2008 Horizon League baseball tournament

July 2026 2008 Horizon League Horizon League 7 Double-elimination Eastwood Field Niles, Ohio 2008 UIC Flames UIC 4th Mike Dee 4th Brett Shaefer UIC The 2008 Horizon League baseball tournament took place from May 20 through 25, near the close of the 2008 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.https://uicflames.com/news/2008/5/25/uic_wins_2008_horizon_league_baseball_championship.aspx UIC Flames UIC Wins 2008 Horizon League Baseball Championship May 25, 2008 December 9, 2025 Top seeded 2008 UIC Flames UIC won their fourth Horizon League Championship, and second in a row, and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2008 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. Seeding and format The league's seven teams are seeded one through seven based on winning percentage, using conference games only. The bottom two seeds play a single elimination opening round, with the winner advancing to the double-elimination rounds. The top two seeds receive a single bye.https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/horizonleague_conf.sidearmsports.com/documents/2018/8/1/2018_19_Baseball_Record_Book.pdf 2018 Baseball Record Book Horizon League 145 December 9, 2025 Team W L PCT GB Seed 2008 UIC Flames UIC 17 6 17 6 — 1 2008 Wright State Raiders Wright State 16 6 16 6 0.5 2 2008 Youngstown State Penguins Youngstown State 13 12 13 12 5 3 2008 Cleveland State Vikings Cleveland State 10 13 10 13 7 4 2008 Milwaukee Panthers Milwaukee 11 15 11 15 7.5 5 2008 Valparaiso Crusaders Valparaiso 8 13 8 13 8 6 2008 Butler Bulldogs Butler 7 17 7 17 10.5 7 Results Opening round May 20, 2008 (7) 2008 Butler Bulldogs Butler 5 (6) 2008 Valparaiso Crusaders Valparaiso 6 Double-elimination rounds 2 no 2 4 2008 Cleveland State Vikings Cleveland State 7 5 2008 Milwaukee Panthers Milwaukee 10 14 3 2008 Youngstown State Penguins Youngstown State 2 6 Valparaiso 3 4 Cleveland State 10 3 Youngstown State 4 1 2008 UIC Flames UIC 8 6 Valparaiso 5 2 2008 Wright State Raiders Wright State 3 5 Milwaukee 20 2 Wright State 7 4 Cleveland State 4 1 UIC 7 5 Milwaukee 5 6 Valparaiso 13 2 Wright State 4 5 Milwaukee 8 6 Valparaiso 3 1 UIC 2 16 5 Milwaukee 7 3 All-Tournament Team The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/horizonleague_conf.sidearmsports.com/documents/2018/8/1/2018_19_Baseball_Record_Book.pdf 2018 Baseball Record Book Horizon League 15 December 9, 2025 POS Name School P Peter Ifft UIC Ben McClarey Milwaukee C Kevin Coddington UIC 1B Brett Schaefer UIC 2B Jesse Hart Milwaukee 3B Josh Wallace Valparaiso SS Brett Bivens Valparaiso OF Dan DeBruin Valparaiso Troy Vesling Milwaukee Steve McGuiggan UIC DH Shawn Wozniak Milwaukee Most Valuable Player Brett Schaefer was named Most Valuable Player of the Tournament. Schaefer was a first baseman for UIC who finished 11 for 15 with 7 RBI for the tournament, including 5 for 5 in the final. References Tournament Category:Horizon League baseball tournament Horizon League Baseball Category:College baseball tournaments in Ohio