2016 Mid-American Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2016 Mid-American Conference Baseball Tournament was held May 25–29. The top eight regular season finishers of the conference's 11 teams, regardless of division, met in the double-elimination tournament held at All Pro Freight Stadium in Avon, Ohio. The seventh-seeded Western Michigan Broncos won the tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. It marked the first championship game appearance and tournament title for the Broncos.[2]

2016 Mid-American Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsWestern Michigan (1st title)
Winning coachBilly Gernon (1st title)
MVPKeegan Akin (Western Michigan)
TelevisionESPN3
2016 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
East Division
Kent State  x 2040 .83344140 .759
Miami (OH)   14100 .58327290 .482
Ohio   8160 .33323290 .442
Buffalo   8160 .33321310 .404
Bowling Green   7170 .29217370 .315
West Division
Ball State  x 1590 .62532260 .552
Northern Illinois   14100 .58324320 .429
Toledo   13110 .54219381 .336
Central Michigan   12120 .50024370 .393
Western Michigan y   11130 .45822340 .393
Eastern Michigan   10140 .41723360 .390
x Division champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 11, 2016[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Seeding and format

The winners of each division claim the top two seeds, with the remaining six spots in the field determined by conference winning percentage, regardless of division. Teams then play a two bracket, double-elimination tournament to determine the final two teams. When two teams remain, if both teams are undefeated or have one loss, there is a one-game final. If one team has a loss and the other team is undefeated, the team with one loss must win twice.

East Division
Team W L Pct GB Seed
Kent State204.8331
Miami (OH)1410.58363
Ohio816.33312
Buffalo816.33312
Bowling Green717.29213
West Division
Team W L Pct GB Seed
Ball State159.6252
Northern Illinois1410.58314
Toledo1311.54225
Central Michigan1212.50036
Western Michigan1113.45847
Eastern Michigan1014.41758

Results

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
             
1 Kent State 1
8 Eastern Michigan 0
1 Kent State 3
5 Toledo 2
4 Northern Illinois 7
5 Toledo 11
1 Kent State 5 4
8 Eastern Michigan 10 2
8 Eastern Michigan 6
4 Northern Illinois 2
8 Eastern Michigan 6
5 Toledo 1
1 Kent State 7
7 Western Michigan 12
2 Ball State 1
7 Western Michigan 5
7 Western Michigan 10
3 Miami (OH) 6
3 Miami (OH) 10
6 Central Michigan 5
7 Western Michigan 3 4
6 Central Michigan 10 0
2 Ball State 0
6 Central Michigan 4
6 Central Michigan 5
3 Miami (OH) 3

References

  1. "Mid-American Conference - 2016 Standings". mac-sports.com. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
  2. "2015–16 Championship Dates" (PDF). Mid-American Conference. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
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