle Rock (2nd title)
Winning coachChris Curry (2nd title)
MVPTag Andrews (Little Rock)
TelevisionESPN+
2026 Ohio Valley Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
SIU Edwardsville ‍†‍‍ 19–7 .73132–22 .593
Eastern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 18–9 .66731–19 .620
Southeast Missouri State  ‍‍‍ 18–9 .66738–16 .704
No. 21 Little Rock ‍‍‡‍y 16–11 .59330–25 .545
Morehead State  ‍‍‍ 15–12 .55631–24 .564
Lindenwood  ‍‍‍ 13–14 .48129–26 .527
UT Martin  ‍‍‍ 11–15 .42325–29 .463
Southern Indiana  ‍‍‍ 10–17 .37028–27 .509
Western Illinois  ‍‍‍ 8–19 .29616–36 .308
Tennessee Tech  ‍‍‍ 6–21 .22218–37 .327
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 17, 2026[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2026 Ohio Valley Conference baseball tournament was held from May 19 through 24 at Mtn Dew Park in Marion, Illinois. The top eight regular season finishers of the conference's ten teams met in the tournament, with the top 4 teams receiving byes to the double elimination rounds.[2]

The Little Rock Trojans won the tournament for the second year in a row.[3]

Seeding and format

The top eight finishers of the league's ten teams qualify for the conference tournament. Teams are seeded based on conference winning percentage, with the first tiebreaker being head-to-head record.

Bracket

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsFinal
2Eastern Illinois3
3Southeast Missouri State23Southeast Missouri State2
6Lindenwood76Lindenwood1
2Eastern Illinois3(10)
7UT Martin4
1SIU-Edwardsville2
1SIU-Edwardsville4
4Little Rock74Little Rock3
5Morehead State28Southern Indiana3
8Southern Indiana62Eastern Illinois36
4Little Rock410
Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
8Southern Indiana5
3Southeast Missouri State31SIU-Edwardsville5
8Southern Indiana24Little Rock7
4Little Rock7
6Lindenwood3
4Little Rock4

Schedule

Game Time* Matchup# Score Notes Reference
Tuesday, May 19
1 3:00 pm No. 7 UT Martin vs No. 6 Lindenwood 4–7 UT Martin Eliminated
2 7:00 pm No. 8 Southern Indiana vs No. 5 Morehead State 6–2 Morehead State Eliminated
Wednesday, May 20
3 3:00 pm No. 6 Lindenwood vs No. 3 Southeast Missouri State 1–2
4 7:00 pm No. 8 Southern Indiana vs No. 4 Little Rock 3–7
Thursday, May 21
5 9:30 am No. 3 Southeast Missouri State vs No. 2 Eastern Illinois 2–3
6 1:00 pm No. 4 Little Rock vs No. 1 SIU-Edwardsville 3–4
7 4:30 pm No. 8 Southern Indiana vs No. 3 Southeast Missouri State 5–3 Southeast Missouri St. Eliminated
8 8:00 pm No. 6 Lindenwood vs No. 4 Little Rock 3–4 Lindenwood Eliminated
Friday, May 22
9 11:00 am No. 2 Eastern Illinois vs No. 1 SIU-Edwardsville 3–2(10)
10 6:20 pm No. 8 Southern Indiana vs No. 4 Little Rock 2–7 Southern Indiana Eliminated
Saturday, May 23
11 1:00 pm No. 1 SIU-Edwardsville vs No. 4 Little Rock 5–7 SIU-Edwardsville Eliminated
12 5:00 pm No. 4 Little Rock vs No. 2 Eastern Illinois 4–3 Little Rock forces if necessary game
Sunday, May 24
13 12:00 pm No. 2 Eastern Illinois vs No. 4 Little Rock 6–10 Little Rock wins OVC championship

References

  1. ↑ "Ohio Valley Conference". ovcsports.com. Retrieved May 17, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Ohio Valley Baseball Championship 2026". Ohio Valley Sports. Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
  3. ↑ Harley, Michael (May 25, 2026). "Arkansas-Little Rock baseball team wins 2nd straight Ohio Valley Conference Tournament title". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Archived from the original on May 26, 2026. Retrieved 2026-06-01.