2017 Ohio Valley Conference Softball Tournament

The 2017 OVC Softball Championship was held May 10–14 at Choccolocco Park in Oxford, Alabama. This marked the 24th time the championship had been held and the fifth year it featured eight teams. This year was the second straight year it was held at the neutral site in Oxford instead of on the home field of the No. 1 seed. The tournament winner, Jacksonville State, earned the OVC's automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament. All games were streamed courtesy of the OVC Digital Network.

2017 Ohio Valley Conference Softball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams8
FormatDouble Elimination
Site
ChampionsJacksonville State (6th title)
Winning coachJana McGinnis (6th title)
MVPWhitney Gillespie (JSU)
Attendance4,932
TelevisionOVC Digital Network

In 2016, Jacksonville State had won its fifth OVC Championship and first since 2013 by topping SIUE in the Championship Game.[1]

2017 Ohio Valley Conference softball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Jacksonville State  151 .938  4010 .800
SIU Edwardsville   135 .722  4113 .759
UT Martin +   135 .722  4022 .645
Eastern Illinois   105 .667  2821 .571
Murray State +   117 .611  3620 .643
Eastern Kentucky   119 .550  2731 .466
Tennessee Tech   88 .500  1630 .348
Belmont   1012 .455  3522 .614
Southeast Missouri State   814 .364  2327 .460
Morehead State   612 .333  2622 .542
Austin Peay   515 .250  1731 .354
Tennessee State   219 .095  1237 .245
OVC Tournament}] champion

Results

  First Round     Second Round     Third Round     Semifinals     Finals
                                                 
  Winner's Bracket
  1 Jacksonville State Gamecocks '8  
  8 Belmont Bruins 5    
      1 Jacksonville State 4  
      4 Eastern Illinois 2    
  4 Eastern Illinois Panthers 6          
  5 Murray State Racers 5        
      1 Jacksonville State 6            
      3 SIU Edwardsville 2              
  3 SIU Edwardsville Cougars 4              
  6 Eastern Kentucky Colonels 1                
      3 SIU Edwardsville 2          
      2 UT Martin 1        
  2 UT Martin Skyhawks 1          
  7 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles 0         1 Jacksonville State 5
      3 SIU Edwardsville 4
  Loser's Bracket      
  8 Belmont 5        
  5 Murray State 1     8 Belmont -        
    2 UT Martin 4          
      2 UT Martin 5        
  6 Eastern Kentucky 11(5)         6 Eastern Kentucky 3     2 UT Martin 1    
  7 Tennessee Tech 2     6 Eastern Kentucky 5         3 SIU Edwardsville 7  
    4 Eastern Illinois 0  

References

  1. "2017 OVC Softball Championship". Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
  2. "2017 Softball Standings". Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
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