Horizon League baseball tournament

Horizon League Baseball Championship
SportBaseball
ConferenceHorizon League
Number of teams6
FormatModified double-elimination
Current stadiumNumber 1 seed hosts
Current locationNumber 1 seed hosts
Played1981–present
Last contest2025
Current championMilwaukee (5)
Most championshipsWright State (11)

The Horizon League Baseball Championship is the conference baseball tournament of the NCAA Division I Horizon League. Through the 2025 season, all Horizon League baseball teams participated in the modified double-elimination tournament, which is hosted by the regular season champion of the league. The winner of the tournament receives an automatic berth to the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship.

Champions

By year

The following is a list of conference champions and sites listed by year.[1]

Year Program Site Most Valuable Player NCAA Tournament Result
1981Oral RobertsTulsa, OKRunners-up, Midwest Regional
1982Oral RobertsDetroit, MIWinless, Midwest Regional
1983Oral RobertsTulsa, OKRunners-up, Midwest Regional
1984Oklahoma CityCincinnati, OHRunners-up, Midwest Regional
1985Oral RobertsTulsa, OK2nd round, Midwest Regional
1986Oral RobertsDetroit, MI2nd round, Mideast Regional
1987Oral RobertsEvansville, INRunners-up, West I Regional
1988EvansvilleStanley Coveleski Regional Stadium • South Bend, IN2nd round, West II Regional
1989Notre DameStanley Coveleski Regional Stadium • South Bend, IN3rd round, West II Regional
1990EvansvilleStanley Coveleski Regional Stadium • South Bend, INDid not qualify
1991Notre DameStanley Coveleski Regional Stadium • South Bend, INDid not qualify
1992Notre DameStanley Coveleski Regional Stadium • South Bend, INChris Michalak, Notre DameRunners-up, Atlantic Regional
1993Notre DameStanley Coveleski Regional Stadium • South Bend, INEric Danapolis, Notre DameRunners-up, East Regional
1994Notre DameFrank Eck Stadium • South Bend, INTom Price, Notre DameRunners-up, East Regional
1995Wright StateFrank Eck Stadium • South Bend, INKris Jarosz, Wright StateDid not qualify
1996Northern IllinoisBush Stadium • Indianapolis, INJason King, Northern IllinoisDid not qualify
1997DetroitWright Stadium • Dayton, OHDusty Beam, Wright StateDid not qualify
1998ButlerLes Miller Field • Chicago, ILEric Storey, ButlerDid not qualify
1999MilwaukeeLes Miller Field • Chicago, ILChad Sadowski, Milwaukee2nd round, Lubbock Regional
2000ButlerNischwitz Stadium • Dayton, OHJeremy Sinsabaugh, ButlerWinless, Minneapolis Regional
2001MilwaukeeLes Miller Field • Chicago, ILScott Gillitzer, MilwaukeeWinless, South Bend Regional
2002MilwaukeeJacobs Field • Cleveland, OHDave Pudlosky, MilwaukeeWinless, Lincoln Regional
2003UICNischwitz Stadium • Dayton, OHMike Hughes, UICWinless, Palo Alto Regional
2004Youngstown StateEastwood Field • Niles, OHJustin Banks, Youngstown StateWinless, Austin Regional
2005UICVictory Field • Indianapolis, INRyan Zink, UICWinless, Lincoln Regional
2006Wright StateNischwitz Stadium • Dayton, OHRoss Oeder, Wright StateWinless, Corvallis Regional
2007UICLes Miller Field • Chicago, ILDavid Cales, UIC2nd round, Long Beach Regional
2008UICEastwood Field • Niles, OHBrett Schaefer, UIC2nd round, College Station Regional
2009Wright StateThe Pipe Yard • Lorain, OHKory Twede, Wright StateWinless, Ft. Worth Regional
2010MilwaukeeU.S. Steel Yard • Gary, INChad Pierce, MilwaukeeWinless, Tempe Regional
2011Wright StateNischwitz Stadium • Dayton, OHZach Tanner, Wright StateWinless, College Station Regional
2012ValparaisoLes Miller Field • Chicago, ILMark Johnson, ValpraisoWinless, Gary Regional
2013ValparaisoEastwood Field • Youngstown, OHKarch Kowalczyk, Valparaiso2nd round, Bloomington Regional
2014Youngstown StateKapco Park • Milwaukee, WIPhil Lipari, Youngstown State2nd round, Bloomington Regional
2015Wright StateOil City Stadium • Whiting, INMark Fowler, Wright StateRunners-up, Champaign Regional
2016Wright StateNischwitz Stadium • Dayton, OHJohn Brodner, Wright StateRunners-up, Louisville Regional
2017UICLes Miller Field at Curtis Granderson Stadium • Chicago, ILDavid Cronin, UICWinless, Hattiesburg Regional
2018Wright StateNischwitz Stadium • Dayton, OHPeyton Burdick, Wright StateWinless, Stanford Regional
2019UICNischwitz Stadium • Dayton, OHRyan Hampe, UICWinless, Louisville Regional
2020Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic
2021Wright StateNischwitz Stadium • Dayton, OHDamon Dues, Wright StateWinless, Knoxville Regional
2022Wright StateNischwitz Stadium • Dayton, OHZane Harris, Wright StateWinless, Blacksburg Regional
2023Wright StateNischwitz Stadium • Dayton, OHAndrew Patrick, Wright StateWinless, Terre Haute Regional
2024Northern KentuckyNischwitz Stadium • Dayton, OHTreyvin Moss, Northern KentuckyWinless, Knoxville Regional
2025Wright StateNischwitz Stadium • Dayton, OHPatrick Fultz, Wright StateRunners-up, Nashville Regional
2026MilwaukeeNischwitz Stadium • Dayton, OHJoey Spence, MilwaukeeRunners-up, Auburn Regional

By school

The following is a list of conference champions listed by school.

Program Championships Years
Wright State111995, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2025
UIC62003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2017, 2019
Oral Roberts61981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987
Milwaukee51999, 2001, 2002, 2010, 2026
Notre Dame51989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994
Youngstown State22004, 2014
Valparaiso22012, 2013
Butler21998, 2000
Evansville21988, 1990
Detroit11997
Northern Illinois11996
Northern Kentucky12024
Oklahoma City11984
  • Italics indicate that the program no longer fields a baseball team in the Horizon League.

References

  1. ↑ "Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Horizon League. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
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