2006 Horizon League baseball tournament

2006 Horizon League
baseball tournament

Teams	6
Format	Double-elimination
Finals site	Nischwitz Stadium Dayton, Ohio
Champions	Wright State  (2nd title)
Winning coach	Rob Cooper  (1st title)
MVP	Ross Oeder (Wright State)
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2006 Horizon League baseball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
UIC  ‍‍‍	22	–	7		.759			35	–	20		.636
Milwaukee  ‍‍‍	18	–	12		.600			32	–	25		.561
Wright State  ‍‍‡‍y	17	–	13		.567			32	–	27		.542
Youngstown State  ‍‍‍	16	–	13		.552			26	–	29		.473
Butler  ‍‍‍	9	–	21		.300			21	–	36		.368
Cleveland State  ‍‍‍	6	–	22		.214			10	–	42		.192
‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of May 30, 2006 [1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2006 Horizon League baseball tournament took place from May 25 through 28, near the close of the 2006 NCAA Division I baseball season. All six of the league's teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at Nischwitz Stadium on the campus of Wright State in Dayton, OH. ^{[2] [3]} Third seeded Wright State won their second Horizon League Championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2006 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

Seeding and format

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

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Seed
UIC	22	7	.759	—	1
Milwaukee	18	12	.600	4.5	2
Wright State	17	13	.567	5.5	3
Youngstown State	16	13	.552	6	4
Butler	9	21	.300	13.5	5
Cleveland State	6	22	.214	15.5	6

Bracket and results

	Upper round 1					Upper round 2					Upper final										Final
						1	UIC	4
	4	Youngstown State	4			5	Butler	6
	5	Butler	510								5	Butler	0
											3	Wright State	12
						2	Milwaukee	3
	3	Wright State	16			3	Wright State	20
	6	Cleveland State	1
																					3	Wright State	4	—
																					5	Butler	1	—
	Lower round 1					Lower round 2					Lower round 3					Lower final
																5	Butler	8
											1	UIC	14			1	UIC	6
						2	Milwaukee	8			2	Milwaukee	6
	4	Youngstown State	4			6	Cleveland State	3
	6	Cleveland State	6

All-Tournament Team

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

Name	School
Robert Barrett	Wright State
Brian Deter	Butler
Aaron Garcia	Wright State
Jeremy Hamilton	Wright State
Ross Oeder	Wright State
Jeff Brown	Butler
Stephen Gill	Butler
Amin Abusaleh	Wright State
Ted Rosinski	UIC
Justin Wilson	Wright State
Rob Brockel	Milwaukee

Most Valuable Player

Ross Oeder was named Most Valuable Player of the Tournament. Oeder was a junior second baseman for Wright State. ^{[5] [2]}

References

1. 2018 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Horizon League. p. 145. Retrieved December 27, 2025.
2. "Baseball Heading for the Big Dance, Defeat Butler 4-1 for Horizon League Championship". Wright State Raiders. May 28, 2006. Retrieved December 27, 2025.
3. "Top-Seeded Baseball Begins Defense Of Horizon League Title Against Butler". UIC Flames. May 25, 2006. Retrieved December 27, 2025.
4. 2018 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Horizon League. p. 145. Retrieved December 27, 2025.
5. 2018 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Horizon League. p. 15. Retrieved December 25, 2025.