1983 Mid-American Conference Baseball Tournament

The 1983 Mid-American Conference Baseball Tournament took place from May 19 through May 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)
MVP,
1983 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Eastern Division
Ohio  x 1040 .714  26190 .578
Miami  y 860 .571  36150 .706
Bowling Green   970 .563  32170 .653
Kent State   690 .400  44160 .733
Toledo   3100 .231  23240 .489
Western Division
Western Michigan  x 840 .667  26210 .553
Eastern Michigan   541 .550  29261 .527
Central Michigan   560 .455  31190 .620
Ball State   560 .455  23231 .500
Northern Illinois   371 .318  23231 .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

  First round Semifinals Finals
                             
1E Ohio 10  
2W Eastern Michigan 9  
  1E Ohio 3  
  2E Miami 10  
1W Western Michigan 1
2E Miami 8  
  2 Miami 7
  2W Eastern Michigan 3
2W Eastern Michigan 7  
1W Western Michigan 4  
  1E Ohio 3
  2W Eastern Michigan 12  

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 June 9, 2014. Retrieved May 9, 2013.
  3. 2012 Record Book (PDF). Miami RedHawks. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-12-01. Retrieved May 9, 2013.
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