Bracket Set for 2005 Horizon League Baseball Championship
May 23, 2005
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The field is set for the 2005 Horizon League Baseball Championship, which will begin this Wednesday, May 25, at Victory Field in downtown Indianapolis.
Regular-season champion University of Illinois at Chicago (35-18-1, 14-6 Horizon League) enters the championship as the No. 1 seed for the fourth straight year and is aiming for its second tournament title in three years. The Flames, who are riding a five-game winning streak, have been idle since blanking the University of Toledo 3-0 May 17.
Defending tournament champion Youngstown State University (28-25, 10-6) moved into second place ahead of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (22-29, 12-8) by winning three of four games from the Panthers this past weekend. Both the second-seed Penguins and top-seed Flames will receive byes to Thursday's second round.
The tournament's opening game on Wednesday will feature fourth-seed Wright State University (24-31, 11-9) and fifth-seed Cleveland State University (13-34, 5-15) at 11 a.m. Indianapolis local time. Following the opener, third-seed UW-Milwaukee will face sixth-seed and host Butler University (19-33, 4-12) at 3 p.m.
On Thursday, the two losing teams from Wednesday will square off in the day's first game at 11 a.m. Youngstown State then will meet the higher seed of Wednesday's winners at 3 p.m., followed by UIC versus the lower seed of the two winners at 7 p.m.
The action continues Friday with games at 11 a.m. and 3 and 7 p.m. and Saturday at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. If a second championship game is needed, it will be played Sunday at noon.
Single-day tickets are $6 for adults and $4 for senior citizens and youth. All-tournament passes are $20 and $12, respectively. For additional ticket information, contact the Butler athletic ticket office at (317) 940-9390. Victory Field, the home of the Triple-A Indianapolis Indians, is located at 501 W. Maryland Street in downtown Indianapolis.
2005 Horizon League Baseball Championship Schedule
Wednesday, May 25
Game 1 - #4 Wright State vs. #5 Cleveland State, 11 a.m.
Game 2 - #3 UW-Milwaukee vs. #6 Butler, 3 p.m.
Thursday, May 26
Game 3 - Loser G1 vs. Loser G2, 11 a.m.
Game 4 - #2 Youngstown State vs. Higher seed of G1&2 winners, 3 p.m.
Game 5 - #1 UIC vs. Lower seed of G1&2 winners, 7 p.m.
Friday, May 27
Game 6 - Winner G3 vs. Lower seed of G4&5 Losers#, 11 a.m.
Game 7 - Winner G6 vs. Higher seed of G4&5 Losers#, 3 p.m.
Game 8 - Winner G5 vs. Winner G4, 7 p.m.
Saturday, May 28
Game 9 - Winner G7 vs. Loser Game 8, 11 a.m.
Game 10 - Winner G8 vs. Winner G9, 3 p.m.
Sunday, May 29
Game 11 (if necessary) - Winner G10 vs. Loser G10, noon
# Exception: If one of the Games 4 or 5 losers has already had a bye, that team will play in Game 6, regardless of seed.
All times local to Indianapolis (EST/CDT).
