The 2019 OVC Baseball Championship field is now set with the event taking place Tuesday through Sunday at Rent One Park in Marion, Illinois.
UT Martin (24-29, 12-18 OVC) is in the OVC Tournament field for only the fourth time (1996, 2011, 2017, 2019). The Skyhawks capped the regular season by sweeping two-time defending regular season champion Tennessee Tech to qualify; it was the team’s first OVC series sweep since 2017 and its first sweep of TTU since 1994.
As the No. 7 and No. 8 seeds Eastern Illinois and UT Martin will face off in an elimination game on Tuesday night. The winner will then advance to the double elimination portion of the bracket.
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TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Tuesday, May 21
Game 1 – #7 Eastern Illinois vs. #8 UT Martin, 6 p.m. (Loser is Eliminated)
Wednesday, May 22
Game 2 – #4 Belmont vs. #5 Murray State, 9 a.m.
Game 3 – #3 Morehead State vs. #6 Eastern Kentucky, 12:30 p.m.
Game 4 – #2 Austin Peay vs. Winner Game 1, 4 p.m.
Game 5 – Worst Seeds From Games 2/3/4 Losers, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, May 23
Game 6 – #1 Jacksonville State vs. Winner of Game 2, 11 a.m.
Game 7 – Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4, 3 p.m.
Game 8 – Best Seed From Games 2/3/4 Losers vs. Game 5 Winner, 7 p.m.
Friday, May 24
Game 9 – Winner Game 6 vs. Winner Game 7, 11 a.m.
Game 10 – Loser Game 6 vs. Loser Game 7, 3 p.m.
Game 11 – Winner Game 8 vs. Loser Game 9/Winner Game 10 (#), 7 p.m.
Saturday, May 25
Game 12 – Winner Game 11 vs. Loser Game 9/Winner Game 10 (#), 12 p.m.
Game 13 – Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 12, 4 p.m.
Sunday, May 26 (if necessary)
Game 14 – Winner Game 13 vs. Loser Game 13, 12 p.m.
# – In Game 11 the team that has played fewer tournament games will play in Game 11. If the number of games is equal, the lower seed will play in Game 1
