2009 Horizon League baseball tournament
| Teams | 7 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site |
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| Champions | Wright State (3rd title) |
| Winning coach | Rob Cooper (2nd title) |
| MVP | Kory Twede (Wright State) |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UIC | 17 | – | 6 | .739 | 29 | – | 23 | .558 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Milwaukee | 14 | – | 9 | .609 | 28 | – | 27 | .509 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wright State ‡y | 14 | – | 12 | .538 | 33 | – | 30 | .524 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Valparaiso | 12 | – | 11 | .522 | 28 | – | 24 | .538 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cleveland State | 12 | – | 13 | .480 | 21 | – | 31 | .404 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youngstown State | 10 | – | 14 | .417 | 16 | – | 35 | .314 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Butler | 6 | – | 20 | .231 | 13 | – | 41 | .241 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of May 30, 2009[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2009 Horizon League baseball tournament took place from May 19 through 23, near the close of the 2009 NCAA Division I baseball season. All seven of the league's teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at The Pipe Yard in Lorain, Ohio.[2] Third seeded Wright State won their third Horizon League Championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2009 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[3]
Seeding and format
The league's seven teams are seeded one through seven based on winning percentage, using conference games only. The bottom two seeds play a single elimination opening round, with the winner advancing to the double-elimination rounds. The top two seeds receive a single bye.[1]
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UIC | 17 | 6 | .739 | — | 1 |
| Milwaukee | 14 | 9 | .609 | 3 | 2 |
| Wright State | 14 | 12 | .538 | 4.5 | 3 |
| Valparaiso | 12 | 11 | .522 | 5 | 4 |
| Cleveland State | 12 | 13 | .480 | 6 | 5 |
| Youngstown State | 10 | 14 | .417 | 7.5 | 6 |
| Butler | 6 | 20 | .231 | 12.5 | 7 |
Results
Opening round
| Team | R |
|---|---|
| (7) Butler | 7 |
| (6) Youngstown State | 6 |
Double-elimination rounds
| Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Final | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | UIC | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Valparaiso | 2 | 5 | Cleveland State | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Cleveland State | 4 | 1 | UIC | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Wright State | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Milwaukee | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Wright State | 4 | 3 | Wright State | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Butler | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Wright State | 0 | 6 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | UIC | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 3 | Lower final | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | UIC | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Cleveland State | 5 | 2 | Milwaukee | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Milwaukee | 10 | 2 | Milwaukee | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Valparaiso | 4 | 4 | Valparaiso | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Butler | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[4]
| POS | Name | School |
|---|---|---|
| P | Alex Kaminsky | Wright State |
| Mike Kool | UIC | |
| C | Garrett Gray | Wright State |
| 1B | Jeff Mercer | Wright State |
| 2B | Tony Altavilla | UIC |
| 3B | Andy Leonard | UIC |
| SS | R.J. Gundolff | Wright State |
| OF | Ryan Ashe | Wright State |
| John Rosinski | UIC | |
| Kory Twede | Wright State | |
| DH | Brett Schaefer | UIC |
Most Valuable Player
Kory Twede was named Most Valuable Player of the Tournament. Twede was an outfielder for Wright State who finished 12-for-22 (.545) with two doubles, two home runs, four runs, and nine RBI in five games.[4][3]
References
- 1 2 2018 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Horizon League. p. 145. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
- ↑ "Illinois-Chicago is First in Horizon League Preseason Poll". College Baseball Insider. February 5, 2009. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
- 1 2 "Wright State Wins Horizon League Baseball Title, 6-2". Dayton Daily News. May 25, 2009. Retrieved December 8, 2009.
- 1 2 2018 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Horizon League. p. 15. Retrieved December 8, 2025.