2023 Horizon League baseball tournament
Collegiate baseball tournament
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The 2023 Horizon League baseball tournament was held from May 24 through 27. All six of the league's teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at Nischwitz Stadium in Fairborn, Ohio, home field of Wright State, which was the regular season champion. Wright State won the tournament for the tenth time and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2][3]
| Teams | 6 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Wright State (10th title) |
| Winning coach | Alex Sogard (3rd title) |
| MVP | Andrew Patrick (Wright State) |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wright State †‡y | 22 | – | 8 | .733 | 39 | – | 21 | .650 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oakland | 18 | – | 12 | .600 | 29 | – | 31 | .483 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Kentucky | 17 | – | 13 | .567 | 30 | – | 27 | .526 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youngstown State | 13 | – | 16 | .448 | 19 | – | 36 | .345 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Milwaukee | 11 | – | 18 | .379 | 25 | – | 32 | .439 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue Fort Wayne | 8 | – | 22 | .267 | 13 | – | 43 | .232 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of May 27, 2023[1] Rankings from D1Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeding and format
The league's teams were seeded one through six based on winning percentage, using conference games only. The bottom four seeds participated in a play-in round, with winners advancing to a double-elimination tournament also including the top two seeds.
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wright State | 22 | 8 | .733 | — | 1 |
| Oakland | 18 | 12 | .600 | 4 | 2 |
| Northern Kentucky | 17 | 13 | .567 | 5 | 3 |
| Youngstown State | 13 | 16 | .448 | 8.5 | 4 |
| Milwaukee | 11 | 18 | .379 | 10.5 | 5 |
| Purdue Fort Wayne | 8 | 22 | .267 | 12 | 6 |
Bracket
Play-In Round
| Team | R |
|---|---|
| #5 Milwaukee | 12 |
| #4 Youngstown State | 3 |
| Team | R |
|---|---|
| #6 Purdue Fort Wayne | 3 |
| #3 Northern Kentucky | 6 |
Double-Elimination Rounds
| First round | Semi-finals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Wright State | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Milwaukee | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Wright State | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Oakland | 610 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Northern Kentucky | 8 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Oakland | 13 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Oakland | 8 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Wright State | 9 | 14 | |||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Wright State | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Milwaukee | 1010 | 5 | Milwaukee | 1 | |||||||||
| 3 | Northern Kentucky | 8 | ||||||||||||
All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[3]
| Player | School |
|---|---|
| Ian Cleary | Oakland |
| Marcus Cline | Milwaukee |
| Mark Connelly | Milwaukee |
| Julian Greenwell | Wright State |
| Tristan Haught | Wright State |
| Brandon Heidal | Oakland |
| Colton Kucera | Northern Kentucky |
| Jay Luikart | Wright State |
| Brandon Nigh | Oakland |
| Andrew Patrick | Wright State |
| Adam Schneider | Northern Kentucky |
| Luke Stofel | Wright State |
Most Valuable Player
Andrew Patrick was named Most Valuable Player. Moss was an outfielder for Wright State.[3]