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. won the tournament for the eleventh consecutive time.
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 24 4 .857 — 1 16 11 .593 7.5 2 13 11 .542 9 3 13 15 .464 11 4 9 11 .450 11 — 10 17 .370 13.5 — 7 14 .333 13.5 — 7 16 .304 14.5 —
Tournament
Game-by-game results Game Winner Score Loser Comment 1 (3) 9–6 (3) 2 (1) 11–5 (4) 3 (2) 4–1 (4) Centenary eliminated 4 (1) 15–9 (3) 5 (2) 9–3 (3) Western Illinois eliminated 6 (1) 9–0 (2) 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.
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