| Year: | 2012 |
| Conference: | Horizon League |
| Teams: | 6 |
| Format: | Double-elimination |
| Ballpark: | Les Miller Field |
| City: | Chicago, IL |
| Titlecount: | 1st |
| Coach: | Tracy Woodson |
| Coachcount: | 1st |
| Mvp: | Mark Johnson |
| Mvpteam: | Valparaiso |
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 won their first Horizon League Championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[1] [2]
The league's six teams are seeded one through six based on winning percentage, using conference games only.
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Seed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 8 | .733 | – | 1 | ||
| 20 | 10 | .667 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 18 | 11 | .621 | 3.5 | 3 | ||
| 12 | 17 | .414 | 9.5 | 4 | ||
| 10 | 20 | .333 | 12 | 5 | ||
| 7 | 23 | .233 | 15 | 6 |
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.
| POS | Name | School | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Mark Johnson was named Most Valuable Player of the Tournament. Johnson was an outfielder for Valparaiso.