2008 Horizon League baseball tournament


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. Top seeded 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.
TeamWLPCTGBSeed
1761
1660.52
131253
101374
11157.55
81386
71710.57

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.
POSNameSchool
PPeter IfftUIC
PBen McClareyMilwaukee
CKevin CoddingtonUIC
1BBrett SchaeferUIC
2BJesse HartMilwaukee
3BJosh WallaceValparaiso
SSBrett BivensValparaiso
OFDan DeBruinValparaiso
OFTroy VeslingMilwaukee
OFSteve McGuigganUIC
DHShawn WozniakMilwaukee

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.