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2009 Mid-American Conference
baseball tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsKent State (7th title)
Winning coachScott Stricklin (2nd title)
MVPChris Tremblay (Kent State)
2009 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East Division
Bowling Green  x‍‍‍ 18 – 8   .692 28 – 22   .560
Ohio  ‍‍‍ 18 – 9   .667 29 – 24   .547
Kent State  ‍‍‡‍y 17 – 9   .654 43 – 17   .717
Miami  ‍‍‍ 15 – 12   .556 30 – 25   .545
Akron  ‍‍‍ 12 – 15   .444 19 – 33   .365
Buffalo  ‍‍‍ 6 – 20   .231 20 – 35   .364
West Division
Ball State  x‍‍‍ 14 – 10   .583 26 – 25   .510
Toledo  ‍‍‍ 14 – 12   .538 24 – 30   .444
Eastern Michigan  ‍‍‍ 13 – 14   .481 25 – 35   .417
Central Michigan  ‍‍‍ 12 – 15   .444 28 – 30   .483
Northern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 10 – 16   .385 19 – 34   .358
Western Michigan  ‍‍‍ 9 – 18   .333 14 – 35   .286
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the 2009 NCAA Division I baseball tournament
As of June 2, 2009[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2009 Mid-American Conference Baseball Tournament took place from May 20–23. The top eight regular season finishers of the league's twelve teams, regardless of division, met in the double-elimination tournament held at V.A. Memorial Stadium in Chillicothe, Ohio. Kent State won their seventh tournament championship to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2009 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2][3]

Seeding

The winners of each division claim the top two seeds, with the next six teams, based on conference winning percentage claim the third through eight seeds. Kent State claimed the second seed by tiebreaker over Bowling Green, while Toledo claimed the third seed over Ball State. The teams played a two bracket, double-elimination tournament leading to a final matching the winners of each bracket.

Team W L PCT GB Seed
East Division
Bowling Green 18 8 .692
–
1
Ohio 18 9 .667
.5
3
Kent State 17 9 .654
1
4
Miami 15 12 .556
3.5
5
Akron 12 15 .444
6.5
–
Buffalo 6 20 .231
12
–
West Division
Ball State 14 10 .583
–
2
Toledo 14 12 .538
1
6
Eastern Michigan 13 14 .481
2.5
7
Central Michigan 12 15 .444
3.5
8
Northern Illinois 10 16 .385
5
–
Western Michigan 9 18 .333
6.5
–

Results

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All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[4]

Name School
Jordan Petraitis Miami
Kyle Rhoad Eastern Michigan
Zack Leonard Eastern Michigan
Chris Dudics Toledo
Jim Vahalik Toledo
Dan Sherwood Toledo
Kyle Hallock Kent State
Jimmy Rider Kent State
Jason Patton Kent State
Chris Tremblay Kent State

Most Valuable Player

Chris Tremblay won the Tournament Most Valuable Player award. Tremblay was an infielder for Kent State.[4]

References

  1. ^ "2009 Mid-American Conference Standings and Leaders". mac-sports.com. Retrieved 2012-07-08.
  2. ^ "Mid-American Conference Tournament History" (PDF). Mid-American Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 9, 2014. Retrieved May 12, 2013.
  3. ^ "Kent State Wins MAC Baseball Tournament Championship". Mid-American Conference. May 23, 2009. Archived from the original on June 29, 2013. Retrieved May 12, 2013.
  4. ^ a b "All-Tournament Teams & Tournament MVP's" (PDF). Mid-American Sports. Retrieved May 12, 2013.
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