{"id":150441,"date":"2024-05-19T13:26:45","date_gmt":"2024-05-19T17:26:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/?p=150441"},"modified":"2024-05-19T13:33:58","modified_gmt":"2024-05-19T17:33:58","slug":"top-seeded-wright-state-will-host-2024-horizon-league-baseball-championship-after-capturing-regular-season-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2024\/05\/19\/top-seeded-wright-state-will-host-2024-horizon-league-baseball-championship-after-capturing-regular-season-title\/","title":{"rendered":"Top-seeded Wright State will host 2024 Horizon League baseball tournament after capturing regular season title"},"content":{"rendered":"
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No. 1 seed Wright State will play its first game in the Horizon League baseball tournament on May 23 at 11 a.m. at Nischwitz Stadium. (Photo by Jordan Wommack)<\/p><\/div>\n

After securing its sixth consecutive Horizon League regular season baseball title, Wright State University will host the 2024 Horizon League Baseball Championship at Nischwitz Stadium May 22\u201325.<\/p>\n

The Raiders, who locked up the regular season title and the No. 1 seed on Andrew Patrick’s walk-off home run against Northern Kentucky<\/a>, enter the tournament at 31-22 overall and 20-10 in the Horizon League. Wright State is 14-6 at The Nisch this season.<\/p>\n

View the tournament bracket (PDF) >><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The Horizon League Baseball Championship<\/a> will begin with three games at Nischwitz Stadium on Wednesday, May 22: No. 4 seed Milwaukee taking on No. 5 seed Purdue Fort Wayne and No. 3 seed Oakland playing No. 6 seed Youngstown State, with the two losers of the opening games meeting Wednesday night in an elimination game.<\/p>\n

Wright State will face the lowest-seeded winner from Wednesday’s first two games on Thursday, May 23, at 11 a.m.<\/p>\n

At 3 p.m., No. 2 seed Northern Kentucky will face the highest remaining seed winner from Wednesday’s games. The third game on Thursday will get underway at approximately 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

The tournament continues Friday, May 24, with a winners bracket contest at 11 a.m., followed by games at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

Saturday’s championship game is set for a noon first pitch, with the “if necessary game” to follow.<\/p>\n

All games of the 2024 Horizon League Championship will air on ESPN+, with live stats available to follow the action.<\/p>\n

Tournament ticket available now<\/strong><\/p>\n

Single-day tickets and all-tournament passes are available for the Horizon League Championship:<\/p>\n

Single Day Pass<\/strong>: $10
\nTournament Pass<\/strong>: $30<\/p>\n

Tickets are available at am.ticketmaster.com\/wrightstate\/24hlb<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Admission is free for kids 5 and under and Horizon League students with a college ID.<\/p>\n

All tickets are mobile. It is recommended that fans purchase ahead of time.<\/p>\n

Anyone who does not have a smartphone can purchase tickets at the stadium. Tickets purchased at the gate will be texted to customers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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