2006 Horizon League baseball tournament
| Teams | 6 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Wright State (2nd title) |
| Winning coach | Rob Cooper (1st title) |
| MVP | Ross Oeder (Wright State) |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UIC | 22 | – | 7 | .759 | 35 | – | 20 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Milwaukee | 18 | – | 12 | .600 | 32 | – | 25 | .561 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wright State ‡y | 17 | – | 13 | .567 | 32 | – | 27 | .542 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youngstown State | 16 | – | 13 | .552 | 26 | – | 29 | .473 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Butler | 9 | – | 21 | .300 | 21 | – | 36 | .368 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cleveland State | 6 | – | 22 | .214 | 10 | – | 42 | .192 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of May 30, 2006[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2006 Horizon League baseball tournament took place from May 25 through 28, near the close of the 2006 NCAA Division I baseball season. All six of the league's teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at Nischwitz Stadium on the campus of Wright State in Dayton, OH.[2][3] Third seeded Wright State won their second Horizon League Championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2006 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.[4]
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UIC | 22 | 7 | .759 | — | 1 |
| Milwaukee | 18 | 12 | .600 | 4.5 | 2 |
| Wright State | 17 | 13 | .567 | 5.5 | 3 |
| Youngstown State | 16 | 13 | .552 | 6 | 4 |
| Butler | 9 | 21 | .300 | 13.5 | 5 |
| Cleveland State | 6 | 22 | .214 | 15.5 | 6 |
Bracket and results
| Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Final | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | UIC | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Youngstown State | 4 | 5 | Butler | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Butler | 510 | 5 | Butler | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Wright State | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Milwaukee | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Wright State | 16 | 3 | Wright State | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Cleveland State | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Wright State | 4 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Butler | 1 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 3 | Lower final | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Butler | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | UIC | 14 | 1 | UIC | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Milwaukee | 8 | 2 | Milwaukee | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Youngstown State | 4 | 6 | Cleveland State | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Cleveland State | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[5]
| Name | School |
|---|---|
| Robert Barrett | Wright State |
| Brian Deter | Butler |
| Aaron Garcia | Wright State |
| Jeremy Hamilton | Wright State |
| Ross Oeder | Wright State |
| Jeff Brown | Butler |
| Stephen Gill | Butler |
| Amin Abusaleh | Wright State |
| Ted Rosinski | UIC |
| Justin Wilson | Wright State |
| Rob Brockel | Milwaukee |
Most Valuable Player
Ross Oeder was named Most Valuable Player of the Tournament. Oeder was a junior second baseman for Wright State.[5][2]
References
- ^ 2018 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Horizon League. p. 145. Retrieved December 27, 2025.
- ^ a b "Baseball Heading for the Big Dance, Defeat Butler 4-1 for Horizon League Championship". Wright State Raiders. May 28, 2006. Retrieved December 27, 2025.
- ^ "Top-Seeded Baseball Begins Defense Of Horizon League Title Against Butler". UIC Flames. May 25, 2006. Retrieved December 27, 2025.
- ^ 2018 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Horizon League. p. 145. Retrieved December 27, 2025.
- ^ a b 2018 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Horizon League. p. 15. Retrieved December 25, 2025.