2010 Summit League baseball tournament
| Teams | 4 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Oral Roberts (13th title) |
| Winning coach | Rob Walton (7th title) |
| MVP | Chris Elder, (Oral Roberts) |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oral Roberts †‡y | 19 | – | 9 | .679 | 36 | – | 27 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota State † | 19 | – | 9 | .679 | 39 | – | 21 | .650 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Centenary | 17 | – | 9 | .654 | 28 | – | 26 | .519 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oakland | 13 | – | 14 | .481 | 23 | – | 34 | .404 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| IPFW | 13 | – | 15 | .464 | 17 | – | 38 | .309 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota State | 11 | – | 16 | .407 | 22 | – | 30 | .423 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Utah | 11 | – | 16 | .407 | 18 | – | 36 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 6 | – | 21 | .222 | 14 | – | 39 | .264 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2010[1][2] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2010 Summit League Tournament took place from May 27 through 29. The top four regular season finishers from the regular season met in the double-elimination tournament held at J. L. Johnson Stadium on the campus of Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Oral Roberts won the tournament for the thirteenth consecutive time.[3]
Format and seeding
[edit]The top four finishers advanced to the tournament. South Dakota State claimed the top seed by tiebreaker. For the first time since joining the conference in 1998, Oral Roberts was not a top seed.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota State | 19 | 9 | .679 | — | 1 |
| Oral Roberts | 19 | 9 | .679 | — | 2 |
| Centenary | 17 | 9 | .654 | 1 | 3 |
| Oakland | 13 | 14 | .481 | 5.5 | 4 |
| IPFW | 13 | 15 | .464 | 6 | — |
| North Dakota State | 11 | 16 | .407 | 7.5 | — |
| Southern Utah | 11 | 16 | .407 | 7.5 | — |
| Western Illinois | 6 | 21 | .222 | 12.5 | — |
Tournament
[edit]| Upper round 1 | Upper final | Final | |||||||||||
| 1 | South Dakota State | 6 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Oakland | 5 | |||||||||||
| 1 | South Dakota State | 6 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Oral Roberts | 21 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Centenary | 2 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Oral Roberts | 4 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Oral Roberts | 12 | |||||||||||
| 1 | South Dakota State | 2 | |||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | South Dakota State | 20 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Oakland | 7 | 4 | Oakland | 4 | ||||||||
| 3 | Centenary | 2 | |||||||||||
Game-by-game results
[edit]| Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) South Dakota State | 6–5 | (4) Oakland | |
| 2 | (2) Oral Roberts | 4–2 | (3) Centenary | |
| 3 | (4) Oakland | 7–2 | (3) Centenary | Centenary eliminated |
| 4 | (2) Oral Roberts | 21–6 | (1) South Dakota State | |
| 5 | (1) South Dakota State | 20–4 | (4) Oakland | Oakland eliminated |
| 6 | (2) Oral Roberts | 12–2 | (1) South Dakota State | Oral Roberts wins Summit Championship |
All-Tournament Team
[edit]| Name | School |
|---|---|
| Keegan Acker | Centenary |
| Nick Baligod | Oral Roberts |
| Joel Blake | South Dakota State |
| Chris Elder | Oral Roberts |
| Seth Furmanek | Oral Roberts |
| Beau Hanowski | South Dakota State |
| Connor Mielock | Oakland |
| Zach Rhodes | South Dakota State |
| Tim Ryan | Oakland |
| P.J. Sequeira | Oral Roberts |
| Bryce Smolen | Oral Roberts |
| Brett Sowers | Oral Roberts |
| Billy Stitz | South Dakota State |
| Kyle Teague | Oakland |
Tournament Most Valuable Player
[edit]Chris Elder of Oral Roberts was named Tournament MVP.
References
[edit]- ^ 2021 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Summit League. Retrieved June 30, 2025.
- ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 2010". Boyd's World. Retrieved June 30, 2025.
- ^ "Summit League Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Summit League. Retrieved June 30, 2025.