2014 Horizon League baseball tournament

2014 Horizon League
baseball tournament

Teams	6
Format	Double-elimination
Finals site	Kapco Park Milwaukee, WI
Champions	Youngstown State  (2nd title)
Winning coach	Steve Gillispie  (1st title)
MVP	Phil Lipari (Youngstown State)
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2014 Horizon League baseball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Wright State  ‍†‍‍	25	–	4		.862			34	–	19		.642
UIC  ‍‍‍	17	–	13		.567			25	–	28		.472
Valparaiso  ‍‍‍	12	–	12		.500			25	–	28		.472
Milwaukee  ‍‍‍	10	–	14		.417			21	–	28		.429
Oakland  ‍‍‍	7	–	17		.292			12	–	33		.267
Youngstown State  ‍‍‍	6	–	17		.261			15	–	36		.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]}

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]

Team	W	L	Pct	GB	Seed
Wright State	25	4	.862	–	1
UIC	17	13	.567	8.5	2
Valparaiso	12	12	.500	10.5	3
Milwaukee	10	14	.417	12.5	4
Oakland	7	17	.292	15.5	5
Youngstown State	6	17	.261	16	6

Bracket

	Upper round 1					Upper round 2					Upper final										Final
						1	Wright State	1
	3	Valparaiso	3			6	Youngstown State	7
	6	Youngstown State	7								6	Youngstown State	11
											4	Milwaukee	5
						2	UIC	4
	4	Milwaukee	4			4	Milwaukee	12
	5	Oakland	2
																					6	Youngstown State	5	–
																					1	Wright State	4	–
	Lower round 1					Lower round 2					Lower round 3					Lower final
																1	Wright State	4
											3	Valparaiso	0			4	Milwaukee	3
						3	Valparaiso	1			1	Wright State	7
	5	Oakland	0			2	UIC	0
	3	Valparaiso	2

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.	Name	Team
P	Andrew Elliott	Wright State
P	Jeremy Quinlan	Youngstown State
C	Josh White	Youngstown State
1B	Andrew Bynum	Valparaiso
2B	Phil Lipari	Youngstown State
SS	Shane Willoughby	Youngstown State
3B	Matt Sullivan	Youngstown State
OF	Robby Enslen	Oakland
OF	Ryan Solberg	Milwaukee
OF	Jeff Limbaugh	Wright State
DH	Pat Wilson	Milwaukee

References

1. "Horizon League Stats Central". Horizon League. Retrieved May 24, 2014.
2. "Horizon League Championships". Horizon League. Archived from the original on December 22, 2013. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
3. "UWM Releases 2014 Schedule; Will Host Tournament In May". Milwaukee Panthers. October 28, 2013. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
4. Craig Hammel (May 4, 2014). "Wright State Clinches #HLBB Regular Season Title". Horizon League. Archived from the original on May 12, 2014. Retrieved May 9, 2014.