2018 Horizon League Tournament

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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