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The 2026 Ohio Valley Conference Baseball Championship gets underway with a pair of single elimination games on Tuesday. This year marks the 47th OVC Baseball Tournament (the first elimination style event was held in 1979).
The event is being held May 19-23 at Mtn Dew Park in Marion, Illinois. 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 the summer of 2023. This year marks the fifth time the event has been held at the venue (2019, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026); the event will be held at the venue through 2029.
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 and can be purchased online or in-person at Mt Dew Park. All seats are general admission for the OVC Championship.
Fans can watch the entire 2026 OVC Baseball Tournament live on ESPN+.
Game 1: #6 Lindenwood vs. #7 UT Martin, 12:00 p.m. CT (ESPN+)
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Game 2: #5 Morehead State vs. #8 Southern Indiana, 1 Hour After Game 1 (ESPN+)
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#6 LINDENWOOD, #7 UT MARTIN
MARION, Ill. - Game scheduled to start at 12 p.m. CT.
#5 MOREHEAD STATE, #8 SOUTHERN INDIANA
MARION, Ill. - Game scheduled to start one hour after the conclusion of game one.