2012 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament

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]

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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East Division
Kent State  x‍‍‡‍y 24–3 .88947–20 .701
Ohio  ‍‍‍ 16–11 .59328–29 .491
Miami  ‍‍‍ 12–15 .44430–29 .508
Buffalo  ‍‍‍ 10–16 .38520–36 .357
Akron  ‍‍‍ 10–17 .37017–38 .309
Bowling Green  ‍‍‍ 9–18 .33320–33 .377
West Division
Toledo  x‍‍‍ 19–8 .70430–27 .526
Central Michigan  ‍‍‍ 17–10 .63034–29 .540
Western Michigan  ‍‍‍ 14–12 .53826–29 .473
Eastern Michigan  ‍‍‍ 14–13 .51925–31 .446
Ball State  ‍‍‍ 9–18 .33314–36 .280
Northern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 7–20 .25915–40 .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

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.

TeamWLPCTGBSeed
East Division
Kent State243.889–1
Ohio1611.59384
Miami1215.444127
Buffalo1016.38513.58
Akron1017.37014–
Bowling Green918.33315–
West Division
Toledo198.704–2
Central Michigan1710.63023
Western Michigan1412.5384.55
Eastern Michigan1413.51956
Ball State918.33310–
Northern Illinois720.25912–

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]

NameSchool
Alex BaldockBuffalo
Bryce RedekerMiami
Shawn MarquardtMiami
Mac ThoresonMiami
Will ArnoldCentral Michigan
Jordan AdamsCentral Michigan
Rick DodridgeCentral Michigan
George RobertsKent State
David StarnKent State
T. J. SuttonKent 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. "All-Tournament Teams & Tournament MVP's" (PDF). Mid-American Sports. Retrieved May 4, 2013.
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