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. Top seeded 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. Team W L PCT GB Seed 14 6 — 1 10 6 2 2 12 8 2 3 11 9 3 4 5 15 9 5 4 12 8 6
Bracket and results
All-Tournament Team The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. 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.
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