2009 Ohio Valley Conference Tournament

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The 2009 Ohio Valley Conference baseball tournament was held in Paducah, KY. #5 Tennessee Technological University defeated #6 Jacksonville State University for the title. A.J. Kirby-Jones of Tennessee Tech was named MVP.

Participating Teams[edit]

Seed School Conf. Record Head Coach
1 Eastern Illinois University 13-5 Jim Schmitz
2 Murray State University 13-8-1 Mike Thieke
3 Morehead State University 12-10 Jay Sorg
4 Southeast Missouri State University 12-11 Mark Hogan
5 Tennessee Technological University 10-11-1 Matt Bragga
6 Jacksonville State University 10-13 Jim Case

Results[edit]

Bracket[edit]

  First Round     Second Round     Third Round     Finals
                                       
      1 Eastern Illinois 5  
  3 Morehead St. 0     6 Jacksonville St. 11    
  6 Jacksonville St. 9         6 Jacksonville St. 12  
      5 Tennessee Tech 13    
    2 Murray St. 2          
  4 SE Missouri St. 5     5 Tennessee Tech 7        
  5 Tennessee Tech 9         5 Tennessee Tech 4 x
      6 Jacksonville St. 3 x
  Losers Bracket 1-2     Losers Bracket 2     Losers Bracket 3    
         
  2 Murray St. 8        
  3 Morehead St. 5         6 Jacksonville St. 9    
      1 Eastern Illinois 4     2 Murray St. 3  
      2 Murray St. 5  
  3 Morehead St. 7    
  4 SE Missouri St. 5  


Game Results[edit]

Game Winner Score Loser Notes
May 20
Game 1 Tennessee Technological University 9-5 Southeast Missouri State University
Game 2 Jacksonville State University 9-0 Morehead State University
May 21
Game 3 Morehead State University 7-5 (11) Southeast Missouri State University Southeast Missouri eliminated
Game 4 Tennessee Technological University 7-2 Murray State University
Game 5 Jacksonville State University 11-5 Eastern Illinois University
May 22
Game 6 Murray State University 8-5 Morehead State University Morehead State eliminated
Game 7 Murray State University 5-4 Eastern Illinois University Eastern Illinois eliminated
Game 8 Tennessee Technological University 13-12 (10) Jacksonville State University
May 23
Game 9 Jacksonville State University 9-3 Murray State University Murray State eliminated
Game 10 Tennessee Technological University 4-3 (10) Jacksonville State University Tennessee Tech advances to NCAA tournament

All-Tournament Team[edit]

  • IF - Wes Cunningham, Murray St.
  • IF - Kenton Parmley, Southeast Missouri St.
  • IF - Sam Eberle, Jacksonville St.
  • IF - Steven Leach, Jacksonville St.
  • OF - Todd Cunningham, Jacksonville St.
  • OF - Kyle Bluestein, Jacksonville St.
  • OF - Chad Oberacker, Tennessee Tech
  • OF - Casanova Donaldson, Tennessee Tech
  • UT - A.J. Kirby-Jones, Tennessee Tech
  • UT - Ben Burgess, Tennessee Tech
  • P - Austin Lucas, Jacksonville St.
  • P - Ryan Dennick, Tennessee Tech
  • P - Lee Henry, Tennessee Tech