2019 Mid-American Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2019 Mid-American Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 22–26. 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. The winner of the tournament, Central Michigan, earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2019 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2][3]

2019 Mid-American Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsCentral Michigan (3rd title)
Winning coachJordan Bischel (1st title)
MVPGriffin Lockwood-Powell, (Central Michigan)
TelevisionESPN+
2019 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Central Michigan  y 2250 .815  47140 .770
Ball State   2050 .800  38190 .667
Kent State   1780 .680  30240 .556
Miami (OH)   15110 .577  37190 .661
Northern Illinois   14120 .538  20360 .357
Ohio   12140 .462  20340 .370
Western Michigan   11140 .440  18310 .367
Bowling Green   8180 .308  16330 .327
Eastern Michigan   6210 .222  11431 .209
Toledo   4210 .160  17360 .321
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 4, 2019[1]; Rankings from D1Baseball

Seeding and format

The top six teams were seeded according conference winning percentage. Teams then played a double-elimination tournament with the top two seeds each receiving a single bye.

Results

  First round Second round Third Round Semi-Finals Finals
                                                 
Winner's Bracket
  3 Kent State 3     1 Central Michigan 18  
  6 Ohio 7     6 Ohio 9    
      1 Central Michigan 8              
      2 Ball State 2              
  4 Miami (OH) 0     2 Ball State 10          
  5 Northern Illinois 4     5 Northern Illinois 4        
        1 Central Michigan 6
Loser's Bracket       2 Ball State 0
  3 Kent State 5        
  4 Miami (OH) 8          
      4 Miami (OH) 517        
      6 Ohio 6          
            6 Ohio 3              
          5 Northern Illinois 6              
      5 Northern Illinois 711    
    2 Ball State 8  

Conference championship

MAC Championship
(2) Ball State Cardinals vs. (1) Central Michigan Chippewas
May 26, 2019, 6:00 p.m. (EDT) at Sprenger Stadium in Avon, Ohio
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WP: Jordan Patty (4–2)   LP: Mike Pachmayer (4–2)
Home runs:
BALL: None
CMU: Griffin Lockwood-Powell (12)
Attendance: 1,054

References

  1. "Mid-American Conference baseball standings, teams, and schedules". D1Baseball. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  2. "2018–19 Championship Dates" (PDF). Mid-American Conference. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
  3. "Chippewas Win First MAC Baseball Championship Since 1995". Mid-American Conference. May 25, 2019. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
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