The 2011 Horizon League baseball tournament took place from May 22 through 26, near the close of the 2011 NCAA Division I baseball season. The top six of the league's seven teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at Wright State's Nischwitz Stadium in Dayton, Ohio. Top seeded Wright State won their fourth Horizon League Championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2011 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.
Teams | 6 |
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Format | Double-elimination |
Finals site | |
Champions | Wright State (4th title) |
Winning coach | Rob Cooper (3rd title) |
MVP | Zach Tanner (Wright State) |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wright State ‡ | 16 | – | 7 | .696 | 36 | – | 19 | .655 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UIC | 16 | – | 7 | .696 | 28 | – | 26 | .519 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Milwaukee | 15 | – | 10 | .600 | 28 | – | 28 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Valparaiso | 14 | – | 10 | .583 | 25 | – | 32 | .439 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Butler | 11 | – | 14 | .440 | 23 | – | 28 | .451 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youngstown State | 7 | – | 16 | .304 | 14 | – | 41 | .255 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cleveland State | 5 | – | 20 | .200 | 12 | – | 43 | .218 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
‡ – Tournament champion As of May 30, 2011[1] Rankings from Coaches' Poll |
Seeding
editThe league's six teams are seeded one through six based on winning percentage, using conference games only.[2]
Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Seed |
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Wright State | 16 | 7 | .696 | — | 1 |
UIC | 16 | 7 | .696 | — | 2 |
Milwaukee | 15 | 10 | .600 | 2 | 3 |
Valparaiso | 14 | 10 | .583 | 2.5 | 4 |
Butler | 11 | 14 | .440 | 6 | 5 |
Youngstown State | 7 | 16 | .304 | 9 | 6 |
Cleveland State | 5 | 20 | .200 | 12 | — |
Results
editUpper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Final | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Wright State | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Milwaukee | 2 | 6 | Youngstown State | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | Youngstown State | 4 | 1 | Wright State | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | Valparaiso | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | UIC | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Valparaiso | 9 | 4 | Valparaiso | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | Butler | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Wright State | 4 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Valparaiso | 3 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 3 | Lower final | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Valparaiso | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Youngstown State | 12 | 6 | Youngstown State | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | UIC | 1 | 2 | UIC | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | Milwaukee | 5 | 3 | Milwaukee | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | Butler | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
All-Tournament Team
editThe following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[3]
POS | Name | School |
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P | Damon McCormick | Valparaiso |
Michael Schum | Wright State | |
C | Corey Davis | Wright State |
1B | Will Hagel | Valparaiso |
2B | Michael Morman | Valparaiso |
3B | Zach Tanner | Wright State |
SS | Justin Kopale | Wright State |
Chris Manning | Valparaiso | |
OF | Tristan Moore | Wright State |
Joe Iacobucci | Youngstown State | |
Robbie Robinson | Valparaiso |
Most Valuable Player
editZach Tanner was named Most Valuable Player of the Tournament. Tanner was a third baseman for Wright State.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Baseball 2011 Season Stats". horizonleague.org. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
- ^ a b 2018 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Horizon League. p. 8. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
- ^ a b 2018 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Horizon League. p. 15. Retrieved March 17, 2019.