2018 Horizon League Tournament
The 2018 Horizon League baseball tournament was held at Nischwitz Stadium in Dayton, OH. #1 Wright State University defeated #2 University of Illinois at Chicago for the title. Peyton Burdick of Wright State was named MVP.
Participating Teams[edit]
| Seed | School | Conf. Record | Head Coach |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wright State University | 22-6 | Jeff Mercer |
| 2 | University of Illinois at Chicago | 15-9 | Mike Dee |
| 3 | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | 13-12 | Scott Doffek |
| 4 | Oakland University | 12-14 | Jacke Healey & Colin Kaline |
| 5 | Youngstown State University | 10-19 | Dan Bertolini |
| 6 | Northern Kentucky University | 9-21 | Todd Asalon |
Results[edit]
Bracket[edit]
| First Round single elimination |
Second Round | Third Round | Finals | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Wright St. | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Oakland | 1 | 5 | Youngstown St. | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | Youngstown St. | 4 | 1 | Wright St. | 10 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Ill.-Chicago | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Ill.-Chicago | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Wisc.-Milwaukee | 13 | 3 | Wisc.-Milwaukee | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | Northern Kentucky | 1 | 1 | Wright St. | 11 | x | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Ill.-Chicago | 9 | x | ||||||||||||||||
| Losers Bracket 2 | Losers Bracket 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Ill.-Chicago | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Youngstown St. | 1 | 3 | Wisc.-Milwaukee | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Wisc.-Milwaukee | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Game Results[edit]
| Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23 | ||||
| Game 1 | Youngstown State University | 4-1 | Oakland University | single elimination, Youngstown State advances |
| Game 2 | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | 13-1 | Northern Kentucky University | single elimination, Wisconsin-Milwaukee advances |
| May 24 | ||||
| Game 3 | Wright State University | 11-1 | Youngstown State University | |
| Game 4 | University of Illinois at Chicago | 6-0 | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | |
| Game 5 | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | 3-1 | Youngstown State University | Youngstown State eliminated |
| May 25 | ||||
| Game 6 | Wright State University | 10-1 | University of Illinois at Chicago | |
| Game 7 | University of Illinois at Chicago | 10-2 | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | Wisconsin-Milwaukee eliminated |
| May 26 | ||||
| Game 8 | Wright State University | 11-9 | University of Illinois at Chicago | Wright State advances to NCAA tournament |
All-Tournament Team[edit]
- Peyton Burdick, Wright State
- Jared Reklaitis, Milwaukee
- Jake Lee, Oakland
- Aaron Ackerman, UIC
- Matt Bottcher, UIC
- Ryan Campbell, UIC
- Seth Gray, Wright State
- Bentley Jones, Wright State
- JD Orr, Wright State
- Caleb Sampen, Wright State
- Chase Slone, Wright State
- Ryan Weiss, Wright State


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