FIELD SET FOR 2019 OVC BASEBALL CHAMPIONSIP; UT MARTIN ENTERS AS NO. 8 SEED
5/19/2019 9:52:00 AM | Baseball
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. - The 2019 Ohio Valley Conference Baseball Championship field is now set. The event will be held May 21-26 at Rent One Park in Marion, Illinois.
It marks the first year the event has been held at the venue, which is the home of the Southern Illinois Miners, a professional baseball team playing in the Frontier League. The park, which opened in 2007 and has a Sportexe Turf synthetic surface, features 3,400 chairback seats and lawn seating for over 2,000. The venue, located directly off Interstate 57, includes a brand-new high-definition LED video board, 14 suites, a banquet facility, an entertainment plaza, kids' play area and a 10-hole miniature golf course.
Tickets will be $10 per day or $25 for an all-session pass (up to 14 total games). There is also a $5 a day rate for college students with ID. All seats are general admission for the OVC Championship.
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.
Fans can watch the entire 2019 OVC Baseball Tournament live on ESPN+. Fans can subscribe to ESPN+ for $4.99 a month (or $49.99 per year). ESPN+ is an integrated part of the completely redesigned ESPN App and also available on the web, iPhone, iPad, tvOS, Android Handset, Apple TV, Roku, Chromecast and FireTV. More information can be found at www.OVCSports.com/ESPN.
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 11.
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It marks the first year the event has been held at the venue, which is the home of the Southern Illinois Miners, a professional baseball team playing in the Frontier League. The park, which opened in 2007 and has a Sportexe Turf synthetic surface, features 3,400 chairback seats and lawn seating for over 2,000. The venue, located directly off Interstate 57, includes a brand-new high-definition LED video board, 14 suites, a banquet facility, an entertainment plaza, kids' play area and a 10-hole miniature golf course.
Tickets will be $10 per day or $25 for an all-session pass (up to 14 total games). There is also a $5 a day rate for college students with ID. All seats are general admission for the OVC Championship.
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.
Fans can watch the entire 2019 OVC Baseball Tournament live on ESPN+. Fans can subscribe to ESPN+ for $4.99 a month (or $49.99 per year). ESPN+ is an integrated part of the completely redesigned ESPN App and also available on the web, iPhone, iPad, tvOS, Android Handset, Apple TV, Roku, Chromecast and FireTV. More information can be found at www.OVCSports.com/ESPN.
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 11.
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