2009 Summit League baseball tournament
| Teams | 4 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Oral Roberts (12th title) |
| Winning coach | Rob Walton (6th title) |
| MVP | Johnny Roberts (Oral Roberts) |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oral Roberts †‡y | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 33 | – | 15 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Utah | 15 | – | 7 | .682 | 27 | – | 24 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota State | 17 | – | 10 | .630 | 26 | – | 30 | .464 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Centenary | 16 | – | 10 | .615 | 33 | – | 19 | .635 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota State | 10 | – | 14 | .417 | 16 | – | 28 | .364 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oakland | 10 | – | 18 | .357 | 22 | – | 34 | .393 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 8 | – | 16 | .333 | 13 | – | 33 | .283 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| IPFW | 6 | – | 21 | .222 | 13 | – | 38 | .255 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡ – champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2009[1][2] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2009 Summit League Tournament took place from May 21 through 23. 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 twelfth consecutive time.[3]
Format and seeding
The top four finishers advanced to the tournament.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oral Roberts | 16 | 2 | .889 | — | 1 |
| Southern Utah | 15 | 7 | .682 | 3 | 2 |
| South Dakota State | 17 | 10 | .630 | 3.5 | 3 |
| Centenary | 16 | 10 | .615 | 4 | 4 |
| North Dakota State | 10 | 14 | .417 | 9 | — |
| Oakland | 10 | 18 | .357 | 11 | — |
| Western Illinois | 8 | 16 | .333 | 11 | — |
| IPFW | 6 | 21 | .222 | 14.5 | — |
Tournament
| Upper round 1 | Upper final | Final | |||||||||||
| 1 | Oral Roberts | 8 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Centenary | 1 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Oral Roberts | 9 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Southern Utah | 6 | |||||||||||
| 3 | South Dakota State | 8 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Southern Utah | 11 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Oral Roberts | 6 | |||||||||||
| 3 | South Dakota State | 2 | |||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Southern Utah | 4 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Centenary | 3 | 3 | South Dakota State | 9 | ||||||||
| 3 | South Dakota State | 710 | |||||||||||
Game-by-game results
| Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (2) Southern Utah | 11–8 | (3) South Dakota State | |
| 2 | (1) Oral Roberts | 9–1 | (4) Centenary | |
| 3 | (3) South Dakota State | 7–310 | (4) Centenary | Centenary eliminated |
| 4 | (1) Oral Roberts | 9–6 | (2) Southern Utah | |
| 5 | (3) South Dakota State | 9–4 | (2) Southern Utah | Southern Utah eliminated |
| 6 | (1) Oral Roberts | 6–2 | (3) South Dakota State | Oral Roberts wins Summit Championship |
All-Tournament Team
| Name | School |
|---|---|
| Bucky Aona | Southern Utah |
| Joel Blake | South Dakota State |
| Tyler Garewal | Oral Roberts |
| Andre Lamontagne | Oral Roberts |
| Juan Martinez | Oral Roberts |
| Kyle Melling | Southern Utah |
| Colby Price | Oral Roberts |
| Johnny Roberts | Oral Roberts |
| Jesse Sawyer | South Dakota State |
| Layne Somsen | South Dakota State |
| Billy Stitz | South Dakota State |
| Jerry Sullivan | Oral Roberts |
| Caleb Thielbar | South Dakota State |
| Boone Whiting | Centenary |
Tournament Most Valuable Player
Johnny Roberts of Oral Roberts was named Tournament MVP.
References
- ^ 2021 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Summit League. Retrieved June 30, 2025.
- ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 2009". Boyd's World. Retrieved June 30, 2025.
- ^ "Summit League Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Summit League. Retrieved June 30, 2025.