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2013 Horizon League
baseball tournament
Teams5
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsValparaiso (2nd title)
Winning coachTracy Woodson (2nd title)
MVPKarch Kowalczyk (Valparaiso)
2013 Horizon League baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Milwaukee  ‍‍‍ 14 7   .667 29 21   .580
Valparaiso  ‍‍y 13 11   .542 32 28   .533
UIC  ‍‍‍ 13 11   .542 27 28   .491
Wright State  ‍‍‍ 9 12   .429 22 28   .440
Youngstown State  ‍‍‍ 8 16   .333 14 41   .255
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2013[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2013 Horizon League Baseball Tournament was held from May 22–25. All five of the league's teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at Youngstown State University's Eastwood Field. Valparaiso won their second tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2][3][4]

Seeding and format

The league's five teams were seeded one through five based on winning percentage, using conference games only. They then played a double-elimination tournament.[5]

Team W L Pct. GB Seed
Milwaukee 14 7 .667
1
UIC 13 11 .542
2.5
2
Valparaiso 13 11 .542
2.5
3
Wright State 9 12 .429
5
4
Youngstown State 8 16 .333
7.5
5

Bracket

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All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[4]

Pos Name School
P Dalton Lundeen Valparaiso
P Karch Kowalczyk Valparaiso
C Garrett Gray Wright State
1B Alex Grunenwald UIC
2B Michael Pocaro Milwaukee
SS Spencer Mahoney Valparaiso
3B Joe Betcher UIC
OF Kieston Greene Wright State
OF Chris Manning Valparaiso
OF Alex De La Rosa UIC
DH Andrew Bain Valparaiso

Most Valuable Player

Karch Kowalczyk was named Tournament Most Valuable Players. Kowalczyk was a pitcher for Valparaiso.[4]

References

  1. ^ "2013 Horizon League Baseball Standings" (PDF). Horizon League. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
  2. ^ "Conference Championship Central". ncaa.com. Archived from the original on April 23, 2013. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
  3. ^ "2013 Horizon League Baseball Championship" (PDF). Horizon League. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
  4. ^ a b c "Lundeen, Kowalczyk Pitch Valpo to Second Straight Baseball Tile". horizonleague.org. Archived from the original on December 22, 2013. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
  5. ^ "Valparaiso picked to win 2013 Horizon League baseball title". Horizon League. February 13, 2013. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 1, 2013.