2016 Horizon League Tournament

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The 2016 Horizon League baseball tournament was held in Dayton, OH. #1 Wright State University defeated #3 Valparaiso University for the title. John Brodner of Wright State was named MVP.

Participating Teams[edit]

Seed School Conf. Record Head Coach
1 Wright State University 23-6 Greg Lovelady
2 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 17-11 Scott Doffek
3 Valparaiso University 17-12 Brian Schmack
4 University of Illinois at Chicago 15-12 Mike Dee
5 Oakland University 11-14 John Musachio
6 Northern Kentucky University 9-21 Todd Asalon

Results[edit]

Bracket[edit]

  First Round   Second Round   Final
                             
  1 Wright St. 11  
  4 Ill.-Chicago 3    
      1 Wright St. 5  
      2 Wisc.-Milwaukee 1    
  2 Wisc.-Milwaukee 9          
  3 Valparaiso 6        
      1 Wright St. 7 x
        3 Valparaiso 2 x
       
    2 Wisc.-Milwaukee 7    
  4 Ill.-Chicago 2     3 Valparaiso 12  
  3 Valparaiso 4  


Game Results[edit]

Game Winner Score Loser Notes
May 25
Game 1 University of Illinois at Chicago 10-9 Oakland University single elimination, Illinois Chicago advances
Game 2 Valparaiso University 10-7 Northern Kentucky University single elimination, Valparaiso advances
May 26
Game 3 Wright State University 11-3 University of Illinois at Chicago
Game 4 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 9-6 Valparaiso University
Game 5 Valparaiso University 4-2 University of Illinois at Chicago Illinois Chicago eliminated
May 27
Game 6 Wright State University 5-1 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Game 7 Valparaiso University 12-7 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Wisconsin-Milwaukee eliminated
May 28
Game 8 Wright State University 7-2 Valparaiso University Wright State advances to NCAA tournament

All-Tournament Team[edit]

  • P Robby Sexton, Wright State
  • P Caleb Sampen, Wright State
  • C Daulton Varsho, Milwaukee
  • 1B Gabe Snyder, Wright State
  • 2B Chase Dawson,Valparaiso
  • SS Cody Bohanek, UIC
  • 3B John Brodner, Wright State
  • OF JD Orr, Wright State
  • OF Nolan Lodden,Valparaiso
  • OF James Stea,Valparaiso
  • DH Daniel Delaney,Valparaiso