2014 Horizon League Baseball Tournament

2014 Horizon League
Baseball Tournament
Teams 6
Format Double-elimination
Finals Site
Champions Youngstown State (2nd title)
Winning coach Steve Gillispie (1st title)
MVP Phil Lipari Youngstown State
2014 Horizon League baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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 21–24. 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]

TeamWLPctGBSeed
Wright State254.862
–
1
UIC1713.567
8.5
2
Valparaiso1212.500
10.5
3
Milwaukee1014.417
12.5
4
Oakland717.292
15.5
5
Youngstown State617.261
16
6

Bracket

  First round Second round Third Round Semi-Finals Finals
                                                 
Winner's Bracket
  3 Valparaiso 3     1 Wright State 1  
  6 Youngstown State 7     6 Youngstown State 7    
      6 Youngstown State 11              
      4 Milwaukee 5              
  4 Milwaukee 4     2 UIC 4          
  5 Oakland 2     4 Milwaukee 12        
        6 Youngstown State 5 –
Loser's Bracket       1 Wright State 4 –
  5 Oakland 0        
  3 Valparaiso 2          
      3 Valparaiso 1        
      2 UIC 0          
            3 Valparaiso 0              
          1 Wright State 7              
      1 Wright State 4    
    4 Milwaukee 3  

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.NameTeam
PAndrew ElliottWright State
PJeremy QuinlanYoungstown State
CJosh WhiteYoungstown State
1BAndrew BynumValparaiso
2BPhil LipariYoungstown State
SSShane WilloughbyYoungstown State
3BMatt SullivanYoungstown State
OFRobby EnslenOakland
OFRyan SolbergMilwaukee
OFJeff LimbaughWright State
DHPat WilsonMilwaukee

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. Retrieved May 9, 2014.
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