2017 Mid-American Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2017 Mid-American Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 24 to 28. The top eight regular season finishers of the league's eleven teams, regardless of division, meet in the double-elimination tournament to be held at Sprenger Stadium in Avon, Ohio. Ohio won the tournament and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[1][2]

2017 Mid-American Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsOhio (3rd title)
MVP,
2017 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East Division
Kent State  x‍†‍‍ 18–6 .750  37–18 .673
Ohio  ‍‍‡‍y 13–11 .542  31–28 .525
Bowling Green  ‍‍‍ 9–15 .375  15–34 .306
Miami (OH)  ‍‍‍ 8–16 .333  22–34 .393
Buffalo  ‍‍‍ 8–16 .333  17–34 .333
West Division
Central Michigan  x‍‍‍ 16–8 .667  31–28 .525
Ball State  ‍‍‍ 14–10 .583  30–28 .517
Eastern Michigan  ‍‍‍ 14–10 .583  27–35 .435
Western Michigan  ‍‍‍ 12–12 .500  24–29 .453
Northern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 11–13 .458  17–38 .309
Toledo  ‍‍‍ 9–15 .375  17–41 .293
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Seeding and format

The winners of each division claimed the top two seeds, with the remaining six spots in the field determined by conference winning percentage, regardless of division. Teams then played a two bracket, double-elimination tournament leading to a single elimination final.

Division Team W L Pct GB Seed
East Kent State186.750—1
Ohio1311.54255
Bowling Green915.3759—
Buffalo816.33310—
Miami (OH)816.33310—
West Central Michigan168.500—2
Eastern Michigan1410.58323
Ball State1410.58324
Western Michigan1212.45846
Northern Illinois1113.58357
Toledo915.37578

Results

  First round Second round Semifinals Finals
                                       
1 Kent State 7  
8 Toledo 0  
  1 Kent State 3  
  5 Ohio 5  
4 Ball State 3
5 Ohio 4  
  5 Ohio 7 -  
  1 Kent State 2 -  
4 Ball State 5  
8 Toledo 15  
  8 Toledo 3
  1 Kent State 6  
  5 Ohio 7
  3 Eastern Michigan 4
2 Central Michigan 6  
7 Northern Illinois 2  
  2 Central Michigan 16
  6 Western Michigan 5  
3 Eastern Michigan 5
6 Western Michigan 610  
  2 Central Michigan 1 2
  3 Eastern Michigan 9 410  
3 Eastern Michigan 8  
7 Northern Illinois 7  
  3 Eastern Michigan 12
  6 Western Michigan 6  

References

  1. "2016–17 Championship Dates" (PDF). Mid-American Conference. Retrieved February 9, 2017.
  2. "2017 Division I baseball conference tournaments, automatic qualifiers". NCAA. May 28, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
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