2004 Mid-American Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2004 Mid-American Conference Baseball Tournament took place in May 2004. The top six regular season finishers met in the double-elimination tournament held at Bill Theunissen Stadium on the campus of Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. This was the sixteenth Mid-American Conference postseason tournament to determine a champion. Fourth seed Kent State won their fifth tournament championship to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2004 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2][3]

2004 Mid-American Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsKent State (5th title)
Winning coachRick Rembielak (3rd title)
MVPRyan Ford Eastern Michigan
Andy Sonnanstine, Kent State
2004 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Miami  x 148 .636  3621 .632
Kent State  y 1410 .583  3627 .571
Ohio   1212 .500  2529 .463
Akron   1112 .478  2627 .491
Marshall   1013 .435  2727 .500
Buffalo   418 .182  1539 .278
West
Central Michigan  x 186 .750  3324 .579
Eastern Michigan   1410 .583  3227 .542
Northern Illinois   1410 .583  3128 .525
Ball State   1410 .583  2828 .500
Bowling Green   1311 .542  2819 .596
Toledo   816 .333  2034 .370
Western Michigan   717 .292  2135 .375
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2004[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Seeding and format

The winner of each division claimed the top two seeds, while the next four finishers based on conference winning percentage only, regardless of division, participated in the tournament. The teams played double-elimination tournament. This was the seventh year of the six team tournament.

TeamWLPCTGBSeed
East Division
Miami148.636
2
Kent State1410.583
1
6
Ohio1212.500
3
Akron1112.478
3.5
Marshall1013.435
4.5
Buffalo418.182
10
West Division
Central Michigan186.750
1
Eastern Michigan1410.583
4
3
Ball State1410.583
4
4
Northern Illinois1410.583
4
5
Bowling Green1311.542
5
Toledo816.333
10
Western Michigan717.292
11

Results

  First round Semifinals Third Round Semi-Finals Finals
                                               
  1 Central Michigan 0  
  6 Kent State 6     6 Kent State 0  
    4 Ball State 4    
      4 Ball State 6  
      2 Miami 7     2 Miami 0  
  1 Central Michigan 0         3 Eastern Michigan 2    
  2 Miami 6        
  3 Eastern Michigan 10         3 Eastern Michigan 4
  4 Ball State 4           6 Kent State 7
      3 Eastern Michigan 17        
      5 Northern Illinois 12          
  2 Miami 4           3 Eastern Michigan 6              
  5 Northern Illinois 8         6 Kent State 10            
  5 Northern Illinois 6    
  6 Kent State 8  

All-Tournament Team

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

NameSchool
Ryan FordEastern Michigan
Andy SonnanstineKent State
Joe TuckerKent State
Chad KinyonKent State
Brian BixlerEastern Michigan
Derrick PetersonEastern Michigan
Eric SansouciNorthern Illinois
Jason BrownMiami
Todd KimlingEastern Michigan
Chuck MooreKent State

Most Valuable Player

Ryan Ford and Andy Sonnanstine were named co-Most Valuable Players. Ford played for Eastern Michigan while Sonnanstine was a pitcher for Kent State.[4]

References

  1. "All-time Standings" (PDF). Mid-American Conference. Retrieved May 31, 2013.
  2. "Mid-American Conference Tournament History" (PDF). Mid-American Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 9, 2014. Retrieved May 31, 2013.
  3. 2012 Record Book (PDF). Miami RedHawks. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 1, 2012. Retrieved May 31, 2013.
  4. "All-Tournament Teams & Tournament MVP's" (PDF). Mid-American Sports. Retrieved May 31, 2013.
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