2016 Mid-American Conference Baseball Tournament

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2016 Mid-American Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsWestern Michigan (1st title)
Winning coachBilly Gernon (1st title)
MVPKeegan Akin (Western Michigan)
TelevisionESPN3
2016 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
East Division
Kent State  x‍‍‍ 20 – 4 – 0   .833 44 – 14 – 0   .759
Miami (OH)  ‍‍‍ 14 – 10 – 0   .583 27 – 29 – 0   .482
Ohio  ‍‍‍ 8 – 16 – 0   .333 23 – 29 – 0   .442
Buffalo  ‍‍‍ 8 – 16 – 0   .333 21 – 31 – 0   .404
Bowling Green  ‍‍‍ 7 – 17 – 0   .292 17 – 37 – 0   .315
West Division
Ball State  x‍‍‍ 15 – 9 – 0   .625 32 – 26 – 0   .552
Northern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 14 – 10 – 0   .583 24 – 32 – 0   .429
Toledo  ‍‍‍ 13 – 11 – 0   .542 19 – 38 – 1   .336
Central Michigan  ‍‍‍ 12 – 12 – 0   .500 24 – 37 – 0   .393
Western Michigan ‡y  ‍‍‍ 11 – 13 – 0   .458 22 – 34 – 0   .393
Eastern Michigan  ‍‍‍ 10 – 14 – 0   .417 23 – 36 – 0   .390
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 11, 2016[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2016 Mid-American Conference Baseball Tournament was held May 25–29. The top eight regular season finishers of the conference's 11 teams, regardless of division, met in the double-elimination tournament held at All Pro Freight Stadium in Avon, Ohio. The seventh-seeded Western Michigan Broncos won the tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. It marked the first championship game appearance and tournament title for the Broncos.[2]

Seeding and format[]

The winners of each division claim the top two seeds, with the remaining six spots in the field determined by conference winning percentage, regardless of division. Teams then play a two bracket, double-elimination tournament to determine the final two teams. When two teams remain, if both teams are undefeated or have one loss, there is a one-game final. If one team has a loss and the other team is undefeated, the team with one loss must win twice.

East Division
Team W L Pct GB Seed
Kent State 20 4 .833 — 1
Miami (OH) 14 10 .583 6 3
Ohio 8 16 .333 12 —
Buffalo 8 16 .333 12 —
Bowling Green 7 17 .292 13 —
West Division
Team W L Pct GB Seed
Ball State 15 9 .625 — 2
Northern Illinois 14 10 .583 1 4
Toledo 13 11 .542 2 5
Central Michigan 12 12 .500 3 6
Western Michigan 11 13 .458 4 7
Eastern Michigan 10 14 .417 5 8

Results[]

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
             
1 Kent State 1
8 Eastern Michigan 0
1 Kent State 3
5 Toledo 2
4 Northern Illinois 7
5 Toledo 11
1 Kent State 5 4
8 Eastern Michigan 10 2
8 Eastern Michigan 6
4 Northern Illinois 2
8 Eastern Michigan 6
5 Toledo 1
1 Kent State 7
7 Western Michigan 12
2 Ball State 1
7 Western Michigan 5
7 Western Michigan 10
3 Miami (OH) 6
3 Miami (OH) 10
6 Central Michigan 5
7 Western Michigan 3 4
6 Central Michigan 10 0
2 Ball State 0
6 Central Michigan 4
6 Central Michigan 5
3 Miami (OH) 3

References[]

  1. ^ "Mid-American Conference - 2016 Standings". mac-sports.com. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
  2. ^ "2015–16 Championship Dates" (PDF). Mid-American Conference. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
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