The Summit League baseball tournament is the conference baseball championship of the NCAA Division I's Summit League. The top four finishers in the regular season of the conference's seven teams advance to the double-elimination tournament. In 2027 the tournament will return to Chapman Park in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The winner of the tournament receives an automatic berth to the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship.
The league changed its name from the Mid-Continent Conference prior to the 2008 season. Oral Roberts has won the most championships with 22. South Dakota State (2) is the most recent champion.
Champions
By year The following is a list of conference champions and sites listed by year. Year Champion Runner-up Site MVP 1984 Northern Iowa Chicago, IL N/A 1985 Eastern Illinois Monier Field • Charleston, IL 1986 Western Illinois Chicago, IL Steve Jeffers, Western Illinois 1987 Eastern Illinois Chicago, IL Larry Doss, Missouri State 1988 Eastern Illinois Chicago, IL Tony Floyd, Missouri State 1989 Eastern Illinois Chicago, IL Earnie Johnson, Missouri State 1990 Chicago, IL Kevin Walker, UIC 1991 Chicago, IL Larry Rubin, UIC 1992 Chicago, IL Jon Sbrocco, Wright State 1993 Cleveland State Chicago, IL Jody Brown, UIC 1994 No tournament held 1995 Western Illinois Monier Field • Charleston, IL Jason Fawcett, Troy 1996 Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL Matt Dunne, Northeastern Illinois 1997 Les Miller Field • Chicago, IL Bryan Kelly, Troy 1998 ValparaisoJ. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OK Paul Weeks, Oral Roberts 1999 Valparaiso J. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OK Ryan Neill, Oral Roberts 2000 Southern Utah J. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OK Eric Vandeventer, Oral Roberts 2001 Southern Utah J. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OK Trevor Leu, Oral Roberts 2002 Southern Utah J. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OK Erick Donaldson, Oral Roberts 2003 Southern Utah J. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OK Dennis Bigley, Oral Roberts 2004 Southern Utah Fair Grounds Field • Shreveport, LA Ricky Rivera, Oral Roberts 2005 Centenary J. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OK Michael Hollimon, Oral Roberts 2006 Western Illinois J. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OK Sean Jarrett, Oral Roberts 2007 CentenaryAlfred D. Boyer Stadium • Macomb, IL Chad Rothford, Oral Roberts 2008 Southern Utah J. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OK Brian Van Kirk, Oral Roberts 2009 South Dakota State J. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OK Johnny Roberts, Oral Roberts 2010 South Dakota State J. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OK Chris Elder, Oral Roberts 2011 South Dakota State Sioux Falls Stadium • Sioux Falls, SD Alex Gonzalez, Oral Roberts 2012 North Dakota State J. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OK Drew Bowen, Oral Roberts 2013 North Dakota State Oakland University Baseball Field • Rochester, MI Daniel Telford, South Dakota State 2014 Western IllinoisSioux Falls Stadium Sioux Falls, SD Reed Pfannenstein, North Dakota State 2015 IPFW Sioux Falls Stadium Sioux Falls, SD Derrian James, Oral Roberts 2016 IPFW J. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OK Nick Rotola, Oral Roberts 2017 North Dakota State J. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OK Miguel Ausua, Oral Roberts 2018 South Dakota State J. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OK Cal Hernanez, Oral Roberts 2019 Oral RobertsJ. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OK Payton Kinney, Omaha 2020 Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic 2021 North Dakota State Oral RobertsTal Anderson Field • Omaha, NE Jake Malec, North Dakota State 2022 Oral Roberts Omaha J. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OK Holden Breeze, Oral Roberts 2023 Oral Roberts South Dakota StateNewman Outdoor Field • Fargo, ND Justin Quinn, Oral Roberts 2024 Oral Roberts Northern Colorado J. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OK Drew Stahl, Oral Roberts 2025 North Dakota State Oral Roberts Tal Anderson Field • Omaha, NE Nolan Johnson, North Dakota State 2026 South Dakota State Oral Roberts Siebert Field • Minneapolis, MN Ty Madison, South Dakota State 2027 Chapman Park • Tulsa, OK
By school The following is a list of conference champions listed by school.
School W L PCT Finals Championships Title Years Akron 7 4 2 1 1991 Missouri State* 23 5 7 6 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987,1988, 1988 Northern Colorado 3 4 1 0 — North Dakota State 20 20 6 3 2014, 2021, 2025 Northeastern Illinois 6 2 2 1 1996 Omaha 6 15 2 1 2019 Oral Roberts 82 11 26 22 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001,2002, 2003, 2004, 2005,2006, 2007, 2008, 2009,2010, 2011, 2012, 2015,2016, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2023, 2024 St. Thomas 0 0 – 0 0 — South Dakota State 23 28 7 2 2013, 2026 Troy 8 3 3 2 1995, 1997 UIC 13 12 2 1 1990, 1993 Wright State 6 2 1 1 1992 As of May 23, 2026 Italics indicate that the program is no longer a member of The Summit League. Missouri State used to be known as Southwest Missouri State while competing in The Summit League.
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