2002 Ohio Valley Conference Tournament

The 2002 Ohio Valley Conference baseball tournament was held in Paducah, KY. #1 Southeast Missouri State University defeated #5 Tennessee Technological University for the title. Clemente Bonilla of Southeast Missouri St. was named MVP.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
1	Southeast Missouri State University	16-5	Mark Hogan
2	Eastern Illinois University	12-8	Jim Schmitz
3	Austin Peay State University	12-9	Gary McClure
4	Murray State University	10-11	Mike Thieke
5	Tennessee Technological University	9-11	Aaron Carroll
6	Morehead State University	9-11	John Jarnigan

Results

Bracket

	First round					Semifinals					Third Round					Semi-Finals					Finals
	1	SE Missouri St.	9
	6	Morehead St.	6			1	SE Missouri St.	3
						4	Murray St.	4
											4	Murray St.	5
											2	Eastern Illinois	6			2	Eastern Illinois	10
						6	Morehead St.	1								5	Tennessee Tech	11
						2	Eastern Illinois	21
	2	Eastern Illinois	0																		5	Tennessee Tech	1
	5	Tennessee Tech	8																		1	SE Missouri St.	13
						5	Tennessee Tech	3
						3	Austin Peay St.	2
	3	Austin Peay St.	8								5	Tennessee Tech	2
	4	Murray St.	6								1	SE Missouri St.	9
						3	Austin Peay St.	5
						1	SE Missouri St.	7

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 22
Game 1	Tennessee Technological University	8-0	Eastern Illinois University
Game 2	Southeast Missouri State University	9-6	Morehead State University
Game 3	Austin Peay State University	8-6	Murray State University
May 23
Game 4	Eastern Illinois University	21-1	Morehead State University	Morehead State eliminated
Game 5	Murray State University	4-3 (10)	Southeast Missouri State University
Game 6	Tennessee Technological University	3-2	Austin Peay State University
May 24
Game 7	Southeast Missouri State University	7-5	Austin Peay State University	Austin Peay eliminated
Game 8	Eastern Illinois University	6-5	Murray State University	Murray State eliminated
Game 9	Southeast Missouri State University	9-2	Tennessee Technological University
May 25
Game 10	Tennessee Technological University	11-10	Eastern Illinois University	Eastern Illinois eliminated
Game 11	Southeast Missouri State University	13-1	Tennessee Technological University	Southeast Missouri advances to NCAA tournament

All-Tournament Team

• C - Tristen McDonald, Southeast Missouri St.
• IF - Ryan Hay, Tennessee Tech
• IF - Clemente Bonilla, Southeast Missouri St.
• IF - Zach Borowiak, Southeast Missouri St.
• IF - Michael Johnson, Austin Peay
• OF - Jesse Johnson, Tennessee Tech
• OF - Vern Hatton, Southeast Missouri St.
• OF - Pete Pirman, Eastern Illinois
• DH - Bret Pigniatello, Eastern Illinois
• At-Large - Aaron Shelbourne, Eastern Illinois
• At-Large - A.J. Ellis, Austin Peay
• P - Doug Vincent, Tennessee Tech
• P - Brad Purcell, Southeast Missouri St.