2018 Horizon League Tournament
The 2018 Horizon League baseball tournament was held at Nischwitz Stadium in Dayton, OH. #1 Wright State University defeated #2 University of Illinois at Chicago for the title. Peyton Burdick of Wright State was named MVP.
Participating Teams[edit]
Seed | School | Conf. Record | Head Coach |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Wright State University | 22-6 | Jeff Mercer |
2 | University of Illinois at Chicago | 15-9 | Mike Dee |
3 | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | 13-12 | Scott Doffek |
4 | Oakland University | 12-14 | Jacke Healey & Colin Kaline |
5 | Youngstown State University | 10-19 | Dan Bertolini |
6 | Northern Kentucky University | 9-21 | Todd Asalon |
Results[edit]
Bracket[edit]
First Round | Second Round | Final | ||||||||||||
1 | Wright St. | 11 | ||||||||||||
5 | Youngstown St. | 1 | ||||||||||||
1 | Wright St. | 10 | ||||||||||||
2 | Ill.-Chicago | 1 | ||||||||||||
2 | Ill.-Chicago | 6 | ||||||||||||
3 | Wisc.-Milwaukee | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Wright St. | 11 | x | |||||||||||
2 | Ill.-Chicago | 9 | x | |||||||||||
2 | Ill.-Chicago | 10 | ||||||||||||
5 | Youngstown St. | 1 | 3 | Wisc.-Milwaukee | 2 | |||||||||
3 | Wisc.-Milwaukee | 3 |
Game Results[edit]
Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
May 23 | ||||
Game 1 | Youngstown State University | 4-1 | Oakland University | single elimination, Youngstown State advances |
Game 2 | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | 13-1 | Northern Kentucky University | single elimination, Wisconsin-Milwaukee advances |
May 24 | ||||
Game 3 | Wright State University | 11-1 | Youngstown State University | |
Game 4 | University of Illinois at Chicago | 6-0 | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | |
Game 5 | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | 3-1 | Youngstown State University | Youngstown State eliminated |
May 25 | ||||
Game 6 | Wright State University | 10-1 | University of Illinois at Chicago | |
Game 7 | University of Illinois at Chicago | 10-2 | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | Wisconsin-Milwaukee eliminated |
May 26 | ||||
Game 8 | Wright State University | 11-9 | University of Illinois at Chicago | Wright State advances to NCAA tournament |
All-Tournament Team[edit]
- Peyton Burdick, Wright State
- Jared Reklaitis, Milwaukee
- Jake Lee, Oakland
- Aaron Ackerman, UIC
- Matt Bottcher, UIC
- Ryan Campbell, UIC
- Seth Gray, Wright State
- Bentley Jones, Wright State
- JD Orr, Wright State
- Caleb Sampen, Wright State
- Chase Slone, Wright State
- Ryan Weiss, Wright State
We're Social...for Statheads
Every Sports Reference Social Media Account
Site Last Updated:
Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction?
Subscribe to our Free Email Newsletter
Subscribe to Stathead Baseball: Get your first month FREE
Your All-Access Ticket to the Baseball Reference Database
Do you have a sports website? Or write about sports? We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. Find out more.