2012 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament

2012 Mid-American Conference
baseball tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsKent State (10th title)
Winning coachScott Stricklin (5th title)
MVPDavid Starn (Kent State)
2012 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East Division
Kent State  x‍‍‡‍y 24 – 3   .889 47 – 20   .701
Ohio  ‍‍‍ 16 – 11   .593 28 – 29   .491
Miami  ‍‍‍ 12 – 15   .444 30 – 29   .508
Buffalo  ‍‍‍ 10 – 16   .385 20 – 36   .357
Akron  ‍‍‍ 10 – 17   .370 17 – 38   .309
Bowling Green  ‍‍‍ 9 – 18   .333 20 – 33   .377
West Division
Toledo  x‍‍‍ 19 – 8   .704 30 – 27   .526
Central Michigan  ‍‍‍ 17 – 10   .630 34 – 29   .540
Western Michigan  ‍‍‍ 14 – 12   .538 26 – 29   .473
Eastern Michigan  ‍‍‍ 14 – 13   .519 25 – 31   .446
Ball State  ‍‍‍ 9 – 18   .333 14 – 36   .280
Northern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 7 – 20   .259 15 – 40   .273
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball tournament
As of May 30, 2012[1]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll


The 2012 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament took place from May 23 through 26. The top eight regular season finishers of the league's twelve teams, regardless of division, met in the double-elimination tournament held at All Pro Freight Stadium in Avon, OH. Kent State won their fourth consecutive tournament and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2][3]

Seeding

The winners of each division claim the top two seeds, with the next six teams, based on conference winning percentage claim the third through eight seeds. The teams then play a two bracket, double-elimination tournament leading to a final matching the winners of each bracket.

Team W L PCT GB Seed
East Division
Kent State 24 3 .889 – 1
Ohio 16 11 .593 8 4
Miami 12 15 .444 12 7
Buffalo 10 16 .385 13.5 8
Akron 10 17 .370 14 –
Bowling Green 9 18 .333 15 –
West Division
Toledo 19 8 .704 – 2
Central Michigan 17 10 .630 2 3
Western Michigan 14 12 .538 4.5 5
Eastern Michigan 14 13 .519 5 6
Ball State 9 18 .333 10 –
Northern Illinois 7 20 .259 12 –

Results

First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinal
1Kent State9
8Buffalo0
1Kent State12
5Western Michigan3
4Ohio2
5Western Michigan4
1Kent State8
8Buffalo3
4Ohio5
8Buffalo65Western Michigan8
8Buffalo10
1Kent State3
2Toledo0
3Central Michigan1
7Miami5
6Eastern Michigan1
7Miami2
3Central Michigan3
6Eastern Michigan4
7Miami100
3Central Michigan117
3Central Michigan4
2Toledo36Eastern Michigan4
3Central Michigan6

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[4]

Name School
Alex Baldock Buffalo
Bryce Redeker Miami
Shawn Marquardt Miami
Mac Thoreson Miami
Will Arnold Central Michigan
Jordan Adams Central Michigan
Rick Dodridge Central Michigan
George Roberts Kent State
David Starn Kent State
T. J. Sutton Kent State

Most Valuable Player

David Starn won his second consecutive Tournament Most Valuable Player award. Starn was a pitcher for Kent State.[4]

References

  1. ^ "2012 Mid-American Conference Standings and Leaders". mac-sports.com. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  2. ^ "Conference Championship Central". ncaa.com. Archived from the original on May 18, 2012. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  3. ^ "MAC Baseball Bracket" (PDF). mac-sports. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  4. ^ a b "All-Tournament Teams & Tournament MVP's" (PDF). Mid-American Sports. Retrieved May 4, 2013.