2021 Horizon League Baseball Tournament

Last updated
2021 Horizon League
Baseball Tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
Champions Wright State  (7th title)
Winning coach Alex Sogard  (1st title)
MVPDamon Dues (Wright State)
Television ESPN+
2021 Horizon League baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Wright State  y284 .8753513 .729
UIC  2811 .7183018 .625
Youngstown State  2416 .6003224 .571
Milwaukee  1723 .4252233 .400
Oakland  1323 .3611928 .404
Northern Kentucky  1425 .3591731 .354
Purdue Fort Wayne  729 .1941036 .217
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 5, 2021 [1] ; Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2021 Horizon League Baseball Tournament was held from May 27 through May 29 at Nischwitz Stadium in Fairborn, Ohio on the campus of Wright State University. The annual tournament determines the tournament champion of Division I Horizon League in college baseball. The tournament champion will then earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. [2]

Contents

Tournament

Bracket

Thursday, May 27 Friday, May 28 Saturday, May 29
          
1 Wright State 4
4 Milwaukee 3
1Wright State15
Winner's bracket
2 UIC 4
3 Youngstown State 4
2 UIC 7
1Wright State21
4 Milwaukee 3
4Milwaukee9
3 Youngstown State 6
2 UIC 11
Loser's bracket
4Milwaukee1411

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References

  1. "2021 Baseball Standings". horizonleague.org. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  2. "2021 Horizon League Baseball Championship - Horizon League".