Three games were on the schedule for Thursday but only the Valparaiso-UIC matchup was able to be played be on-again, off-again rain showers forced the third and fourth games of the Horizon League Baseball Tournament to be postponed.

No. 4 Wright State rallied to defeat No. 5 Youngstown State 6-3 in the first game of the Horizon League Baseball Tournament at Eastwood Field.

Milwaukee claimed four of the five baseball awards for the 2013 season, the Horizon League announced on Tuesday.

The 2013 regular season concluded on Saturday as the final seeds were determined for next week’s Horizon League tournament in Niles, Ohio. 

INDIANAPOLIS – Throughout the spring signing period, HorizonLeague.com will provide updates as all nine men’s basketball teams add to their incoming classes.

The Milwaukee Panthers captured the Horizon League baseball regular season last weekend with a three-game sweep of visiting Youngstown State – but just a week away from the conference championship, the rest of the field is yet to be decided.

2013 Horizon League Baseball Championship
Hosted by Youngstown State University at Eastwood Field
May 22-25, 2013

For the second consecutive season, the Valparaiso Crusaders forced a winner-take-all game and picked up a second victory to win the Horizon League Softball Championship out of the winners bracket, beating a surprising Youngstown State team.

No. 6 Youngstown State continued its improbable run through the 2013 Horizon League softball tournament, advancing through the winners bracket to play No. 3 Valparaiso on Championship Saturday.

The upsets continued on a day that saw No. 1 UIC become the first team eliminated from the Horizon League softball tournament before the Cleveland State-Loyola elimination game was postponed in the top of the fifth inning and scheduled to resume on Friday morning at 11 a.m. ET.