2008 Summit League Tournament

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The 2008 Summit League baseball tournament was held in Tulsa, OK. #1 Oral Roberts University defeated #2 Southern Utah University for the title. Brian Van Kirk of Oral Roberts was named MVP.

Participating Teams[edit]

Seed School Conf. Record Head Coach
1 Oral Roberts University 24-4 Rob Walton
2 Southern Utah University 16-11 David Eldredge
3 Western Illinois University 13-11 Stan Hyman
4 Centenary College of Louisiana 13-15 Ed McCann

Results[edit]

Bracket[edit]

  First Round   Second Round   Final
                             
  1 Oral Roberts 11  
  4 Centenary (LA) 5    
      1 Oral Roberts 15  
      3 Western Illinois 9    
  2 Southern Utah 6          
  3 Western Illinois 9        
      1 Oral Roberts 9 x
        2 Southern Utah 0 x
       
    3 Western Illinois 3    
  4 Centenary (LA) 1     2 Southern Utah 9  
  2 Southern Utah 4  


Game Results[edit]

Game Winner Score Loser Notes
May 22
Game 1 Western Illinois University 9-6 Southern Utah University
Game 2 Oral Roberts University 11-5 Centenary College of Louisiana
May 23
Game 3 Southern Utah University 4-1 Centenary College of Louisiana Centenary eliminated
Game 4 Oral Roberts University 15-9 (10) Western Illinois University
Game 5 Southern Utah University 9-3 Western Illinois University Western Illinois eliminated
May 24
Game 6 Oral Roberts University 9-0 Southern Utah University Oral Roberts advances to NCAA tournament

All-Tournament Team[edit]

  • Ryan Bernsen, Centenary
  • Brendan Duffy, Oral Roberts
  • Nick Freitas, Southern Utah
  • David Genao, Oral Roberts
  • Drew Laidig, Western Illinois
  • Juan Martinez, Oral Roberts
  • Kelly Minissale, Oral Roberts
  • Mac Nelson, Southern Utah
  • Todd Nelson, Western Illinois
  • Jacob Noyes, Southern Utah
  • Ben Petralli, Oral Roberts
  • Jerry Sullivan, Oral Roberts
  • Brian Van Kirk, Oral Roberts
  • Cole Waddell, Western Illinois