2014 Ohio Valley Conference Baseball Tournament

2014 Ohio Valley Conference
Baseball Tournament
2014 OVC Baseball tournament logo
Teams 6
Format Double-elimination
Finals Site
Champions Jacksonville State (4th title)
Winning coach Jim Case (3rd title)
MVP Pitching staff Jacksonville State
2014 Ohio Valley Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
SE Missouri State  ‍†‍‍ 23–7–0 .767  37–20–0 .649
Tennessee Tech  ‍‍‍ 18–12–0 .600  40–17–0 .702
Jacksonville State  ‍‍‍ 18–12–0 .600  34–25–0 .576
Morehead State  ‍‍‍ 16–14–0 .533  29–28–0 .509
SIU Edwardsville  ‍‍‍ 16–14–0 .533  21–33–0 .389
Eastern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 15–14–1 .517  22–33–1 .402
Murray State  ‍‍‍ 14–16–0 .467  23–29–0 .442
Austin Peay  ‍‍‍ 14–16–0 .467  23–33–0 .411
Belmont  ‍‍‍ 13–16–1 .450  24–30–1 .445
Eastern Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 12–18–0 .400  24–31–0 .436
Tennessee–Martin  ‍‍‍ 5–25–0 .167  9–42–0 .176
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
As of May 23, 2014[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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]

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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