2004 Horizon League Tournament

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The 2004 Horizon League baseball tournament was held in Niles, OH. #7 Youngstown State University defeated #3 Cleveland State University for the title. Justin Banks of Youngstown St. was named MVP.

Participating Teams[edit]

Seed School Conf. Record Head Coach
1 University of Illinois at Chicago 14-8 Mike Dee
2 Butler University 13-11 Steve Farley
3 Cleveland State University 11-12 Jay Murphy
4 Wright State University 10-11 Ron Nischwitz
5 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 9-10 Jerry Augustine
6 University of Detroit Mercy 10-12 Chris Czarnik
7 Youngstown State University 7-10 Mike Florak

Results[edit]

Bracket[edit]

  First Round     Second Round     Third Round     Fourth Round     Finals
                                                 
  Winner's Bracket
    1 Ill.-Chicago 9  
      5 Wisc.-Milwaukee 6    
  4 Wright St. 3          
  5 Wisc.-Milwaukee 11        
      1 Ill.-Chicago 4            
      7 Youngstown St. 5              
  2 Butler 3              
  7 Youngstown St. 4                
      7 Youngstown St. 7          
      3 Cleveland St. 2        
  3 Cleveland St. 11          
  6 Detroit Mercy 6         7 Youngstown St. 10 x
      3 Cleveland St. 1 x
  Loser's Bracket      
  4 Wright St. 3        
  6 Detroit Mercy 7     2 Butler 4        
    6 Detroit Mercy 3          
      3 Cleveland St. 2        
      2 Butler 1     1 Ill.-Chicago 8    
  5 Wisc.-Milwaukee 12         3 Cleveland St. 12  
  2 Butler 15  


Game Results[edit]

Game Winner Score Loser Notes
May 26
Game 1 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 11-3 Wright State University
Game 2 Cleveland State University 11-6 University of Detroit Mercy
Game 3 Youngstown State University 4-3 Butler University
May 27
Game 4 University of Illinois at Chicago 9-6 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Game 5 University of Detroit Mercy 7-3 Wright State University Wright state eliminated
Game 6 Butler University 15-12 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Wisconsin-Milwaukee eliminated
May 28
Game 7 Youngstown State University 7-2 Cleveland State University
Game 8 Butler University 4-3 University of Detroit Mercy Detroit eliminated
Game 9 Cleveland State University 2-1 Butler University Butler eliminated
May 29
Game 10 Youngstown State University 5-4 University of Illinois at Chicago
Game 11 Cleveland State University 12-8 University of Illinois at Chicago Illinois Chicago eliminated
May 30
Game 12 Youngstown State University 10-1 Cleveland State University Youngstown State advances to NCAA tournament

All-Tournament[edit]

  • Justin Banks, Youngstown St.
  • Ryan Dukovich, Cleveland State
  • Ben Stanczyk, Milwaukee
  • Jordan DeVoir, UIC
  • Doug Besozzi, Cleveland State
  • Tim Poley, Detroit
  • Dale Mueller, Butler
  • Matt Alexander, Milwaukee
  • Steve Rojeck, Cleveland State
  • Kevin Libeg, Youngstown State
  • Eric Shaffer, Youngstown State