Horizon League baseball tournament

Last updated
Horizon League Baseball Championship
SportBaseball
Conference Horizon League
Number of teams6
FormatModified double-elimination
Current stadiumNumber 1 seed hosts
Current locationNumber 1 seed hosts
Played1981–present
Last contest 2022
Current champion Wright State (6)
Most championships Wright State (6)

The Horizon League Baseball Championship is the conference baseball tournament of the NCAA Division I Horizon League. Through the 2019 season, all Horizon League baseball teams participated in the modified double-elimination tournament, which is hosted by the regular season champion of the league. The winner of the tournament receives an automatic berth to the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship.

Contents

Champions

By year

The following is a list of conference champions and sites listed by year. [1]

YearProgramSiteMVPNCAA Tournament Result
1981 Oral Roberts Tulsa, OK Runners-up, Midwest Regional
1982 Oral Roberts Detroit, MI Winless, Midwest Regional
1983 Oral Roberts Tulsa, OKRunners-up, Midwest Regional
1984 Oklahoma City Cincinnati, OH Runners-up, Midwest Regional
1985 Oral Roberts Tulsa, OK2nd round, Midwest Regional
1986 Oral Roberts Detroit, MI2nd round, Mideast Regional
1987 Oral Roberts Evansville, IN Runners-up, West I Regional
1988 Evansville South Bend, IN 2nd round, West II Regional
1989 Notre Dame South Bend, IN3rd round, West II Regional
1990 Evansville South Bend, INDid not qualify
1991 Notre Dame South Bend, INDid not qualify
1992 Notre Dame South Bend, INRunners-up, Atlantic Regional
1993 Notre Dame South Bend, INRunners-up, East Regional
1994 Notre Dame South Bend, INRunners-up, East Regional
1995 Wright State South Bend, INDid not qualify
1996 Northern Illinois Indianapolis, IN Did not qualify
1997 Detroit Dayton, OH Did not qualify
1998 Butler Chicago, IL Did not qualify
1999 Milwaukee Chicago, IL2nd round, Lubbock Regional
2000 Butler Dayton, OHWinless, Minneapolis Regional
2001 Milwaukee Chicago, ILWinless, South Bend Regional
2002 Milwaukee Cleveland, OH Winless, Lincoln Regional
2003 UIC Dayton, OHWinless, Palo Alto Regional
2004 Youngstown State Niles, OH Winless, Austin Regional
2005 UIC Indianapolis, INWinless, Lincoln Regional
2006 Wright State Dayton, OHRoss Oeder, Wright StateWinless, Corvallis Regional
2007 UIC Chicago, ILDavid Cales, UIC2nd round, Long Beach Regional
2008 UIC Niles, OHBrett Schaefer, UIC2nd round, College Station Regional
2009 Wright State Lorain, OH Winless, Ft. Worth Regional
2010 Milwaukee Gary, IN Chad Pierce MilwaukeeWinless, Tempe Regional
2011 Wright State Nischwitz Stadium • Dayton, OHZach Tanner, Wright StateWinless, College Station Regional
2012 Valparaiso Les Miller FieldChicago, IL Mark Johnson, ValpraisoWinless, Gary Regional
2013 Valparaiso Eastwood FieldYoungstown, OH Karch Kowalczyk, Valparaiso2nd round, Bloomington Regional
2014 Youngstown State Kapco ParkMilwaukee, WI Phil Lipari, Youngstown State2nd round, Bloomington Regional
2015 Wright State Oil City StadiumWhiting, IN Mark Fowler, Wright StateRunners-up, Champaign Regional
2016 Wright State Nischwitz StadiumDayton, OH John Brodner, Wright StateRunners-up, Louisville Regional
2017 UIC Les Miller Field at Curtis Granderson StadiumChicago, IL David Cronin, UICWinless, Hattiesburg Regional
2018 Wright State Nischwitz StadiumDayton, OH Peyton Burdick, Wright StateWinless, Stanford Regional
2019 UIC Nischwitz StadiumDayton, OH Ryan Hampe, UICWinless, Louisville Regional
2020 Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic
2021 Wright State Nischwitz StadiumDayton, OH Damon Dues, Wright StateWinless, Knoxville Regional

By school

The following is a list of conference champions listed by school.

ProgramNo. of titlesTitle years
Wright State 71995, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2018
UIC 62003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2017, 2019
Oral Roberts 61981, 1982, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1987
Notre Dame 51989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994
Milwaukee 41999, 2001, 2002, 2010
Youngstown State 22004, 2014
Valparaiso 2 2012, 2013
Butler 21998, 2000
Evansville 21988, 1990
Detroit 11997
Northern Illinois 11996
Oklahoma City 11984

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References

  1. "Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Horizon League. Retrieved 11 March 2012.