2004 Horizon League baseball tournament

2004 Horizon League
baseball tournament

Teams	7
Format	Double-elimination
Finals site	Eastwood Field Niles, OH
Champions	Youngstown State  (1st title)
Winning coach	Mike Florak  (1st title)
MVP	Justin Banks (Youngstown State)
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2004 Horizon League baseball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
UIC  ‍‍‍	14	–	8		.636			35	–	21		.625
Butler  ‍‍‍	13	–	11		.542			29	–	30		.492
Cleveland State  ‍‍‍	11	–	12		.478			19	–	33		.365
Wright State  ‍‍‍	10	–	11		.476			22	–	32		.407
Milwaukee  ‍‍‍	9	–	10		.474			23	–	30		.434
Detroit  ‍‍‍	10	–	12		.455			19	–	38		.333
Youngstown State  ‍‍‡‍y	7	–	10		.412			22	–	32		.407
‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 2004 [1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2004 Horizon League baseball tournament took place from May 26 through 29, near the close of the 2004 NCAA Division I baseball season. All seven of the league's teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at Eastwood Field in Niles, Ohio. ^[2] Seventh seeded Youngstown State won their first Horizon League Championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2004 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. ^[3]

Seeding and format

The league's teams are seeded one through seven based on winning percentage, using conference games only. The top seed received a single bye in the double-elimination format. ^[4]

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Seed
UIC	14	8	.636	—	1
Butler	13	11	.542	2	2
Cleveland State	11	12	.478	3.5	3
Wright State	10	11	.476	3.5	4
Milwaukee	9	10	.474	3.5	5
Detroit	10	12	.455	4	6
Youngstown State	7	10	.412	4.5	7

Bracket and results

	Upper round 1					Upper round 2					Upper final					Final
						1	UIC	9
						5	Milwaukee	6
	4	Wright State	3
	5	Milwaukee	11
											1	UIC	4
											7	Youngstown State	5
	3	Cleveland State	11
	6	Detroit	6
						3	Cleveland State	2
						7	Youngstown State	7
	2	Butler	3
	7	Youngstown State	4
																7	Youngstown State	10
																3	Cleveland	1
	Lower round 1					Lower round 2					Lower final
						3	Cleveland State	2
						2	Butler	1
											1	UIC	8
	4	Wright State	3
											3	Cleveland State	12
	6	Detroit	7
						6	Detroit	3
						2	Butler	4
	5	Milwaukee	12
	2	Butler	15

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. ^[5]

Name	School
Matt Alexander	Milwaukee
Justin Banks	Youngstown State
Doug Besozzi	Cleveland State
Jordan DeVoir	UIC
Ryan Dukovich	Cleveland State
Kevin Libeg	Youngstown State
Dale Mueller	Butler
Tim Poley	Detroit
Cory Rojeck	Cleveland State
Dric Shaffer	Youngstown State
Ben Stanczyk	Milwaukee

Most Valuable Player

Justin Banks of Youngstown State was named Most Valuable Player of the Tournament. ^[5]

References

1. 2018 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Horizon League. p. 145. Retrieved January 31, 2026.
2. "Tournament Schedule: Horizon League Baseball". The Vindicator . Youngstown, Ohio. May 24, 2004. Retrieved January 31, 2026.
3. "YSU Baseball to Honor 2004, 2014 Horizon League Championship Teams on April 27". Youngstown State Penguins. March 12, 2024. Retrieved January 31, 2026.
4. 2018 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Horizon League. p. 145. Retrieved January 31, 2026.
5. 2018 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Horizon League. p. 15. Retrieved January 31, 2026.