The 2013 Horizon League baseball tournament was held from May 22 through 25. All five of the league's teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at Youngstown State University's Eastwood Field. Valparaiso won their second tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2][3][4]
| Teams | 5 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Valparaiso (2nd title) |
| Winning coach | Tracy Woodson (2nd title) |
| MVP | Karch Kowalczyk (Valparaiso) |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Milwaukee | 14 | – | 7 | .667 | 29 | – | 21 | .580 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Valparaiso ‡y | 13 | – | 11 | .542 | 32 | – | 28 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UIC | 13 | – | 11 | .542 | 27 | – | 28 | .491 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wright State | 9 | – | 12 | .429 | 22 | – | 28 | .440 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youngstown State | 8 | – | 16 | .333 | 14 | – | 41 | .255 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2013[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeding and format
editThe league's five teams were seeded one through five based on winning percentage, using conference games only. They then played a double-elimination tournament.[5]
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee | 14 | 7 | .667 | – | 1 |
| UIC | 13 | 11 | .542 | 2.5 | 2 |
| Valparaiso | 13 | 11 | .542 | 2.5 | 3 |
| Wright State | 9 | 12 | .429 | 5 | 4 |
| Youngstown State | 8 | 16 | .333 | 7.5 | 5 |
Bracket
edit| Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Final | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Milwaukee | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Wright State | 6 | 4 | Wright State | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Youngstown State | 3 | 1 | Milwaukee | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Valparaiso | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | UIC | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Valparaiso | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Valparaiso | 3 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Wright State | 0 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 3 | Lower final | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Milwaukee | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Wright State | 5 | 4 | Wright State | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Youngstown State | 5 | 2 | UIC | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | UIC | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
All-Tournament Team
editThe following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[4]
| Pos | Name | School |
|---|---|---|
| P | Dalton Lundeen | Valparaiso |
| P | Karch Kowalczyk | Valparaiso |
| C | Garrett Gray | Wright State |
| 1B | Alex Grunenwald | UIC |
| 2B | Michael Pocaro | Milwaukee |
| SS | Spencer Mahoney | Valparaiso |
| 3B | Joe Betcher | UIC |
| OF | Kieston Greene | Wright State |
| OF | Chris Manning | Valparaiso |
| OF | Alex De La Rosa | UIC |
| DH | Andrew Bain | Valparaiso |
Most Valuable Player
editKarch Kowalczyk was named Tournament Most Valuable Players. Kowalczyk was a pitcher for Valparaiso.[4]
References
edit- ^ "2013 Horizon League Baseball Standings" (PDF). Horizon League. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
- ^ "Conference Championship Central". ncaa.com. Archived from the original on April 23, 2013. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
- ^ "2013 Horizon League Baseball Championship" (PDF). Horizon League. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
- ^ a b c "Lundeen, Kowalczyk Pitch Valpo to Second Straight Baseball Tile". horizonleague.org. Archived from the original on December 22, 2013. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
- ^ "Valparaiso picked to win 2013 Horizon League baseball title". Horizon League. February 13, 2013. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 1, 2013.