2018 Mid-American Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2018 Mid-American Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 23–27. The top six regular season finishers of the league's ten teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at Sprenger Stadium in Avon, Ohio. Kent State won the tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2][3][4]

2018 Mid-American Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsKent State (12th title)
Winning coachJeff Duncan (2nd title)
MVPEli Kraus, (Kent State)
TelevisionESPN+
2018 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Kent State ‍‍‡‍y 19–8–0 .704  36–16–0 .692
Miami (OH)  ‍‍‍ 17–10–0 .630  33–18–0 .647
Ball State  ‍‍‍ 17–10–0 .630  31–24–0 .564
Central Michigan  ‍‍‍ 16–11–0 .593  25–28–1 .472
Eastern Michigan  ‍‍‍ 14–13–0 .519  22–32–0 .407
Toledo  ‍‍‍ 14–13–0 .519  21–31–0 .404
Western Michigan  ‍‍‍ 12–13–0 .480  23–25–0 .479
Ohio  ‍‍‍ 9–18–0 .333  21–32–0 .396
Northern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 8–16–0 .333  20–35–0 .364
Bowling Green  ‍‍‍ 6–19–0 .240  11–39–0 .220
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 20, 2018[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Seeding and format

The top six teams were seeded according to conference winning percentage. Teams then played a double-elimination tournament with the top two seeds each receiving a single bye. After the first round, the top seed faced the lowest remaining seed in the winners' bracket. Kent State earned the top seed, while Miami was second, earning the tie over Ball State by taking two of three from the Cardinals during the regular season.

Seed School Conference
record		 Tiebreaker
1 Kent State 19–8
2 Miami 17–10 2–1 vs. Ball State
3 Ball State 17–10 1–2 vs. Miami
4 Central Michigan 16–11
5 Toledo 14–13 2–1 vs. Eastern Michigan
6 Eastern Michigan 14–13 1–2 vs. Toledo

Results
  First round Second round Third Round Semi-Finals Finals
                                                 
Winner's Bracket
  5 Toledo 6     1 Kent State 8  
  4 Central Michigan 7     4 Central Michigan 7    
      1 Kent State 7              
      2 Miami 2              
  6 Eastern Michigan 2     2 Miami 8          
  3 Ball State 6     3 Ball State 1        
        1 Kent State 14 –
Loser's Bracket       2 Miami 0 –
  5 Toledo 210        
  6 Eastern Michigan 1          
      5 Toledo 5        
      4 Central Michigan 6          
            3 Ball State 2              
          4 Central Michigan 7              
      2 Miami 9    
    4 Central Michigan 8  

References
  1. "Conference standings". D1Baseball. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  2. "2017–18 Championship Dates" (PDF). Mid-American Conference. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
  3. "2018 MAC Baseball Championship". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
  4. "2018 MAC Baseball Tournament Bracket" (PDF). Mid-American Conference. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
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