2005 Horizon League baseball tournament
| Teams | 6 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | UIC (2nd title) |
| Winning coach | Mike Dee (2nd title) |
| MVP | Ryan Zink (UIC) |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UIC ‡y | 14 | – | 6 | .700 | 38 | – | 21 | .644 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youngstown State | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 29 | – | 27 | .518 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Milwaukee | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | 26 | – | 31 | .456 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wright State | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 26 | – | 33 | .441 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cleveland State | 5 | – | 15 | .250 | 14 | – | 36 | .280 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Butler | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 19 | – | 35 | .352 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 2005[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2005 Horizon League baseball tournament took place from May 26 through 29, near the close of the 2005 NCAA Division I baseball season. All six of the league's teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at Victory Field in Indianapolis, IN.[2] Top seeded UIC won their second Horizon League Championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2005 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.
Seeding and format
The league's teams are seeded one through six based on winning percentage, using conference games only. The top two seeds receive a single bye in the double-elimination format.[3]
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UIC | 14 | 6 | .700 | — | 1 |
| Youngstown State | 10 | 6 | .625 | 2 | 2 |
| Milwaukee | 12 | 8 | .600 | 2 | 3 |
| Wright State | 11 | 9 | .550 | 3 | 4 |
| Cleveland State | 5 | 15 | .250 | 9 | 5 |
| Butler | 4 | 12 | .250 | 8 | 6 |
Bracket and results
| Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Final | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | UIC | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Wright State | 5 | 4 | Wright State | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Cleveland State | 2 | 1 | UIC | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Youngstown State | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Youngstown State | 911 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Milwaukee | 7 | 3 | Milwaukee | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Butler | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | UIC | 4 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Milwaukee | 8 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 3 | Lower final | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Youngstown State | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Milwaukee | 4 | 3 | Milwaukee | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Wright State | 11 | 4 | Wright State | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Cleveland State | 9 | 5 | Cleveland State | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Butler | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[4]
| Pos. | Name | School |
|---|---|---|
| P | Zach Peterson | UIC |
| Ryan Zink | UIC | |
| C | Bryan Nolte | UIC |
| 1B | Blake Kangas | Milwaukee |
| 2B | Bobby Cash | Cleveland State |
| 3B | Justin Banks | Youngstown State |
| SS | Charles Schultz | Youngstown State |
| OF | Mike Goetz | Milwaukee |
| Joe Nowicki | Milwaukee | |
| Bart Babineaux | UIC | |
| DH | Zak Rivera | Milwaukee |
Most Valuable Player
Ryan Zink was named Most Valuable Player of the Tournament. Zink was a sophomore pitcher for UIC who earned the save in the final by pitching the final three innings and allowing just one hit.[4][2]
References
- ^ 2018 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Horizon League. p. 145. Retrieved January 30, 2026.
- ^ a b "Baseball Wins Horizon League Tournament Over UW-Milwaukee, 9-6". UIC Flames. May 29, 2005. Retrieved January 30, 2026.
- ^ 2018 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Horizon League. p. 145. Retrieved January 30, 2026.
- ^ a b 2018 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Horizon League. p. 15. Retrieved January 30, 2026.