2025 Horizon League baseball tournament
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The 2025 Horizon League baseball tournament was held from May 21 through 24 at Nischwitz Stadium in Fairborn, Ohio.[2] All six teams in the league competed in the double-elimination tournament. Wright State won the tournament for the fourth time in five years, and league leading 11th time overall, to earn the Horizon League's automatic bid to the 2025 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[3]
| Teams | 6 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Wright State (12th title) |
| Winning coach | Alex Sogard (4th title) |
| MVP | Patrick Fultz (Wright State) |
| Television | ESPN+ |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wright State †‡y | 25 | – | 5 | .833 | 40 | – | 21 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Kentucky | 18 | – | 12 | .600 | 31 | – | 25 | .554 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Milwaukee | 16 | – | 13 | .552 | 24 | – | 35 | .407 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youngstown State | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | 15 | – | 42 | .263 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oakland | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | 19 | – | 41 | .317 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue Fort Wayne | 9 | – | 20 | .310 | 11 | – | 42 | .208 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 1, 2025[1] Rankings from D1Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeding and format
All of the league's six teams qualify for the double-elimination tournament. Teams are seeded based on conference winning percentage, with the first tiebreaker being head-to-head record. The top two seeds receive a single bye.
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wright State | 25 | 5 | .833 | — | 1 |
| Northern Kentucky | 18 | 12 | .600 | 7 | 2 |
| Milwaukee | 16 | 13 | .552 | 8.5 | 3 |
| Youngstown State | 11 | 19 | .367 | 14 | 4 |
| Oakland | 10 | 20 | .333 | 15 | 5 |
| Purdue Fort Wayne | 9 | 20 | .310 | 15.5 | 6 |
Bracket
| Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Final | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Wright State | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Milwaukee | 15 | 5 | Oakland | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Purdue Fort Wayne | 4 | 1 | Wright State | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Milwaukee | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Milwaukee | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Youngstown State | 2 | 2 | Northern Kentucky | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Oakland | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Milwaukee | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Wright State | 13 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 3 | Lower final | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Wright State | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Oakland | 8 | 2 | Northern Kentucky | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Youngstown State | 18 | 2 | Northern Kentucky | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Purdue Fort Wayne | 8 | 5 | Oakland | 2210 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Youngstown State | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Schedule
| Game | Time* | Matchup# | Score | Notes | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, May 21 | ||||||
| 1 | 11:00 am | No. 6 Purdue Fort Wayne vs No. 3 Milwaukee | 4−15 | |||
| 2 | 3:00 pm | No. 5 Oakland vs No. 4 Youngstown State | 13−2 | |||
| 3 | 7:00 pm | No. 6 Purdue Fort Wayne vs No. 4 Youngstown State | 5−13 | Purdue Fort Wayne Eliminated | ||
| Thursday, May 22 | ||||||
| 4 | 11:00 am | No. 5 Oakland vs No. 1 Wright State | 2−8 | |||
| 5 | 3:00 pm | No. 3 Milwaukee vs No. 2 Northern Kentucky | 8−6 | |||
| 6 | 7:00 pm | No. 4 Youngstown State vs No. 5 Oakland | 18−22 (F/10) | Youngstown State Eliminated | ||
| Friday, May 23 | ||||||
| 7 | 11:00 am | No. 1 Wright State vs No. 3 Milwaukee | 6−12 | |||
| 8 | 3:00 pm | No. 5 Oakland vs No. 2 Northern Kentucky | 8−10 | Oakland Eliminated | ||
| 9 | 7:00 pm | No. 2 Northern Kentucky vs No. 1 Wright State | 1−18 | Northern Kentucky Eliminated | ||
| Saturday, May 24 | ||||||
| 10 | 12:00 pm | No. 3 Milwaukee vs No. 1 Wright State | 4−13 | |||
| 11 | 4:00 pm | No. 3 Milwaukee vs No. 1 Wright State | 0−2 | |||
All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[3]
| Pos. | Player | School |
|---|---|---|
| P | Chet Lax | Wright State |
| Garrett Peters | Wright State | |
| Hunter Pidek | Oakland | |
| C | Boston Smith | Wright State |
| 1B | Nathan Beckley | Youngstown State |
| 2B | Tyler Bickers | Milwaukee |
| 3B | Patrick Fultz | Wright State |
| SS | Luke Arnold | Wright State |
| OF | Brayden Kuriger | Youngstown State |
| John Lauinger | Oakland | |
| Q Phillips | Milwaukee | |
| DH | Charlie Marion | Milwaukee |
All-Tournament Team
Patrick Fultz was named Tournament MVP. Fultz was a third baseman for Wright State.[3]