Final Summit League standings:
Oral Roberts 24-6
Western Illinois 14-12
North Dakota State 15-13
South Dakota State 14-13
Omaha 10-17
Fort Wayne 7-23
Oral Roberts earned the top seed in the upcoming Summit League Baseball Championship for the 18th time in program history and fourth consecutive year.
The 2018 baseball tournament takes place from May 23-26, at J.L. Johnson Stadium on the campus of Oral Roberts University. This marks the 15th time in league history the tournament will be held in Tulsa.
Oral Roberts earned the No. 1 seed after securing its record 18th regular season title. The Golden Eagles finished the league season with a 24-6 (.800) record and winners of 16 of their last 18 games against league competition.
Western Illinois captured the No. 2 seed for the 11th time in program history and first since 2014 after posting a 14-12 (.538) league mark. The Fighting Leathernecks are 7-2 against league foes during the month of May.
North Dakota State, the 2014 tournament champions, are looking to become the first No. 3 seed to win the trophy. The Bison finished the regular season with a 15-13 (.536) league mark and are riding a league-best seven-game winning streak entering the tournament.
South Dakota State, 14-13 (.519) in Summit League play, advanced to its ninth tournament in school history. The Jackrabbits are the No. 4 seed for just the second time (2016) and are looking to join the Bison as the only fourth-seeded teams to win the title.
No. 2 Western Illinois (17-28, 14-12 Summit) opens tournament play against No. 3 North Dakota State (25-22, 15-13 Summit) in game one on Wednesday, at Noon (CT). Top-seeded Oral Roberts (35-18, 24-6 Summit) battles No. 4 South Dakota State (16-30, 14-13 Summit) in Wednesday's second game at 6 p.m. (CT).
The double elimination tournament continues with two games Thursday, one game Friday, and the championship game(s) taking place Saturday. The winner claims The Summit League's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
Games contested Wednesday-Friday can be seen on
www.thesummitleague.org with Saturday's championship game on
www.yurview.com. All games will be streamed free of charge.
Tournament Schedule:
Wednesday, May 23
Noon - Game One: (2) Western Illinois vs. (3) North Dakota State
6 p.m. - Game Two: (1) Oral Roberts vs. (4) South Dakota State
Thursday, May 24
Noon - Game Three: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2
6 p.m. - Game Four: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2
Friday, May 25
6 p.m. - Game Five: Winner Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4
Saturday, May 26
1 p.m. - Game Six: Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5
4:30 p.m. - Game Seven: Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 6 *
*If necessary