2013 Horizon League baseball tournament explained

Year:2013
Conference:Horizon League
Teams:5
Format:Double-elimination
Ballpark:Eastwood Field
City:Youngstown, OH
Titlecount:2nd
Coach:Tracy Woodson
Coachcount:2nd
Mvp:Karch Kowalczyk
Mvpteam:Valparaiso

The 2013 Horizon League baseball tournament was held from May 22 through 25. All five of the league's teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at Youngstown State University's Eastwood Field. won their second tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[1] [2] [3]

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.[4]

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

All-Tournament Team

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

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Conference Championship Central. ncaa.com. May 1, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130423084353/http://www.ncaa.com/news/baseball/article/2013-02-22/2013-division-i-baseball-conference-championship-central. April 23, 2013. dead. mdy-all.
  2. Web site: 2013 Horizon League Baseball Championship. Horizon League. May 21, 2013.
  3. Web site: Lundeen, Kowalczyk Pitch Valpo to Second Straight Baseball Tile. horizonleague.org. January 17, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20131222220620/http://www.horizonleague.org/blog/lundeen-kowalczyk-pitch-valpo-to-second-straight-baseball-title.html. December 22, 2013. dead.
  4. Web site: Valparaiso picked to win 2013 Horizon League baseball title. February 13, 2013. May 1, 2013. Horizon League. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060637/http://www.horizonleague.org/blog/valparaiso-picked-to-win-2013-horizon-league-baseball-title.html?page=2&sport_id=1. March 4, 2016. dead.