2003 Horizon League baseball tournament
| Teams | 7 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | UIC (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Mike Florak (1st title) |
| MVP | Justin Banks (Youngstown State) |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UIC ‡y | 15 | – | 6 | .714 | 39 | – | 18 | .684 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Butler | 16 | – | 8 | .667 | 34 | – | 27 | .557 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Milwaukee | 13 | – | 10 | .565 | 25 | – | 25 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youngstown State | 12 | – | 11 | .522 | 27 | – | 28 | .491 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wright State | 10 | – | 13 | .435 | 21 | – | 34 | .382 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Detroit | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | 15 | – | 32 | .319 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cleveland State | 4 | – | 18 | .182 | 13 | – | 39 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 2003[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2003 Horizon League baseball tournament took place from May 21 through 25, near the close of the 2003 NCAA Division I baseball season. All seven of the league's teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at Nischwitz Stadium on the campus of Wright State in Dayton, Ohio.[2] Top seeded UIC won their first Horizon League Championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2003 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 | 15 | 6 | .714 | — | 1 |
| Butler | 16 | 8 | .667 | 1.5 | 2 |
| Milwaukee | 13 | 10 | .565 | 3 | 3 |
| Youngstown State | 12 | 11 | .522 | 4 | 4 |
| Wright State | 10 | 13 | .435 | 6 | 5 |
| Detroit | 8 | 12 | .400 | 6.5 | 6 |
| Cleveland State | 4 | 18 | .182 | 11.5 | 7 |
Bracket and results
Opening round
| Team | R |
|---|---|
| (7) Cleveland State | 7 |
| (6) Detroit | 6 |
Double-elimination rounds
| First round | Second round | Third round | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | UIC | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Cleveland State | 4 | 1 | UIC | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Milwaukee | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Milwaukee | 6 | 1 | UIC | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Youngstown State | 9 | 2 | Butler | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Youngstown State | 6 | 1 | UIC | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Butler | 9 | 2 | Butler | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Butler | 210 | 2 | Butler | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Wright State | 1 | 4 | Youngstown State | 4 | 7 | Cleveland State | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | Cleveland State | 5 | 7 | Cleveland State | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Wright State | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[4]
| Name | School |
|---|---|
| Mike Hughes | UIC |
| Jordan DeVoir | UIC |
| Ryan Martin | UIC |
| Kevin Nelson | UIC |
| Jared Lowe | Butler |
| Tim Marks | Butler |
| Justin McKinley | Butler |
| Aaron Phillips | Butler |
| Dominic Erney | Cleveland State |
| Matt Kaltenbach | Cleveland State |
| Ben Smith | Cleveland State |
Most Valuable Player
Mike Hughes of UIC was named Most Valuable Player of the Tournament.[4]
References
- ↑ 2018 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Horizon League. p. 145. Retrieved February 2, 2026.
- ↑ "Baseball Enters Horizon League Tournament As No. 1 Seed". UIC Flames. May 19, 2003. Retrieved February 2, 2026.
- ↑ 2018 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Horizon League. p. 6. Retrieved February 2, 2026.
- 1 2 2018 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Horizon League. p. 15. Retrieved February 2, 2026.