2014 Horizon League baseball tournament

2014 Horizon League
baseball tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsYoungstown State (2nd title)
Winning coachSteve Gillispie (1st title)
MVPPhil Lipari (Youngstown State)
2014 Horizon League baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   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 through 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]

Team W L Pct GB Seed
Wright State 25 4 .862 – 1
UIC 17 13 .567 8.5 2
Valparaiso 12 12 .500 10.5 3
Milwaukee 10 14 .417 12.5 4
Oakland 7 17 .292 15.5 5
Youngstown State 6 17 .261 16 6

Bracket

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
1Wright State1
3Valparaiso36Youngstown State7
6Youngstown State76Youngstown State11
4Milwaukee5
2UIC4
4Milwaukee44Milwaukee12
5Oakland2
6Youngstown State5–
1Wright State4–
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
1Wright State4
3Valparaiso04Milwaukee3
3Valparaiso11Wright State7
5Oakland02UIC0
3Valparaiso2

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. Name Team
P Andrew Elliott Wright State
P Jeremy Quinlan Youngstown State
C Josh White Youngstown State
1B Andrew Bynum Valparaiso
2B Phil Lipari Youngstown State
SS Shane Willoughby Youngstown State
3B Matt Sullivan Youngstown State
OF Robby Enslen Oakland
OF Ryan Solberg Milwaukee
OF Jeff Limbaugh Wright State
DH Pat Wilson Milwaukee

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. Archived from the original on May 12, 2014. Retrieved May 9, 2014.