BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – In its inaugural season playing in the Ohio Valley Conference, Little Rock has claimed the No. 2 overall seed and a double-round bye straight into the double elimination portion of the OVC Baseball Championship taking place in Marion, Illinois from May 24-27.
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The tournament is set to begin on Wednesday, with four games between Seed Nos. 3-8 to determine who will move on to face Little Rock and Morehead State in the first games of the double elimination section on Thursday.
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Wednesday's games will consist of contests between No. 5 seed Eastern Illinois and No. 8 seed Southern Indiana followed by No. 6 seed Tennessee Tech and No. 7 seed SIUE. The winner of game one will face fourth-seeded Southeast Missouri at 4 p.m. before the day concludes with the winner of game two taking on third-seeded UT Martin at 7:30 p.m.
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The Trojans will await the winner of Wednesday's late game which will be UT Martin, Tennessee Tech or SIUE for a Thursday matchup that will begin at 3 p.m.
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All games will be broadcast live on ESPN+ in addition to live stats being available. Tickets will be $10 per adult per day and $5 per day for children (12 and under) and college students with valid ID and can be purchased in-person at Mt Dew Park. All seats are general admission for the OVC Championship.
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2023 OVC Baseball Championship (Mt. Dew Park – Marion, Ill.)
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Day One (Single Elimination) - Wednesday, May 24
Game 1 - #5 Eastern Illinois vs. #8 Southern Indiana, 9 a.m. (ESPN+)
Game 2 - #6 Tennessee Tech vs. #7 SIUE, 12:30 p.m. (ESPN+)
Game 3 - #4 Southeast Missouri vs. Winner of Game 1, 4 p.m. (ESPN+)
Game 4 - #3 UT Martin vs. Winner of Game 2, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN+)
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Day Two (Double Elimination) – Thursday, May 25
Game 5 - #1 Morehead State vs. Winner of Game 3, 11 a.m. (ESPN+)
Game 6 - #2 Little Rock vs. Winner of Game 4, 3 p.m. (ESPN+)
Game 7 – Loser of Game 5 vs. Loser of Game 6, 7 p.m. (ESPN+)
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Day Three – Friday, May 26
Game 8 – Winner of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 6, 2 p.m. (ESPN+)
Game 9 – Winner of Game 7 vs. Loser of Game 8, 6 p.m. (ESPN+)
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Day Four (Winner Take All) – Saturday, May 27
Game 10 – Winner of Game 8 vs. Winner of Game 9, Noon (ESPN+)
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