Field Set for 2014 Baseball Championship

The 2014 regular season concluded on Saturday as the final seeds were determined for next week’s Horizon League tournament at Kapco Park in Mequon, Wis.

The Wright State Raiders captured the regular season crown with a 25-4 League mark and will be the No. 1 seed in the tournament. The 25 wins in the Horizon League season are the most since Notre Dame had 27 (27-5) in the 1990 season, and the Raiders conference winning percentage of .862 is the best in the League since Notre Dame won 90 percent of its games (18-2) in the 1992 season.

UIC is the No. 2 seed in the tournament and like top-seed Wright State will receive a bye to Thursday’s action.

The tournament begins on Wednesday, May 21 when No. 4 seed Milwaukee and No. 5 seed Oakland play at 11 a.m. No. 3 seed Valparaiso and No. 6 seed Youngstown State begin championship action at 3 p.m. on Wednesday.

It is a double-elimination tournament with the championship game scheduled for 3 p.m. on Saturday. If the team that advanced to the championship game from the losing bracket wins that game, the two teams will play again at 11 a.m. on Sunday.

The winner of the Horizon League tournament receives the conference’s bid into the NCAA Tournament.

All tournament games will be shown on the Horizon League Network.

2014 Horizon League Baseball Tournament at Kapco Park
Wednesday, May 21 (All times CT)
Game 1: 11 a.m. – (5) Oakland vs. (4) Milwaukee
Game 2: 3 p.m. – (6) Youngstown State vs. (3) Valparaiso
Thursday, May 22
Game 3: 11 a.m. – Game 1 Loser vs. Game 2 Loser
Game 4: 3 p.m. – Higher Seed of Game 1 & 2 Winners vs. (2) UIC
Game 5: 7 p.m. – Lower Seed of Game 1 & 2 Winners vs. (1) Wright State
Friday, May 23
Game 6: 11 a.m. – Game 3 Winner vs. Lower Seed of Game 4 & Game 5 Losers (*If one of the Game 4 or Game 5 losers has already had a bye, then that team will play in Game 6)
Game 7: 3 p.m. – Game 6 Winner vs. Higher Seed of Game 4 & Game 5 Losers
Game 8: 7 p.m. – Game 4 Winner vs. Game 5 Winner
Saturday, May 24
Game 9: 11 a.m. – Game 7 Winner vs. Game 8 Loser
Game 10: 3 p.m. – Game 8 Winner vs. Game 9 Winner
Sunday, May 25 (if necessary)
Game 11: 11 a.m. - Game 10 Winner vs. Game 10 Loser