2022 Horizon League baseball tournament explained

Year:2022
Conference:Horizon League
Teams:6
Format:Double-elimination
Ballpark:Nischwitz Stadium
City:Fairborn, Ohio
Champions:Wright State Raiders
Coach:Alex Sogard
Mvp:Zane Harris

The 2022 Horizon League baseball tournament was held from May 25 through 28. The top six of the league's seven teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at Nischwitz Stadium in Fairborn, Ohio, home field of . The winner of the tournament earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[1] [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

Double-Elimination Rounds

Schedule

GameTime*Matchup#Score
Wednesday, May 25
112:00pmNo. 4 Purdue Fort Wayne vs No. 5 Youngstown State0-6[3]
24:00pmNo. 3 vs No. 6 2-3[4]
Thursday, May 26
310:00amNo. 1 vs No. 6 18-4[5]
42:00pm2-0[6]
Friday, May 27
512:00pmLoser Game 3 No. 6 vs Loser Game 4 No. 5 Youngstown State Elimination Game7-11[7]
64:00pmWinner Game 3 No. 1 vs Winner Game 4 No. 2 14-3[8]
78:00pmWinner Game 5 No. 5 Youngstown State vs Loser Game 6 No. 2 Elimination Game 2-4[9]
Saturday, May 28
812:00pmWinner Game 6 No. 1 vs Winner Game 7 No. 2 24-0[10]
94:00pmWinner Game 8 vs Loser Game 8 If Necessary
  • Game times in EDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Horizon League Championships. Horizon League. May 18, 2022.
  2. Web site: 2022 Horizon League Baseball Championship. Horizon League. May 18, 2022.
  3. Web site: IPFW-YSU Boxscore. horizonleague.org. The Horizon League Conference. May 25, 2022. May 25, 2022.
  4. Web site: UIC-NK Boxscore. horizonleague.org. The Horizon League Conference. May 25, 2022. May 25, 2022.
  5. Web site: WS-NK Boxscore. horizonleague.org. The Horizon League Conference. May 26, 2022. May 26, 2022.
  6. Web site: Oakland-YSU Boxscore. horizonleague.org. The Horizon League Conference. May 26, 2022. May 26, 2022.
  7. Web site: Northern Kentucky-YSU Boxscore. horizonleague.org. The Horizon League Conference. May 27, 2022. May 27, 2022.
  8. Web site: Wright State-Oakland Boxscore. horizonleague.org. The Horizon League Conference. May 27, 2022. May 27, 2022.
  9. Web site: HLBASE Game 7 Box Score (PDF) - Horizon League . 2022-05-28 . horizonleague.org . en.
  10. Web site: 2023 Baseball Record Book . April 2, 2023 . wsuraiders.com . Wright State Athletics. en.