2013 Horizon League Baseball Tournament
| 2013 Horizon League Baseball Tournament | |||
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| Classification | Division I | ||
| Season | 2013 | ||
| Teams | 5 | ||
| Format | Double-elimination | ||
| Site | Eastwood Field Youngstown, OH | ||
| Champions | Valparaiso (2nd title) | ||
| Winning coach | Tracy Woodson (2nd title) | ||
| MVP | Karch Kowalczyk (Valparaiso) | ||
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| 2013 Horizon League baseball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2013 Horizon League Baseball Tournament was held from May 22–25. 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]
Seeding and format
The 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 | ||
| UIC | 13 | 11 | .542 | ||
| Valparaiso | 13 | 11 | .542 | ||
| Wright State | 9 | 12 | .429 | ||
| Youngstown State | 8 | 16 | .333 |
Bracket
| First round | Second round | Third Round | Semi-Finals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Winner's Bracket | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Wright State | 6 | 1 | Milwaukee | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Youngstown State | 3 | 4 | Wright State | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Milwaukee | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Valparaiso | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | UIC | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Valparaiso | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Valparaiso | 3 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Loser's Bracket | 4 | Wright State | 0 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Youngstown State | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | UIC | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Wright State | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | UIC | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Milwaukee | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Wright State | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
All-Tournament Team
The 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
Karch Kowalczyk was named Tournament Most Valuable Players. Kowalczyk was a pitcher for Valparaiso.[4]
References
- ↑ "2013 Horizon League Baseball Standings" (PDF). Horizon League. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
- ↑ "Conference Championship Central". ncaa.com. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
- ↑ "2013 Horizon League Baseball Championship" (PDF). Horizon League. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
- 1 2 3 "Lundeen, Kowalczyk Pitch Valpo to Second Straight Baseball Tile". horizonleague.org. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
- ↑ "Valparaiso picked to win 2013 Horizon League baseball title". Horizon League. February 13, 2013. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
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