The 2012 Horizon League baseball tournament took place from May 23 through 27. All six of the league's teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at UIC's Les Miller Field. Top seeded Valparaiso won their first Horizon League Championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2][3]
| Teams | 6 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Valparaiso (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Tracy Woodson (1st title) |
| MVP | Mark Johnson (Valparaiso) |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Valparaiso †‡y | 22 | – | 8 | .733 | 35 | – | 25 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wright State | 20 | – | 10 | .667 | 37 | – | 21 | .638 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Milwaukee | 18 | – | 11 | .621 | 27 | – | 27 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UIC | 12 | – | 17 | .414 | 23 | – | 33 | .411 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Butler | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | 22 | – | 34 | .393 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youngstown State | 7 | – | 23 | .233 | 11 | – | 44 | .200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball tournament As of June 30, 2012[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeding edit
The league's six teams are seeded one through six based on winning percentage, using conference games only.
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valparaiso | 22 | 8 | .733 | – | 1 |
| Wright State | 20 | 10 | .667 | 2 | 2 |
| Milwaukee | 18 | 11 | .621 | 3.5 | 3 |
| UIC | 12 | 17 | .414 | 9.5 | 4 |
| Butler | 10 | 20 | .333 | 12 | 5 |
| Youngstown State | 7 | 23 | .233 | 15 | 6 |
Results edit
| Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Final | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Wright State | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | UIC | 10 | 4 | UIC | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Butler | 1 | 4 | UIC | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Valparaiso | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Valparaiso | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Milwaukee | 4 | 6 | Youngstown State | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Youngstown State | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Valparaiso | 3 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | UIC | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 3 | Lower final | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | UIC | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Wright State | 4 | 6 | Youngstown State | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Milwaukee | 1 | 6 | Youngstown State | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Milwaukee | 19 | 2 | Wright State | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Butler | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
All-Tournament Team edit
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[3]
| POS | Name | School |
|---|---|---|
| P | Blake Aquadro | Youngstown State |
| P | Tyler Deetjen | Valparaiso |
| C | Corey Davis | Wright State |
| 1B | Alex Grunenwald | UIC |
| 2B | Tanner Vavra | Valparaiso |
| SS | Spencer Mahoney | Valparaiso |
| 3B | Joe Betcher | UIC |
| OF | Jonathan Capasso | Milwaukee |
| OF | Mark Johnson | Valparaiso |
| OF | Alex De LaRosa | UIC |
| U | John Loeffler | Valparaiso |
Most Valuable Player edit
Mark Johnson was named Most Valuable Player of the Tournament. Johnson was an outfielder for Valparaiso.[3]
References edit
- ^ 2012-13 Horizon League All Sports Record Book (PDF). Horizon League. p. 140. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
- ^ "Conference Championship Central". ncaa.com. Archived from the original on May 18, 2012. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
- ^ a b c "Valparaiso Wins Baseball Championship". Horizon League. May 27, 2012. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
- ^ "2012 Horizon League Baseball Championship" (PDF). horizonleague.org. Retrieved June 2, 2012.