Field Set for Summit League Baseball Championship
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From OMAVS.com - The field has been set for next week's 2016 Summit League Baseball Championship, the league office announced Saturday evening at the conclusion of the regular season. No. 2-seeded Omaha is one of four teams set to compete at the tournament, May 25-28, at J.L. Johnson Stadium in Tulsa, Okla. The tournament champion advances to the NCAA Tournament as the league's automatic bid.
The Mavericks (28-26, 18-12 Summit League) will make their Summit League Tournament debut when they face No. 3 seed Fort Wayne (31-24, 14-16) on Wednesday at Noon.
Oral Roberts earned the tournament's top seed for the second consecutive year and the 16th time in program history. The Golden Eagles, who are 34-18 (22-8), face No. 4 South Dakota State (21-33, 13-17) in Wednesday's second game at 6 p.m.
The double elimination tournament continues with two games Thursday, one game Friday and the championship game(s) Saturday.
2016 SUMMIT LEAGUE BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE
Wednesday, May 25
Noon -- Game 1: (2) Omaha vs. (3) Fort Wayne
6 p.m. -- Game 2: (1) Oral Roberts vs. (4) South Dakota State
Thursday, May 26
Noon -- Game 3: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2
6 p.m. -- Game 4: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2
Friday, May 27
6 p.m. -- Game 5: Winner Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4
Saturday, May 28
1 p.m. -- Game 6: Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5
4:30 p.m. -- Game 7: Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 6*
*If necessary
The Mavericks (28-26, 18-12 Summit League) will make their Summit League Tournament debut when they face No. 3 seed Fort Wayne (31-24, 14-16) on Wednesday at Noon.
Oral Roberts earned the tournament's top seed for the second consecutive year and the 16th time in program history. The Golden Eagles, who are 34-18 (22-8), face No. 4 South Dakota State (21-33, 13-17) in Wednesday's second game at 6 p.m.
The double elimination tournament continues with two games Thursday, one game Friday and the championship game(s) Saturday.
2016 SUMMIT LEAGUE BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE
Wednesday, May 25
Noon -- Game 1: (2) Omaha vs. (3) Fort Wayne
6 p.m. -- Game 2: (1) Oral Roberts vs. (4) South Dakota State
Thursday, May 26
Noon -- Game 3: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2
6 p.m. -- Game 4: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2
Friday, May 27
6 p.m. -- Game 5: Winner Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4
Saturday, May 28
1 p.m. -- Game 6: Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5
4:30 p.m. -- Game 7: Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 6*
*If necessary