The 2026 Ohio Valley Conference baseball tournament was held from May 19 through 24 at Mtn Dew Park in Marion, Illinois. The top eight regular season finishers of the conference's ten teams met in the tournament, with the top 4 teams receiving byes to the double elimination rounds.
The Little Rock Trojans won the tournament for the second year in a row.
Seeding and format The top eight finishers of the league's ten teams qualify for the conference tournament. Teams are seeded based on conference winning percentage, with the first tiebreaker being head-to-head record.
Bracket
Schedule GameTime*Matchup#ScoreNotesReference Tuesday, May 19 1 3:00 pm No. 7 UT Martin vs No. 6 Lindenwood 4–7 UT Martin Eliminated 2 7:00 pm No. 8 Southern Indiana vs No. 5 Morehead State 6–2 Morehead State Eliminated Wednesday, May 20 3 3:00 pm No. 6 Lindenwood vs No. 3 Southeast Missouri State 1–2 4 7:00 pm No. 8 Southern Indiana vs No. 4 Little Rock 3–7 Thursday, May 21 5 9:30 am No. 3 Southeast Missouri State vs No. 2 Eastern Illinois 2–3 6 1:00 pm No. 4 Little Rock vs No. 1 SIU-Edwardsville 3–4 7 4:30 pm No. 8 Southern Indiana vs No. 3 Southeast Missouri State 5–3 Southeast Missouri St. Eliminated 8 8:00 pm No. 6 Lindenwood vs No. 4 Little Rock 3–4 Lindenwood Eliminated Friday, May 22 9 11:00 am No. 2 Eastern Illinois vs No. 1 SIU-Edwardsville 3–2(10) 10 6:20 pm No. 8 Southern Indiana vs No. 4 Little Rock 2–7 Southern Indiana Eliminated Saturday, May 23 11 1:00 pm No. 1 SIU-Edwardsville vs No. 4 Little Rock 5–7 SIU-Edwardsville Eliminated 12 5:00 pm No. 4 Little Rock vs No. 2 Eastern Illinois 4–3 Little Rock forces if necessary game Sunday, May 24 13 12:00 pm No. 2 Eastern Illinois vs No. 4 Little Rock 6–10 Little Rock wins OVC championship
All–Tournament Team
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