1983 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament

The 1983 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament took place from May 19 through 21. The top two regular-season finishers from each division met in the double-elimination tournament held at Hyames Field in Kalamazoo, Michigan. This was the third Mid-American Conference postseason tournament to determine a champion. Fourth seeded Miami won their first tournament championship to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 1983 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2][3]

1983 Mid-American Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsMiami (1st title)
Winning coachJohn Pavlisko (1st title)
1983 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Eastern Division
Ohio  x 1040 .71426190 .578
Miami  y 860 .57136150 .706
Bowling Green   970 .56332170 .653
Kent State   690 .40044160 .733
Toledo   3100 .23123240 .489
Western Division
Western Michigan  x 840 .66726210 .553
Eastern Michigan   541 .55029261 .527
Central Michigan   560 .45531190 .620
Ball State   560 .45523231 .500
Northern Illinois   371 .31823231 .500
x Division champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1983[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Seeding and format

The top two finishers from each division, based on conference winning percentage only, participated in the tournament. The top seed from each division played the second seed from the other division in the double-elimination tournament.

TeamWLTPCTGBSeed
Eastern Division
Ohio1040.714
1E
Miami860.571
2
2E
Bowling Green970.563
2
Kent State690.400
4.5
Toledo3100.231
6.5
Western Division
Western Michigan840.667
1W
Eastern Michigan541.550
2
2W
Central Michigan560.455
2.5
Ball State560.455
2.5
Northern Illinois371.318
4.5

Results

Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
1EOhio10
2WEastern Michigan9
1EOhio3
2EMiami10
1WWestern Michigan1
2EMiami8
2Miami7
2WEastern Michigan3
Lower round 1Lower final
1EOhio3
2WEastern Michigan72WEastern Michigan12
1WWestern Michigan4

References

  1. "All-time Standings" (PDF). Mid-American Conference. Retrieved May 9, 2013.
  2. "Mid-American Conference Tournament History" (PDF). Mid-American Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 9, 2014. Retrieved May 9, 2013.
  3. 2012 Record Book (PDF). Miami RedHawks. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 1, 2012. Retrieved May 9, 2013.
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