2018 Great American Conference Tournament

The 2018 Great American Conference baseball tournament was held at David Allen Memorial Ballpark in Enid, OK. #2 Southern Arkansas University defeated #3 Oklahoma Baptist University for the title. Austin Baker of Southern Arkansas was named MVP.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
1	University of Arkansas-Monticello	23-10	John Harvey
2	Southern Arkansas University	22-11	Justin Pettigrew
3	Oklahoma Baptist University	20-10	Bobby Cox
4	Henderson State University	21-12	Cody Hooten
5	Arkansas Tech University	19-14	Dave Dawson
6	Southwestern Oklahoma State University	17-14	Zack Saunders

Results

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Semifinals					Finals
	1	Ark.-Monticello	8
	6	SW Oklahoma St.	13			6	SW Oklahoma St.	5
						4	Henderson State	9
											4	Henderson State	7
											2	Southern Arkansas	9
						1	Ark.-Monticello	6
						2	Southern Arkansas	15
	2	Southern Arkansas	3													2	Southern Arkansas	5	16
	5	Arkansas Tech	9													3	Oklahoma Baptist	2	3
						5	Arkansas Tech	5
						3	Oklahoma Baptist	12
	3	Oklahoma Baptist	11								3	Oklahoma Baptist	4
	4	Henderson State	5								5	Arkansas Tech	3
						5	Arkansas Tech	9
						6	SW Oklahoma St.	5

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 5
Game 1	Southwestern Oklahoma State University	13-8	University of Arkansas-Monticello
Game 2	Arkansas Tech University	9-3	Southern Arkansas University
Game 3	Oklahoma Baptist University	11-5	Henderson State University
May 6
Game 4	Southern Arkansas University	15-6	University of Arkansas-Monticello	Arkansas-Monticello eliminated
Game 5	Henderson State University	9-5	Southwestern Oklahoma State University
Game 6	Oklahoma Baptist University	12-5	Arkansas Tech University
May 7
Game 7	Arkansas Tech University	9-5	Southwestern Oklahoma State University	SW Oklahoma eliminated
Game 8	Southern Arkansas University	9-7	Henderson State University	Henderson State eliminated
Game 9	Oklahoma Baptist University	4-3 (10)	Arkansas Tech University	Arkansas Tech eliminated
May 8
Game 10	Southern Arkansas University	5-2	Oklahoma Baptist University
Game 11	Southern Arkansas University	16-3	Oklahoma Baptist University	Southern Arkansas advances to NCAA tournament

All-Tournament

• 2B Austin Baker Southern Arkansas
• OF Cole Boyd Southern Arkansas
• SP Dillon Lawrence Southern Arkansas
• 1B Cortland McPherson Southern Arkansas
• C Juan Gonzalez Oklahoma Baptist
• SP Thomas Shroder Oklahoma Baptist
• OF Josh Timms Oklahoma Baptist
• SP Hayes Cox Arkansas Tech
• 3B Cody Wescott Arkansas Tech
• 1B Zack Gray Henderson State
• OF Joseph Shepherd Henderson State
• SS Alex Pimental Southwestern Oklahoma