RSC Baseball Championship: May 4-7 at Chillicothe, Ohio
RSC Baseball Championship: May 4-7 at Chillicothe, Ohio
2023 RIVER STATES CONFERENCE BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
May 4-7 at Chillicothe, Ohio (VA Memorial Stadium)
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Thursday, May 4
Gm 1 -- No. 1 Midway (Ky.) (26-20) def. No. 6 Oakland City (Ind.) (30-19), 8-6 -- Box Score
Gm 2 -- No. 5 Rio Grande (Ohio) def. No. 2 Point Park (Pa.) (32-14), 7-6 -- Box Score
Gm 3 -- No. 3 IU Southeast (30-18) def. No. 4 IU Kokomo (27-19), 5-4 -- Box Score
Friday, May 5
Gm 4 -- No. 2 Point Park (Pa.) def. No. 6 Oakland City (Ind.), 6-1 -- Box Score
Gm 5 -- No. 4 IU Kokomo def. No. 1 Midway (Ky.),14-6 -- Box Score
Gm 6 -- No. 3 IU Southeast def. No. 5 Rio Grande (Ohio), 8-6 -- Box Score
Saturday, May 6
Gm 7 -- No. 5 Rio Grande (Ohio) def. No. 1 Midway (Ky.), 7-5 -- Box Score
Gm 8 -- No. 2 Point Park (Pa.) def. No. 4 IU Kokomo, 9-0 -- Box Score
Gm 9 -- No. 3 IU Southeast def. No. 5 Rio Grande (Ohio), 8-3 -- Box Score
Sunday, May 7
Gm 10 -- No. 2 Point Park (Pa.) def. No. 3 IU Southeast, 15-3 -- Box Score
Gm 11 -- No. 2 Point Park (Pa.) vs. No. 3 IU Southeast, 18-4 -- Box Score
**Point Park (Pa.) advances to the NAIA Baseball National Championship as RSC Championship winner. Midway (Ky.) also advances to NAIAs as RSC regular-season champion.
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio -- The 2023 River States Conference Baseball Championship will be held at VA Memorial Stadium in Chillicothe, Ohio, from May 4-7. The six-team, double-elimination championship is in Chillicothe for the sixth time in a row.
VA Memorial Stadium is located at 17273 State Route 104, Chillicothe, Ohio, 45601. It is the home of the Chillicothe Paints of the Prospect League. Ballpark information can be found at ChllicothePaints.com.
The team champion this weekend will receive an automatic bid to the NAIA Baseball National Championship Opening Round, which will be held May 15-18 at host sites around the country. The top six teams of the 10 teams in the RSC standings qualified for the conference championship.
Admission for the championship is $7 for adults, $3 for students per day. There is no tournament pass. Concessions will be available on site with a full menu. No outside food is allowed. No tailgating allowed in the parking lot due to federal property. Speed limit of 20 mph strictly enforced on the VA property with penalty of federal property.
Midway (Ky.) University claimed the No. 1 seed in the bracket as the RSC Regular Season Champion. The Eagles are 26-20, 20-7 RSC and have already earned an automatic bid to the NAIA National Championship by winning the conference. Midway begins the tournament taking on No. 6 seed Oakland City (Ind.) University (30-19, 13-14 RSC) in the first game on May 4 at 11:00 a.m.
Point Park (Pa.) University took the No. 2 seed at 32-14 overall, 20-7 RSC. The Pioneers will play No. 5 seed University of Rio Grande (Ohio) (24-26, 14-13 RSC) in the second game of the day on Thursday at 3:00 p.m.
Indiana University Southeast is the No. 3 seed with a record of 30-18, 20-7 RSC. The Grenadiers will face No. 4 Indiana University Kokomo (27-19, 17-10 RSC) to conclude day one on Thursday at 7:00 p.m.
With three teams going 20-7 in the RSC regular season, Midway earned the top seed due to the second tiebreaker, which took into account the Eagles' sweep of IU Kokomo. Point Park got the edge for the No. 2 seed due to its series win over IU Southeast.
The championship continues with three games on Friday and Saturday again scheduled for 11:00 a.m., 3:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. The championship round is scheduled for Sunday at 11:00 a.m. with an if necessary round after that.
The RSC Game Central presented by Stretch Internet will broadcast live streaming video of all games of the championship. Subscribe for $7.95 per game or $19.99 for the entire tournament. Live stats will be provided on PrestoStats.
Click the link above for the complete championship bracket and schedule. Check back at this site for links to live coverage as well as scores, stats and updates throughout the championship.