2002 Horizon League baseball tournament
| Teams | 7 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Milwaukee (3rd title) |
| Winning coach | Jerry Augustine (3rd title) |
| MVP | Dave Pudlosky (Milwaukee) |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UIC | 14 | – | 5 | .737 | 39 | – | 16 | .709 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Milwaukee ‡y | 15 | – | 8 | .652 | 26 | – | 20 | .565 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youngstown State | 11 | – | 8 | .579 | 18 | – | 26 | .409 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Butler | 11 | – | 11 | .500 | 34 | – | 23 | .596 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cleveland State | 11 | – | 12 | .478 | 17 | – | 35 | .327 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wright State | 9 | – | 14 | .391 | 20 | – | 33 | .377 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Detroit | 3 | – | 16 | .158 | 15 | – | 36 | .294 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 2002[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2002 Horizon League baseball tournament took place from May 22 through 26, near the close of the 2002 NCAA Division I baseball season. All seven of the league's teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at Jacobs Field in Cleveland, Ohio.[2] Second seeded Milwaukee won their third Horizon League Championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.
Seeding and format
The league's teams are seeded one through seven based on winning percentage, using conference games only. The bottom two seeds played an opening round game, with the winner advancing to the double-elimination format.[3]
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UIC | 14 | 5 | .737 | — | 1 |
| Milwaukee | 15 | 8 | .652 | 2 | 2 |
| Youngstown State | 11 | 8 | .579 | 3 | 3 |
| Butler | 11 | 11 | .500 | 4.5 | 4 |
| Cleveland State | 11 | 12 | .478 | 5 | 5 |
| Wright State | 9 | 14 | .391 | 7 | 6 |
| Detroit | 3 | 16 | .182 | 11 | 7 |
Bracket and results
Opening round
| Team | R |
|---|---|
| (7) Detroit | 3 |
| (6) Wright State | 2 |
Double-elimination rounds
| First round | Second round | Third round | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | UIC | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Detroit | 1 | 1 | UIC | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Youngstown State | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Youngstown State | 0 | 1 | UIC | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Butler | 1 | 2 | Milwaukee | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Butler | 5 | 2 | Milwaukee | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Milwaukee | 8 | 1 | UIC | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Milwaukee | 7 | 1 | UIC | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Cleveland State | 1 | 4 | Butler | 6 | 4 | Butler | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | Detroit | 4 | 7 | Detroit | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Cleveland State | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[4]
| Pos | Name | School |
|---|---|---|
| P | Ryan Gehring | UIC |
| Quinton Oldenburg | Milwaukee | |
| Pat Neshek | Butler | |
| Geoff Lefeber | Milwaukee | |
| C | John Vanden Berg | Milwaukee |
| 1B | Dave Pudlosky | Milwaukee |
| 2B | Jeff Steele | Butler |
| SS | Charlie Reschke | Milwaukee |
| OF | Curtis Granderson | UIC |
| Juston Davenport | Detroit | |
| Roger Wechter | Detroit |
Most Valuable Player
Dave Pudlosky of Milwaukee was named Most Valuable Player of the Tournament. Pudlosky went 3 for 4 in the final.[4]
References
- ↑ 2018 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Horizon League. p. 6. Retrieved February 3, 2026.
- ↑ "UWM Wins Horizon League Tourney". Milwaukee Panthers. May 26, 2002. Retrieved February 3, 2026.
- ↑ 2018 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Horizon League. p. 6. Retrieved February 3, 2026.
- 1 2 2018 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Horizon League. p. 15. Retrieved February 3, 2026.