2008 Summit League baseball tournament

2008 Summit League Summit 4 Double-elimination J. L. Johnson Stadium Tulsa, Oklahoma 2008 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles Oral Roberts 11th Rob Walton 5th Brian Van Kirk Oral Roberts 2007 The 2008 Summit League Tournament took place from May 22 through 24. 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. 2008 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles Oral Roberts won the tournament for the eleventh consecutive time.https://thesummitleague.org/documents/2021/7/20//Baseball_2021.pdf Summit League Baseball Record Book Summit League June 30, 2025 Format and seeding The top four finishers advanced to the tournament. North Dakota State and South Dakota State were ineligible for postseason play as they reclassified to Division I. Team W L Pct. GB Seed 2008 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles Oral Roberts 24 4 .857 — 1 2008 Southern Utah Thunderbirds Southern Utah 16 11 .593 7.5 2 2008 Western Illinois Leathernecks Western Illinois 13 11 .542 9 3 2008 Centenary Gentlemen Centenary 13 15 .464 11 4 2008 South Dakota State Jackrabbits South Dakota State 9 11 .450 11 — 2008 IPFW Mastodons IPFW 10 17 .370 13.5 — 2008 Oakland Golden Grizzlies Oakland 7 14 .333 13.5 — 2008 North Dakota State Bison North Dakota State 7 16 .304 14.5 — Tournament 1 2008 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles Oral Roberts 11 4 2008 Centenary Gentlemen Centenary 5 3 2008 Western Illinois Leathernecks Western Illinois 9 2 2008 Southern Utah Thunderbirds Southern Utah 6 4 Centenary 1 2 Southern Utah 4 1 Oral Roberts 1510 3 Western Illinois 9 3 Western Illinois 3 2 Southern Utah 9 1 Oral Roberts 9 2 Southern Utah 0 Game-by-game results Game Winner Score Loser Comment 1 (3) 2008 Western Illinois Leathernecks Western Illinois 9–6 (3) 2008 Southern Utah Thunderbirds Southern Utah 2 (1) 2008 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles Oral Roberts 11–5 (4) 2008 Centenary Gentlemen Centenary 3 (2) 2008 Southern Utah Thunderbirds Southern Utah 4–1 (4) 2008 Centenary Gentlemen Centenary Centenary eliminated 4 (1) 2008 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles Oral Roberts 15–910 (3) 2008 Western Illinois Leathernecks Western Illinois 5 (2) 2008 Southern Utah Thunderbirds Southern Utah 9–3 (3) 2008 Western Illinois Leathernecks Western Illinois Western Illinois eliminated 6 (1) 2008 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles Oral Roberts 9–0 (2) 2008 Southern Utah Thunderbirds Southern Utah Oral Roberts wins Summit Championship All-Tournament Team Name School Ryan Bernsen Centenary Brendan Duffy Oral Roberts Nick Freitas Southern Utah David Genao Oral Roberts Drew Laidig Western Illinois Juan Martinez Oral Roberts Kelly Minissale Oral Roberts Mac Nelson Southern Utah Todd Nelson Western Illinois Jacob Noyes Southern Utah Ben Petralli Oral Roberts Jerry Sullivan Oral Roberts Brian Van Kirk Oral Roberts Cole Waddell Western Illinois Tournament Most Valuable Player Brian Van Kirk of Oral Roberts was named Tournament MVP. References Tournament Category:Summit League baseball tournament Summit League baseball tournament Summit League baseball tournament