5 seed has claimed one championship.Southeast Missouri has won each of the past two tournament.Įastern Illinois is back in the field for the second-straight year.Last year the team was the No. This year marks the 44th OVC Baseball Tournament the first elimination style event was held in 1979 (prior to that the winner of each division matched up in a three-game series to be crowned league champion).Since 2001 the event has been played at a neutral site, first Paducah, Kentucky (2001-09), then Jackson, Tennessee (2010-16), Oxford, Alabama (2017-18), Marion, Illinois (2019, 2023), Jackson, Tennessee (2021) and Lexington, Kentucky (2022).This year marks the 22nd at a neutral site.No event was held in 2020 due to the pandemic.Since the tournament went to a neutral site, the No. Others Nominated: Zane Robbins, Eastern Illinois Michael Walsh, Lindenwood Chance Vaught, Little Rock Matt Bettio, Morehead State Tyler Hutson, Southern Indiana Campbell Cleveland, UT Martin. Bockenstedt bookended OVC Pitcher of the Week honors in 2023, winning the first and last of the season. He made way for Hayden Cooper in the ninth Cooper would strike out the side to complete the no-hitter. From the end of the second inning through two outs in the eighth inning he recorded 18 consecutive outs. Bockenstedt threw eight innings in the start against Lindenwood, striking out eight and walking four. Others Nominated: Logan Eickhoff, Eastern Illinois Joe Copeland, Lindenwood Nico Baumbach, Little Rock Brady Bunten, SIUE Hayden Gilliland, Tennessee Tech Mac Danford, UT Martin.īockenstedt made his final regular season start a memorable one, throwing eight no-hit innings to lead the Cougars to their first-ever combined no-hitter and first no-hitter of any kind since making the move to Division I. Among OVC players Kuntz ranks 10th in home runs (0.26/game) and RBI (0.94/game). On Friday he was 3-for-5 with three runs scored, a double and a home run as MSU won 14-10. His home runs came in the third, sixth and eighth innings. In Thursday's 12-8 win over Little Rock, Kuntz smashed three home runs and drove in four RBI. His performance helped Morehead State win both games against Little Rock to lock up the OVC regular season crown, its first since 1985 (a North Division title) and first outright since 1979. 636 on-base percentage and 1.900 slugging percentage. 600 (6-for-10) with six runs scored, a double, four home runs, five RBI, a. In two games last week (two others were canceled due to weather), Kuntz hit. * The Championship Game (Game 10) is winner-take-all. * The first four games are single elimination. The OVC Basketball Championships will be held March 1-4 at the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana.įans wishing to sit in the lower level of the Ford Center with other fans from their favorite school should purchase the all-session tickets directly from their school’s ticket office which guarantees schools participating in a given session will have the seats closest to the court and grouped with their fans.Ī $60 all-session ticket includes admission to all eight sessions of the OVC Championship, which includes seven men’s games and seven women’s games.2023 Ohio Valley Conference Baseball Championship The price of an all-session ticket increases to $80 beginning on Monday, February 27. Tickets can be purchased for just $60 through each OVC schools’ ticket office and the Ford Center’s website through Sunday, February 26. (Brentwood, TN) – All-session tickets for the 2023 Ohio Valley Conference Basketball Championships are on sale now. Editor:The following is part of a press release from.
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