2004 Horizon League baseball tournament

2004 Horizon League
baseball tournament
Teams7
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsYoungstown State (1st title)
Winning coachMike Florak (1st title)
MVPJustin Banks (Youngstown State)
2004 Horizon League baseball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UIC ‍‍‍ 14 8   .636 35 21   .625
Butler ‍‍‍ 13 11   .542 29 30   .492
Cleveland State ‍‍‍ 11 12   .478 19 33   .365
Wright State ‍‍‍ 10 11   .476 22 32   .407
Milwaukee ‍‍‍ 9 10   .474 23 30   .434
Detroit ‍‍‍ 10 12   .455 19 38   .333
Youngstown State ‍‍y 7 10   .412 22 32   .407
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2004[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2004 Horizon League baseball tournament took place from May 26 through 29, near the close of the 2004 NCAA Division I baseball season. All seven of the league's teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at Eastwood Field in Niles, Ohio.[2] Seventh seeded Youngstown State won their first Horizon League Championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2004 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[3]

Seeding and format

The league's teams are seeded one through seven based on winning percentage, using conference games only. The top seed received a single bye in the double-elimination format.[4]

Team W L PCT GB Seed
UIC 14 8 .636 1
Butler 13 11 .542 2 2
Cleveland State 11 12 .478 3.5 3
Wright State 10 11 .476 3.5 4
Milwaukee 9 10 .474 3.5 5
Detroit 10 12 .455 4 6
Youngstown State 7 10 .412 4.5 7

Bracket and results

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
1UIC9
5Milwaukee6
4Wright State3
5Milwaukee11
1UIC4
7Youngstown State5
3Cleveland State11
6Detroit6
3Cleveland State2
7Youngstown State7
2Butler3
7Youngstown State4
7Youngstown State10
3Cleveland1
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower final
3Cleveland State2
2Butler1
1UIC8
4Wright State3
3Cleveland State12
6Detroit7
6Detroit3
2Butler4
5Milwaukee12
2Butler15


All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[5]

Name School
Matt Alexander Milwaukee
Justin Banks Youngstown State
Doug Besozzi Cleveland State
Jordan DeVoir UIC
Ryan Dukovich Cleveland State
Kevin Libeg Youngstown State
Dale Mueller Butler
Tim Poley Detroit
Cory Rojeck Cleveland State
Eric Shaffer Youngstown State
Ben Stanczyk Milwaukee

Most Valuable Player

Justin Banks of Youngstown State was named Most Valuable Player of the Tournament.[5]

References

  1. ^ 2018 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Horizon League. p. 145. Retrieved January 31, 2026.
  2. ^ "Tournament Schedule: Horizon League Baseball". The Vindicator. Youngstown, Ohio. May 24, 2004. Retrieved January 31, 2026.
  3. ^ "YSU Baseball to Honor 2004, 2014 Horizon League Championship Teams on April 27". Youngstown State Penguins. March 12, 2024. Retrieved January 31, 2026.
  4. ^ 2018 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Horizon League. p. 145. Retrieved January 31, 2026.
  5. ^ a b 2018 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Horizon League. p. 15. Retrieved January 31, 2026.