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
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
East Division
Kent State  x‍‍‍ 20–4–0 .833  44–14–0 .759
Miami (OH)  ‍‍‍ 14–10–0 .583  27–29–0 .482
Ohio  ‍‍‍ 8–16–0 .333  23–29–0 .442
Buffalo  ‍‍‍ 8–16–0 .333  21–31–0 .404
Bowling Green  ‍‍‍ 7–17–0 .292  17–37–0 .315
West Division
Ball State  x‍‍‍ 15–9–0 .625  32–26–0 .552
Northern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 14–10–0 .583  24–32–0 .429
Toledo  ‍‍‍ 13–11–0 .542  19–38–1 .336
Central Michigan  ‍‍‍ 12–12–0 .500  24–37–0 .393
Western Michigan ‡y  ‍‍‍ 11–13–0 .458  22–34–0 .393
Eastern Michigan  ‍‍‍ 10–14–0 .417  23–36–0 .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 State204.833
—
1
Miami (OH)1410.583
6
3
Ohio816.333
12
—
Buffalo816.333
12
—
Bowling Green717.292
13
—
West Division
Team W L Pct GB Seed
Ball State159.625
—
2
Northern Illinois1410.583
1
4
Toledo1311.542
2
5
Central Michigan1212.500
3
6
Western Michigan1113.458
4
7
Eastern Michigan1014.417
5
8

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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