Horizon League Baseball Championship | |
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Sport | Baseball |
Conference | Horizon League |
Number of teams | 6 |
Format | Modified double-elimination |
Current stadium | Number 1 seed hosts |
Current location | Number 1 seed hosts |
Played | 1981–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.
The following is a list of conference champions and sites listed by year. [1]
Year | Program | Site | MVP | NCAA Tournament Result |
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1981 | Oral Roberts | Tulsa, OK | Runners-up, Midwest Regional | |
1982 | Oral Roberts | Detroit, MI | Winless, Midwest Regional | |
1983 | Oral Roberts | Tulsa, OK | Runners-up, Midwest Regional | |
1984 | Oklahoma City | Cincinnati, OH | Runners-up, Midwest Regional | |
1985 | Oral Roberts | Tulsa, OK | 2nd round, Midwest Regional | |
1986 | Oral Roberts | Detroit, MI | 2nd 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, IN | 3rd round, West II Regional | |
1990 | Evansville | South Bend, IN | Did not qualify | |
1991 | Notre Dame | South Bend, IN | Did not qualify | |
1992 | Notre Dame | South Bend, IN | Runners-up, Atlantic Regional | |
1993 | Notre Dame | South Bend, IN | Runners-up, East Regional | |
1994 | Notre Dame | South Bend, IN | Runners-up, East Regional | |
1995 | Wright State | South Bend, IN | Did 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, IL | 2nd round, Lubbock Regional | |
2000 | Butler | Dayton, OH | Winless, Minneapolis Regional | |
2001 | Milwaukee | Chicago, IL | Winless, South Bend Regional | |
2002 | Milwaukee | Cleveland, OH | Winless, Lincoln Regional | |
2003 | UIC | Dayton, OH | Winless, Palo Alto Regional | |
2004 | Youngstown State | Niles, OH | Winless, Austin Regional | |
2005 | UIC | Indianapolis, IN | Winless, Lincoln Regional | |
2006 | Wright State | Dayton, OH | Ross Oeder, Wright State | Winless, Corvallis Regional |
2007 | UIC | Chicago, IL | David Cales, UIC | 2nd round, Long Beach Regional |
2008 | UIC | Niles, OH | Brett Schaefer, UIC | 2nd round, College Station Regional |
2009 | Wright State | Lorain, OH | Winless, Ft. Worth Regional | |
2010 | Milwaukee | Gary, IN | Chad Pierce Milwaukee | Winless, Tempe Regional |
2011 | Wright State | Nischwitz Stadium • Dayton, OH | Zach Tanner, Wright State | Winless, College Station Regional |
2012 | Valparaiso | Les Miller Field • Chicago, IL | Mark Johnson, Valpraiso | Winless, Gary Regional |
2013 | Valparaiso | Eastwood Field • Youngstown, OH | Karch Kowalczyk, Valparaiso | 2nd round, Bloomington Regional |
2014 | Youngstown State | Kapco Park • Milwaukee, WI | Phil Lipari, Youngstown State | 2nd round, Bloomington Regional |
2015 | Wright State | Oil City Stadium • Whiting, IN | Mark Fowler, Wright State | Runners-up, Champaign Regional |
2016 | Wright State | Nischwitz Stadium • Dayton, OH | John Brodner, Wright State | Runners-up, Louisville Regional |
2017 | UIC | Les Miller Field at Curtis Granderson Stadium • Chicago, IL | David Cronin, UIC | Winless, Hattiesburg Regional |
2018 | Wright State | Nischwitz Stadium • Dayton, OH | Peyton Burdick, Wright State | Winless, Stanford Regional |
2019 | UIC | Nischwitz Stadium • Dayton, OH | Ryan Hampe, UIC | Winless, Louisville Regional |
2020 | Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic | |||
2021 | Wright State | Nischwitz Stadium • Dayton, OH | Damon Dues, Wright State | Winless, Knoxville Regional |
The following is a list of conference champions listed by school.
Program | No. of titles | Title years |
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Wright State | 7 | 1995, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2018 |
UIC | 6 | 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2017, 2019 |
Oral Roberts | 6 | 1981, 1982, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1987 |
Notre Dame | 5 | 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 |
Milwaukee | 4 | 1999, 2001, 2002, 2010 |
Youngstown State | 2 | 2004, 2014 |
Valparaiso | 2 | 2012, 2013 |
Butler | 2 | 1998, 2000 |
Evansville | 2 | 1988, 1990 |
Detroit | 1 | 1997 |
Northern Illinois | 1 | 1996 |
Oklahoma City | 1 | 1984 |
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