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2018 Horizon League baseball tournament

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2018 Horizon League
baseball tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination
ChampionsWright State (6th title)
TelevisionESPN+
2018 Horizon League baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Wright State  ‍‍‍ 16 5   .762 28 13   .683
UIC  ‍‍‍ 11 7   .611 23 14   .622
Milwaukee  ‍‍‍ 9 9   .500 15 22   .405
Oakland  ‍‍‍ 9 11   .450 12 27   .308
Youngstown State  ‍‍‍ 7 13   .350 12 29   .293
Northern Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 7 14   .333 12 29   .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

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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

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Play-In Round

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Team R
#6 Northern Kentucky 1
#3 Milwaukee 13
Team R
#5 Youngstown State 4
#4 Oakland 1

Double-Elimination Rounds

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

References

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