Ohio Valley Conference

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The 2026 Ohio Valley Conference Baseball Championship field is now set. The event will be held May 19-23 at Mtn Dew Park in Marion, Illinois. This year marks the 47th OVC Baseball Tournament (the first elimination style event was held in 1979).

The venue opened in 2007 and was previously known as Rent One Park. It is now home to the Prospect League Team the Thrillville Thrillbillies, who began play in 2023. This year marks the fifth time the event has been held at the venue (2019, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026); the event is contracted to be at the venue through 2029.

The event has been held at five neutral site locations after moving from the campus of the regular season champions in 2001. The event has been held in Paducah, Kentucky (2001-09), Jackson, Tennessee (2010-16, 2021), Oxford, Alabama (2017-18), Marion, Illinois (2019, 2023-present) and Lexington, Kentucky (2022).

Tickets are $30 for an all-session pass, $10 per adult per day and $5 per day for children (18 and under) and college students with valid ID. Tickets can be purchased online or in-person at Mtn Dew Park. All seats are general admission for the OVC Championship.

This year's bracket includes two single elimination games on Tuesday, with the winners advancing to the double elimination portion of the bracket which will include the No. 1 and 2 seeds (who receive byes until Thursday's games).

Fans can watch the entire 2026 OVC Baseball Tournament live on ESPN+. Fans can subscribe to ESPN+ for $11.99 a month (or $119.99 per year) or as part of the Disney Bundle.  ESPN+, the multi-sport, direct-to-consumer video service from The Walt Disney Company’s Direct-to-Consumer & International segment, is an integrated part of the ESPN App and (on mobile and connected devices) and ESPN.com.

TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

Tuesday, May 19
Game 1: #6 Lindenwood vs. #7 UT Martin, 3:00 p.m. CT (ESPN+)
Game 2: #5 Morehead State vs. #8 Southern Indiana, 7:00 p.m. CT (ESPN+)

Wednesday, May 20
Game 3: #3 Southeast Missouri vs. Winner of Game 1, 3:00 p.m. CT (ESPN+)
Game 4: #4 Little Rock vs. Winner of Game 2, 7:00 p.m. CT (ESPN+)
   
Thursday, May 21
Game 5: #2 Eastern Illinois vs. Winner Game 3, 9:30 a.m. CT (ESPN+)
Game 6: #1 SIUE vs. Winner Game 4, 1:00 p.m. CT (ESPN+)
Game 7: Loser Game 4 vs. Loser Game 5, 4:30 p.m. CT (ESPN+)
Game 8: Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 6, 8:00 p.m. CT (ESPN+)

Friday, May 22
Game 9: Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6, 11:00 a.m. CT (ESPN+)
Game 10: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8, 3:00 p.m. CT (ESPN+)
Game 11: Winner Game 10 vs. Loser Game 9, 7:00 p.m. CT (ESPN+)
   
Saturday, May 23
Game 12: Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 11, 1:00 p.m. CT (ESPN+)
Game 13: Repeated Pairing (if necessary), 60 minutes after Game 12 (ESPN+)

NOTE: The first two games are single elimination.  All Times CENTRAL.