2012 Horizon League baseball tournament
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The 2012 Horizon League baseball tournament took place from May 23 through 27. All six of the league's teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at UIC's Les Miller Field. Top seeded Valparaiso won their first Horizon League Championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2][3]
Teams | 6 |
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Format | Double-elimination |
Finals site | |
Champions | Valparaiso (1st title) |
Winning coach | Tracy Woodson (1st title) |
MVP | Mark Johnson (Valparaiso) |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Valparaiso †‡y | 22 | – | 8 | .733 | 35 | – | 25 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wright State | 20 | – | 10 | .667 | 37 | – | 21 | .638 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Milwaukee | 18 | – | 11 | .621 | 27 | – | 27 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UIC | 12 | – | 17 | .414 | 23 | – | 33 | .411 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Butler | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | 22 | – | 34 | .393 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youngstown State | 7 | – | 23 | .233 | 11 | – | 44 | .200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball tournament As of June 30, 2012[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
Seeding
editThe league's six teams are seeded one through six based on winning percentage, using conference games only.
Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Seed |
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Valparaiso | 22 | 8 | .733 | – | 1 |
Wright State | 20 | 10 | .667 | 2 | 2 |
Milwaukee | 18 | 11 | .621 | 3.5 | 3 |
UIC | 12 | 17 | .414 | 9.5 | 4 |
Butler | 10 | 20 | .333 | 12 | 5 |
Youngstown State | 7 | 23 | .233 | 15 | 6 |
Results
editUpper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Final | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Wright State | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | UIC | 10 | 4 | UIC | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | Butler | 1 | 4 | UIC | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
1 | Valparaiso | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Valparaiso | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Milwaukee | 4 | 6 | Youngstown State | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | Youngstown State | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Valparaiso | 3 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 | UIC | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 3 | Lower final | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 | UIC | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Wright State | 4 | 6 | Youngstown State | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | Milwaukee | 1 | 6 | Youngstown State | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | Milwaukee | 19 | 2 | Wright State | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | Butler | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
All-Tournament Team
editThe following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[3]
POS | Name | School |
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P | Blake Aquadro | Youngstown State |
P | Tyler Deetjen | Valparaiso |
C | Corey Davis | Wright State |
1B | Alex Grunenwald | UIC |
2B | Tanner Vavra | Valparaiso |
SS | Spencer Mahoney | Valparaiso |
3B | Joe Betcher | UIC |
OF | Jonathan Capasso | Milwaukee |
OF | Mark Johnson | Valparaiso |
OF | Alex De LaRosa | UIC |
U | John Loeffler | Valparaiso |
Most Valuable Player
editMark Johnson was named Most Valuable Player of the Tournament. Johnson was an outfielder for Valparaiso.[3]
References
edit- ^ 2012-13 Horizon League All Sports Record Book (PDF). Horizon League. p. 140. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
- ^ "Conference Championship Central". ncaa.com. Archived from the original on May 18, 2012. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
- ^ a b c "Valparaiso Wins Baseball Championship". Horizon League. May 27, 2012. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
- ^ "2012 Horizon League Baseball Championship" (PDF). horizonleague.org. Retrieved June 2, 2012.