| Horizon League Baseball Championship | |
| Sport: | Baseball |
| Conference: | Horizon League |
| Number Of Teams: | 6 |
| Format: | Modified double-elimination |
| Current Stadium: | Number 1 seed hosts |
| Current Location: | Number 1 seed hosts |
| Years: | 1981–present |
| Most Recent: | 2022 |
| Current Champion: | Wright State (6) |
| Most Championships: | Wright State (6) |
The Horizon League Baseball Championship is the conference baseball tournament of the NCAA Division I Horizon League. Through the 2019 season, all Horizon League baseball teams participated in the modified double-elimination tournament, which is hosted by the regular season champion of the league. The winner of the tournament receives an automatic berth to the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship.
The following is a list of conference champions and sites listed by year.[1]
| Year | Program | Site | MVP | NCAA Tournament Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Runners-up, Midwest Regional | ||||
| 1982 | Winless, Midwest Regional | ||||
| 1983 | Tulsa, OK | Runners-up, Midwest Regional | |||
| 1984 | Runners-up, Midwest Regional | ||||
| 1985 | Tulsa, OK | 2nd round, Midwest Regional | |||
| 1986 | Detroit, MI | 2nd round, Mideast Regional | |||
| 1987 | Runners-up, West I Regional | ||||
| 1988 | 2nd round, West II Regional | ||||
| 1989 | South Bend, IN | 3rd round, West II Regional | |||
| 1990 | South Bend, IN | Did not qualify | |||
| 1991 | South Bend, IN | Did not qualify | |||
| 1992 | South Bend, IN | Runners-up, Atlantic Regional | |||
| 1993 | South Bend, IN | Runners-up, East Regional | |||
| 1994 | South Bend, IN | Runners-up, East Regional | |||
| 1995 | South Bend, IN | Did not qualify | |||
| 1996 | Did not qualify | ||||
| 1997 | Did not qualify | ||||
| 1998 | Did not qualify | ||||
| 1999 | Chicago, IL | 2nd round, Lubbock Regional | |||
| 2000 | Dayton, OH | Winless, Minneapolis Regional | |||
| 2001 | Chicago, IL | Winless, South Bend Regional | |||
| 2002 | Winless, Lincoln Regional | ||||
| 2003 | Dayton, OH | Winless, Palo Alto Regional | |||
| 2004 | Winless, Austin Regional | ||||
| 2005 | Indianapolis, IN | Winless, Lincoln Regional | |||
| 2006 | Dayton, OH | Ross Oeder, Wright State | Winless, Corvallis Regional | ||
| 2007 | Chicago, IL | David Cales, UIC | 2nd round, Long Beach Regional | ||
| 2008 | Niles, OH | Brett Schaefer, UIC | 2nd round, College Station Regional | ||
| 2009 | Winless, Ft. Worth Regional | ||||
| 2010 | Chad Pierce Milwaukee | Winless, Tempe Regional | |||
| 2011 | Nischwitz Stadium • Dayton, OH | Zach Tanner, Wright State | Winless, College Station Regional | ||
| Mark Johnson, Valpraiso | Winless, Gary Regional | ||||
| Karch Kowalczyk, Valparaiso | 2nd round, Bloomington Regional | ||||
| Phil Lipari, Youngstown State | 2nd round, Bloomington Regional | ||||
| Mark Fowler, Wright State | Runners-up, Champaign Regional | ||||
| John Brodner, Wright State | Runners-up, Louisville Regional | ||||
| David Cronin, UIC | Winless, Hattiesburg Regional | ||||
| Peyton Burdick, Wright State | Winless, Stanford Regional | ||||
| Ryan Hampe, UIC | Winless, Louisville Regional | ||||
| Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic | |||||
| Damon Dues, Wright State | Winless, Knoxville Regional |
The following is a list of conference champions listed by school.
| Program | No. of titles | Title years | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 1995, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2018 | ||
| 6 | 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2017, 2019 | ||
| Oral Roberts | 6 | 1981, 1982, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1987 | |
| Notre Dame | 5 | 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 | |
| 4 | 1999, 2001, 2002, 2010 | ||
| 2 | 2004, 2014 | ||
| Valparaiso | 2 | 2012, 2013 | |
| Butler | 2 | 1998, 2000 | |
| Evansville | 2 | 1988, 1990 | |
| Detroit | 1 | 1997 | |
| Northern Illinois | 1 | 1996 | |
| Oklahoma City | 1 | 1984 |