Mid-American Conference baseball tournament
| Mid-American Conference Baseball Tournament | |
|---|---|
| Conference Baseball Championship | |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Format | double-elimination |
| Current stadium | All Pro Freight Stadium |
| Current location | Avon, Ohio |
| Played | 1981–Present |
| Last contest | 2016 |
| Current champion | Western Michigan (1) |
| Most championships | Kent State (11) |
| Official website | MAC Baseball Tournament |
The Mid-American Conference Baseball Tournament is the conference baseball championship of the NCAA Division I Mid-American Conference. The top eight finishers participate in the double-elimination tournament, which has been played at All Pro Freight Stadium in Avon, Ohio since 2012. The winner of the tournament receives an automatic berth to the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship. The tournament began in 1981, but was not held from 1984 through 1991.
Format history
The event was a four team, double-elimination tournament from 1981 through its discontinuation after 1983 and again upon resuming from 1992 through 1997. Beginning in 1998, the format shifted to an eight team field, which it remains today. The first All-Tournament Team and Most Valuable Player were named in 1992.
Champions
By year
The following is a list of conference champions and sites listed by year.[1][2][3][4]
| Year | Program | Site | Most Valuable Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Eastern Michigan | Bill Theunissen Stadium • Mount Pleasant, Michigan | |
| 1982 | Eastern Michigan | Franklin County Stadium • Columbus, Ohio | |
| 1983 | Miami | Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan | |
| 1992 | Kent State | Gene Michael Field • Kent, Ohio | Dustin Hermanson (Kent State) |
| 1993 | Kent State | Gene Michael Field • Kent, Ohio | Ryan Beeney (Kent State) |
| 1994 | Central Michigan | Gene Michael Field • Kent, Ohio | Tim Fails (Kent State) |
| 1995 | Central Michigan | Steller Field • Bowling Green, Ohio | Pat Mahoney (Central Michigan) |
| 1996 | Akron | Gene Michael Field • Kent, Ohio | Dave Yoder (Akron) |
| 1997 | Ohio | Trautwein Field • Athens, Ohio | Bart Leahy (Ohio) |
| 1998 | Bowling Green | Steller Field • Bowling Green, Ohio | Bob Niemet (Bowling Green) |
| 1999 | Bowling Green | Ball Baseball Field • Muncie, IN | Sean Ryan (Bowling Green) |
| 2000 | Miami | Gene Michael Field • Kent, Ohio | John Lackaff (Miami) |
| 2001 | Kent State | Ball Diamond • Muncie, Indiana | John Van Benschoten (Kent State) |
| 2002 | Kent State | Steller Field • Bowling Green, Ohio | Brad Snyder (Ball State) |
| 2003 | Eastern Michigan | Gene Michael Field • Kent, Ohio | Brian Bixler (Eastern Michigan) |
| 2004 | Kent State | Bill Theunissen Stadium • Mt. Pleasant, Michigan | Ryan Ford (Eastern Michigan)/Andy Sonnanstine (Kent State) |
| 2005 | Miami | Hayden Park • Oxford, Ohio | Paul Frietch (Miami) |
| 2006 | Ball State | Schoonover Stadium • Kent, Ohio | Kyle Dygert (Ball State) |
| 2007 | Kent State | Oestrike Stadium • Ypsilanti, Michigan | Jason Patton (Kent State) |
| 2008 | Eastern Michigan | V.A. Memorial Stadium • Chillicothe, Ohio | Jack Leonard (Eastern Michigan) |
| 2009 | Kent State | V.A. Memorial Stadium • Chillicothe, Ohio | Chris Tremblay (Kent State) |
| 2010 | Kent State | V.A. Memorial Stadium • Chillicothe, Ohio | Justin Gill (Kent State) |
| 2011 | Kent State | V.A. Memorial Stadium • Chillicothe, Ohio | David Starn (Kent State) |
| 2012 | Kent State | All Pro Freight Stadium • Avon, Ohio | David Starn (Kent State) |
| 2013 | Bowling Green | All Pro Freight Stadium • Avon, Ohio | Nick Bruns (Bowling Green) |
| 2014 | Kent State | All Pro Freight Stadium • Avon, Ohio | Cody Koch (Kent State) |
| 2015 | Ohio | All Pro Freight Stadium • Avon, Ohio | Logan Cozart (Ohio) |
| 2016 | Western Michigan | All Pro Freight Stadium • Avon, Ohio | Keegan Akin (Western Michigan) |
By school
The following is a list of conference champions listed by school.
| Program | No. of titles | Title years |
|---|---|---|
| Kent State | 11 | 1992, 1993, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014 |
| Eastern Michigan | 4 | 1981, 1982, 2003, 2008 |
| Bowling Green | 3 | 1998, 1999, 2013 |
| Miami | 3 | 1983, 2000, 2005 |
| Central Michigan | 2 | 1994, 1995 |
| Ohio | 2 | 1997, 2015 |
| Akron | 1 | 1996 |
| Ball State | 1 | 2006 |
| Western Michigan | 1 | 2016 |
References
- ^ "Ohio Bobcats 2012 Media Guide" (PDF). ohiobobcats.com. Retrieved April 22, 2012.
- ^ 2012 Miami RedHawks Baseball Media Guide (PDF). muredhawks.com. pp. 10–17. Retrieved June 22, 2012.
- ^ "Mid-American Conference Tournament History" (PDF). Mid-American Conference. Retrieved April 18, 2013.
- ^ "All-Tournament Teams & Tournament MVP's" (PDF). Mid-American Sports. Retrieved May 4, 2013.