2014 Horizon League baseball tournament

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2014 Horizon League
baseball tournament
Teams6
Format Double-elimination
Finals site
Champions Youngstown State  (2nd title)
Winning coach Steve Gillispie  (1st title)
MVP Phil Lipari (Youngstown State)
2014 Horizon League baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Wright State  254 .8623419 .642
UIC  1713 .5672528 .472
Valparaiso  1212 .5002528 .472
Milwaukee  1014 .4172128 .429
Oakland  717 .2921233 .267
Youngstown State  617 .2611536 .294
Conference champion
Tournament champion
As of May 24, 2014 [1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2014 Horizon League baseball tournament was held from May 21 through 24. All six of the league's teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at Kapco Park on the campus of Concordia University Wisconsin in Milwaukee. Youngstown State won the tournament for the second time, earning the conference's automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. [2] [3]

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Seeding and format

The league's six teams were seeded one through six based on winning percentage, using conference games only. They then played a double-elimination tournament, with the top two seeds (top-seeded Wright State and UIC) earning a single bye. [4]

TeamWLPctGBSeed
Wright State 254.8621
UIC 1713.5678.52
Valparaiso 1212.50010.53
Milwaukee 1014.41712.54
Oakland 717.29215.55
Youngstown State 617.261166

Bracket

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
1 Wright State 1
3 Valparaiso 36Youngstown State7
6 Youngstown State 76Youngstown State11
4Milwaukee5
2 UIC 4
4 Milwaukee 44Milwaukee12
5 Oakland 2
6Youngstown State5
1Wright State4
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
1Wright State4
3Valparaiso04Milwaukee3
3Valparaiso11Wright State7
5Oakland02UIC0
3Valparaiso2

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. Youngstown State second baseman Phil Lipari, one of five Penguins selected, was named Most Valuable Player.

Pos.NameTeam
PAndrew ElliottWright State
PJeremy QuinlanYoungstown State
CJosh WhiteYoungstown State
1BAndrew BynumValparaiso
2BPhil LipariYoungstown State
SSShane WilloughbyYoungstown State
3BMatt SullivanYoungstown State
OFRobby EnslenOakland
OFRyan SolbergMilwaukee
OFJeff LimbaughWright State
DHPat WilsonMilwaukee

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