2009 Horizon League Tournament

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The 2009 Horizon League baseball tournament was held in Lorain, OH. #3 Wright State University defeated #1 University of Illinois at Chicago for the title.

Participating Teams[edit]

Seed School Conf. Record Head Coach
1 University of Illinois at Chicago 17-6 Mike Dee
2 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 14-9 Scott Doffek
3 Wright State University 14-12 Rob Cooper
4 Valparaiso University 12-11 Tracy Woodson
5 Cleveland State University 12-13 Kevin Kocks
6 Youngstown State University 10-14 Rich Pasquale
7 Butler University 6-20 Steve Farley

Results[edit]

Bracket[edit]

  First Round     Second Round     Third Round     Finals
                                       
      1 Ill.-Chicago 16  
  4 Valparaiso 2     5 Cleveland St. 6    
  5 Cleveland St. 4         1 Ill.-Chicago 6  
      3 Wright St. 7    
    2 Wisc.-Milwaukee 4          
  3 Wright St. 8     3 Wright St. 20        
  7 Butler 3         3 Wright St. 0 6
      1 Ill.-Chicago 4 2
  Losers Bracket 1-2     Losers Bracket 2     Losers Bracket 3    
         
  2 Wisc.-Milwaukee 10        
  4 Valparaiso 7         1 Ill.-Chicago 18    
      5 Cleveland St. 5     2 Wisc.-Milwaukee 3  
      2 Wisc.-Milwaukee 6  
  4 Valparaiso 4    
  7 Butler 2  


Game Results[edit]

Game Winner Score Loser Notes
May 20
Game 1 Butler University 7-6 Youngstown State University single elimination, Butler advances
Game 2 Cleveland State University 4-2 Valparaiso University
Game 3 Wright State University 8-3 Butler University
May 21
Game 4 Valparaiso University 4-2 Butler University Butler eliminated
Game 5 Wright State University 20-4 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Game 6 University of Illinois at Chicago 16-6 Cleveland State University
May 22
Game 7 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 10-7 Valparaiso University Valparaiso eliminated
Game 8 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 6-5 Cleveland State University Cleveland State eliminated
Game 9 Wright State University 7-6 University of Illinois at Chicago
May 23
Game 10 University of Illinois at Chicago 18-3 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Wisconsin-Milwaukee eliminated
Game 11 University of Illinois at Chicago 4-0 Wright State University
May 24
Game 12 Wright State University 6-2 (12) University of Illinois at Chicago Wright State advances to NCAA tournament

All-Tournament Team[edit]

  • P Alex Kaminsky, Wright State
  • P Mike Kool, UIC
  • C Garrett Gray, Wright State
  • 1B Jeff Mercer, Wright State
  • 2B Tony Altavilla, UIC
  • 3B Andy Leonard, UIC
  • SS R.J. Gundolff, Wright State
  • OF Ryan Ashe, Wright State
  • OF John Rosinski, UIC
  • OF Kory Twede, Wright State
  • DH Brett Schaefer, UIC