2018 Horizon League
baseball tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination
ChampionsWright State (6th title)
TelevisionESPN+
2018 Horizon League baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Wright State   165 .7622813 .683
UIC   117 .6112314 .622
Milwaukee   99 .5001522 .405
Oakland   911 .4501227 .308
Youngstown State   713 .3501229 .293
Northern Kentucky   714 .3331229 .293
Tournament champion
As of April 30, 2018[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2018 Horizon League baseball tournament was held from May 23 through 26. All six of the league's teams met in the double-elimination tournament to be held at the home field of the regular season champion, which was Wright State. The winner of the tournament earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2]

Seeding and format

The league's teams were seeded one through six based on winning percentage, using conference games only. The bottom four seeds participated in a play-in round, with winners advancing to a double-elimination tournament also including the top two seeds.

Bracket

Play-In Round

TeamR
#6 Northern Kentucky1
#3 Milwaukee13
TeamR
#5 Youngstown State4
#4 Oakland1

Double-Elimination Rounds

First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1Wright State11
5Youngstown State1
1Wright State10
2UIC1
3Milwaukee0
2UIC6
1Wright State
2UIC
Lower round 1Lower final
2UIC10
5Youngstown State13Milwaukee2
3Milwaukee3

References

  1. "2018 Baseball Standings". Horizon League. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
  2. "Horizon League Championships". Horizon League. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
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