1971 Ohio Valley Conference Tournament
The 1971 Ohio Valley Conference baseball tournament was held in Johnson City, TN and Clarksville, TN. Austin Peay State University defeated East Tennessee State University for the title.
The tournament was broken into two four-team double-elimination tournaments, one involving the Division 1 schools and one involving the Division 2 schools, with the winners meeting in a best-of-three series for the title. Rain hindered all three tournaments. The second day of the D1 tournament was rained out causing the tournament to be reduced to a single elimination tournament and the third day was rained out causing the tournament to be postponed for 10 days. The second day of the D2 tournament was rained out. The first day of the finals series was rained out.
Participating Teams[edit]
| Division | School | Overall Record | Head Coach |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Tennessee State University | 5-11 | Joe Shipley |
| 1 | Eastern Kentucky University | 12-12 | Jack Hissom |
| 1 | Morehead State University | 22-8 | Sonny Allen |
| 1 | Western Kentucky University | 13-17 | Jim Pickens |
| 2 | Austin Peay State University | 36-12 | Tom Wonderling |
| 2 | Middle Tennessee State University | 20-16 | Lefty Solomon |
| 2 | Murray State University | 24-15-1 | Johnny Reagan |
| 2 | Tennessee Technological University | 21-20 | W.A. Wright |
Results[edit]
Brackets[edit]
Division 1 bracket[edit]
| First Round | Second Round | Final | ||||||||||||
| Morehead St. | 2 | |||||||||||||
| East Tennessee St. | 4 | |||||||||||||
| East Tennessee St. | rain | |||||||||||||
| Eastern Kentucky | rain | |||||||||||||
| Eastern Kentucky | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Western Kentucky | 3 | |||||||||||||
| East Tennessee St. | 12 | x | ||||||||||||
| Eastern Kentucky | 4 | x | ||||||||||||
| rained | ||||||||||||||
| Morehead St. | rain | out | ||||||||||||
| Western Kentucky | rain | |||||||||||||
Division 2 bracket[edit]
| First Round | Second Round | Final | ||||||||||||
| Murray St. | 14 | |||||||||||||
| Middle Tennessee St. | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Murray St. | 8 | |||||||||||||
| Austin Peay St. | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Austin Peay St. | 10 | |||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Murray St. | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Austin Peay St. | 7 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| Austin Peay St. | 10 | |||||||||||||
| Middle Tennessee St. | 3 | Tennessee Tech | 5 | |||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 6 | |||||||||||||
Game Results[edit]
Division 1 tournament[edit]
| Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 22 | ||||
| Game 1 | East Tennessee State University | 4-2 | Morehead State University | Morehead State eliminated |
| Game 2 | Eastern Kentucky University | 4-3 (12) | Western Kentucky University | Western Kentucky eliminated |
| April 23 | ||||
| rained out | ||||
| April 24 | ||||
| rained out | ||||
| May 1 | ||||
| Game 3 | East Tennessee State University | 12-4 | Eastern Kentucky University | East Tennessee State advances to finals |
Division 2 tournament[edit]
| Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 22 | ||||
| Game 1 | Austin Peay State University | 10-3 | Tennessee Technological University | |
| Game 2 | Murray State University | 14-6 | Middle Tennessee State University | |
| Game 3 | Tennessee Technological University | 6-3 | Middle Tennessee State University | Middle Tennessee State eliminated |
| April 23 | ||||
| rained out | ||||
| April 24 | ||||
| Game 4 | Murray State University | 8-3 | Austin Peay State University | |
| Game 5 | Austin Peay State University | 10-5 | Tennessee Technological University | Tennessee Tech eliminated |
| April 25 | ||||
| Game 6 | Austin Peay State University | 7-6 (10) | Murray State University | |
| Game 7 | Austin Peay State University | 10-6 (7) | Murray State University | Austin Peay State advances |
Tournament finals[edit]
| Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7 | ||||
| rained out | ||||
| May 8 | ||||
| Game 1 | Austin Peay State University | 5-0 | East Tennessee State University | |
| Game 2 | Austin Peay State University | 1-0 | East Tennessee State University | Austin Peay State wins tournament |
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