2012 Mid-American Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2012 Mid-American Conference Baseball Tournament took place from May 23–26. 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
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East Division
Kent State  x‍‍‡‍y 24–3 .889  47–20 .701
Ohio  ‍‍‍ 16–11 .593  28–29 .491
Miami  ‍‍‍ 12–15 .444  30–29 .508
Buffalo  ‍‍‍ 10–16 .385  20–36 .357
Akron  ‍‍‍ 10–17 .370  17–38 .309
Bowling Green  ‍‍‍ 9–18 .333  20–33 .377
West Division
Toledo  x‍‍‍ 19–8 .704  30–27 .526
Central Michigan  ‍‍‍ 17–10 .630  34–29 .540
Western Michigan  ‍‍‍ 14–12 .538  26–29 .473
Eastern Michigan  ‍‍‍ 14–13 .519  25–31 .446
Ball State  ‍‍‍ 9–18 .333  14–36 .280
Northern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 7–20 .259  15–40 .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
Ohio1611.593
8
4
Miami1215.444
12
7
Buffalo1016.385
13.5
8
Akron1017.370
14
–
Bowling Green918.333
15
–
West Division
Toledo198.704
–
2
Central Michigan1710.630
2
3
Western Michigan1412.538
4.5
5
Eastern Michigan1413.519
5
6
Ball State918.333
10
–
Northern Illinois720.259
12
–

Results
  First round Second round Semifinals Finals
                                       
1 Kent State 9  
8 Buffalo 0  
  1 Kent State 12  
  5 Western Michigan 3  
4 Ohio 2
5 Western Michigan 4  
  1 Kent State 8  
  8 Buffalo 3  
4 Ohio 5  
8 Buffalo 6  
  5 Western Michigan 8
  8 Buffalo 10  
  1 Kent State 3
  3 Central Michigan 1
2 Toledo 0  
7 Miami 5  
  6 Eastern Michigan 1
  7 Miami 2  
3 Central Michigan 3
6 Eastern Michigan 4  
  7 Miami 10 0
  3 Central Michigan 11 7  
3 Central Michigan 4  
2 Toledo 3  
  6 Eastern Michigan 4
  3 Central Michigan 6  

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 2012-06-02.
  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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