2026 Horizon League baseball tournament
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| Teams | 5 |
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| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Milwaukee (5th title) |
| Winning coach | Shaun Wegner (1st title) |
| MVP | Joey Spence (Milwaukee) |
| Television | ESPN+ |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wright State † | 17 | – | 7 | .708 | 25 | – | 26 | .490 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Milwaukee ‡y | 14 | – | 10 | .583 | 22 | – | 31 | .415 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Kentucky | 12 | – | 12 | .500 | 24 | – | 28 | .462 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youngstown State | 12 | – | 12 | .500 | 15 | – | 38 | .283 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oakland | 5 | – | 19 | .208 | 10 | – | 40 | .200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of May 17, 2026[1] Rankings from D1Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2026 Horizon League baseball tournament will be held from May 20 through 23 at Nischwitz Stadium in Fairborn, Ohio. All five teams in the league qualify for the double-elimination tournament.[2] The champion will earn an automatic bid to the 2026 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. Defending champion Wright State holds the most titles with 11.
Seeding and format
All of the league's five teams qualify for the tournament. Teams are seeded based on conference winning percentage, with the first tiebreaker being head-to-head record. The two lowest seeds will play a single-elimination play-in game. The remaining teams and the play-in winner then play a double-elimination tournament.
Bracket
| Play-In Game | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Wright State | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Youngstown State | 3 | 5 | Oakland | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | Oakland | 10 | 1 | Wright State | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Milwaukee | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Milwaukee | 14 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Northern Kentucky | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Milwaukee | 5 | - | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Oakland | 4 | - | ||||||||||||||||
| Lower round 2 | Lower final | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Wright State | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Northern Kentucky | 3 | 5 | Oakland | 11 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | Oakland | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Schedule
| Game | Time* | Matchup# | Score | Notes | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, May 20 | ||||||
| 1 | 5:00 pm | No. 5 Oakland vs. No. 4 Youngstown State | 10–3 | Youngstown State Eliminated | ||
| Thursday, May 21 | ||||||
| 2 | 11:00 am | No. 3 Northern Kentucky vs. No. 2 Milwaukee | 2–14 | |||
| 3 | 3:00 pm | No. 5 Oakland vs. No. 1 Wright State | 5–7 | |||
| 4 | 7:00 pm | No. 5 Oakland vs. No. 3 Northern Kentucky | 5–3 | Northern Kentucky eliminated | ||
| Friday, May 22 | ||||||
| 5 | 9:00 am | No. 2 Milwaukee vs. No. 1 Wright State | 4–1 | |||
| Saturday, May 23 | ||||||
| 6 | TBD | No. 5 Oakland vs. No. 1 Wright State | Loser eliminated | |||
| 7 | TBD | No. 2 Milwaukee vs. Winner Game 6 | Championship Game | |||
| 8 | TBD | Winner Game 7 vs. Loser Game 7 | If necessary | |||
References
- ↑ "2026 Baseball Standings". horizonleague.org. Retrieved May 10, 2026.
- ↑ "2025-26 Championships". Horizon League. Retrieved May 7, 2026.