2014 Horizon League baseball tournament
| Teams | 6 |
|---|---|
| Format | Milwaukee, WI |
| Champions | Youngstown State (2nd title) |
| Winning coach | Steve Gillispie (1st title) |
| MVP | Phil Lipari (Youngstown State) |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wright State † | 25 | – | 4 | .862 | 34 | – | 19 | .642 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UIC | 17 | – | 13 | .567 | 25 | – | 28 | .472 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Valparaiso
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12 | – | 12 | .500 | 25 | – | 28 | .472 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Milwaukee | 10 | – | 14 | .417 | 21 | – | 28 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oakland
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7 | – | 17 | .292 | 12 | – | 33 | .267 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youngstown State | 6 | – | 17 | .261 | 15 | – | 36 | .294 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2014 Milwaukee. Youngstown State won the tournament for the second time, earning the conference's automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2][3]
Seeding and format
The league's six teams were seeded one through six based on winning percentage, using conference games only. They then played a double-elimination tournament, with the top two seeds (top-seeded Wright State and UIC) earning a single bye.[4]
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wright State | 25 | 4 | .862 | – | 1 |
| UIC | 17 | 13 | .567 | 8.5 | 2 |
Valparaiso |
12 | 12 | .500 | 10.5 | 3 |
| Milwaukee | 10 | 14 | .417 | 12.5 | 4 |
Oakland |
7 | 17 | .292 | 15.5 | 5 |
| Youngstown State | 6 | 17 | .261 | 16 | 6 |
Bracket
| Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Final | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Oakland | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Youngstown State | 5 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Wright State | 4 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 3 | Lower final | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Wright State | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Valparaiso | 0 | 4 | Milwaukee | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Valparaiso | 1 | 1 | Wright State | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Oakland | 0 | 2 | UIC | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Valparaiso | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. Youngstown State second baseman Phil Lipari, one of five Penguins selected, was named Most Valuable Player.
| Pos. | Name | Team |
|---|---|---|
| P | Andrew Elliott | Wright State |
| P | Jeremy Quinlan | Youngstown State |
| C | Josh White | Youngstown State |
| 1B | Andrew Bynum | Valparaiso |
| 2B | Phil Lipari | Youngstown State |
| SS | Shane Willoughby | Youngstown State |
| 3B | Matt Sullivan | Youngstown State |
| OF | Robby Enslen | Oakland |
| OF | Ryan Solberg | Milwaukee |
| OF | Jeff Limbaugh | Wright State |
| DH | Pat Wilson | Milwaukee |
References
- ^ "Horizon League Stats Central". Horizon League. Retrieved May 24, 2014.
- ^ "Horizon League Championships". Horizon League. Archived from the original on December 22, 2013. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
- ^ "UWM Releases 2014 Schedule; Will Host Tournament In May". Milwaukee Panthers. October 28, 2013. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
- ^ Craig Hammel (May 4, 2014). "Wright State Clinches #HLBB Regular Season Title". Horizon League. Archived from the original on May 12, 2014. Retrieved May 9, 2014.