2014 Ohio Valley Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2014 Ohio Valley Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 21–25. The top six regular season finishers met in the double-elimination tournament, held at The Ballpark at Jackson in Jackson, Tennessee. Jacksonville State won the tournament for the fourth time, earning the conference's automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament[2]

2014 Ohio Valley Conference
Baseball Tournament
2014 OVC Baseball tournament logo
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsJacksonville State (4th title)
Winning coachJim Case (3rd title)
MVPPitching staff, Jacksonville State
2014 Ohio Valley Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
SE Missouri State   2370 .767  37200 .649
Tennessee Tech   18120 .600  40170 .702
Jacksonville State   18120 .600  34250 .576
Morehead State   16140 .533  29280 .509
SIU Edwardsville   16140 .533  21330 .389
Eastern Illinois   15141 .517  22331 .402
Murray State   14160 .467  23290 .442
Austin Peay   14160 .467  23330 .411
Belmont   13161 .450  24301 .445
Eastern Kentucky   12180 .400  24310 .436
Tennessee–Martin   5250 .167  9420 .176
Conference champion
Tournament champion
As of May 23, 2014[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Seeding and format

The top six teams are taken and seeded by conference winning percentage. Teams then play a double-elimination tournament, with the top two seeds receiving a single bye.

TeamWLTPctGBSeed
Southeast Missouri State2370.767
-
1
Tennessee Tech18120.600
5
2
Jacksonville State18120.600
5
3
x-SIU Edwardsville16140.533
7
4
x-Morehead State16140.533
7
5
Eastern Illinois15141.517
7.5
6
Murray State14160.467
8
-
Austin Peay14160.467
8
-
Belmont13161.450
8.5
-
Eastern Kentucky12180.400
10
Tennessee-Martin5250.167
17

Tiebreakers:
x- SIU Edwardsville wins 4 seed from 2-1 record vs. Morehead State.

Results

  First round Second round Third Round Semi-Finals Finals
                                                 
Winner's Bracket
  4 SIU Edwardsville 6     1 SE Missouri State 8  
  5 Morehead State 11     6 Eastern Illinois 6    
      1 SE Missouri State 2              
      2 Tennessee Tech 9              
  3 Jacksonville State 1     2 Tennessee Tech 14          
  6 Eastern Illinois 2     5 Morehead State 2        
        2 Tennessee Tech 7 2
Loser's Bracket       3 Jacksonville State 10 4
  4 SIU Edwardsville 5        
  3 Jacksonville State 7          
      3 Jacksonville State 13        
      6 Eastern Illinois 2          
            3 Jacksonville State 7              
          5 Morehead State 1              
      3 Jacksonville State 6    
    1 SE Missouri State 2  

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. Jacksonville State's entire pitching staff was given the MVP award.[3]

NameTeam
Matt BorensEastern Illinois
Cole BieserSoutheast Missouri State
Dylan BosheersTennessee Tech
Daniel MilesTennessee Tech
David HessTennessee Tech
Tyler GambleJacksonville State
Griff GordonJacksonville State
Paschal PetrongoloJacksonville State
Ryan SebraJacksonville State
Michael BishopJacksonville State
Casey AntleyJacksonville State
Zachary FowlerJacksonville State
Travis StoutJacksonville State

References

  1. "2014 Ohio Valley Conference Baseball Standings and Leaders". Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
  2. "2014 OVC Baseball Championship". Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  3. "Jacksonville State Wins Fourth OVC Baseball Championship Crown". OCVSports.com. Retrieved July 14, 2014.
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