2014 Horizon League Baseball Tournament
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]
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||
| UIC | 17 | 13 | .567 | ||
| Valparaiso | 12 | 12 | .500 | ||
| Milwaukee | 10 | 14 | .417 | ||
| Oakland | 7 | 17 | .292 | ||
| Youngstown State | 6 | 17 | .261 |
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. | 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
- "Horizon League Stats Central". Horizon League. Retrieved May 24, 2014.
- "Horizon League Championships". Horizon League. Archived from the original on December 22, 2013. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
- "UWM Releases 2014 Schedule; Will Host Tournament In May". Milwaukee Panthers. October 28, 2013. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
- 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.