2012 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament

The 2012 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament took place from May 23 through 26. The top eight regular season finishers of the league's twelve teams, regardless of division, met in the double-elimination tournament held at All Pro Freight Stadium in Avon, OH. Kent State won their fourth consecutive tournament and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.^[2][3]

2012 Mid-American Conference
baseball tournament

Teams	8
Format	Double-elimination
Finals site	All Pro Freight Stadium Avon, OH
Champions	Kent State (10th title)
Winning coach	Scott Stricklin (5th title)
MVP	David Starn (Kent State)
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2012 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East Division
Kent State  ^x‍‍‡‍^y	24	–	3		.889			47	–	20		.701
Ohio  ‍‍‍	16	–	11		.593			28	–	29		.491
Miami  ‍‍‍	12	–	15		.444			30	–	29		.508
Buffalo  ‍‍‍	10	–	16		.385			20	–	36		.357
Akron  ‍‍‍	10	–	17		.370			17	–	38		.309
Bowling Green  ‍‍‍	9	–	18		.333			20	–	33		.377
West Division
Toledo  ^x‍‍‍	19	–	8		.704			30	–	27		.526
Central Michigan  ‍‍‍	17	–	10		.630			34	–	29		.540
Western Michigan  ‍‍‍	14	–	12		.538			26	–	29		.473
Eastern Michigan  ‍‍‍	14	–	13		.519			25	–	31		.446
Ball State  ‍‍‍	9	–	18		.333			14	–	36		.280
Northern Illinois  ‍‍‍	7	–	20		.259			15	–	40		.273
x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball tournament As of May 30, 2012^[1] Rankings from Coaches' Poll

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. The teams then play a two bracket, double-elimination tournament leading to a final matching the winners of each bracket.

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Seed
East Division
Kent State	24	3	.889	–	1
Ohio	16	11	.593	8	4
Miami	12	15	.444	12	7
Buffalo	10	16	.385	13.5	8
Akron	10	17	.370	14	–
Bowling Green	9	18	.333	15	–
West Division
Toledo	19	8	.704	–	2
Central Michigan	17	10	.630	2	3
Western Michigan	14	12	.538	4.5	5
Eastern Michigan	14	13	.519	5	6
Ball State	9	18	.333	10	–
Northern Illinois	7	20	.259	12	–

Results

	First round					Second round					Semifinals						Final
	1	Kent State	9
	8	Buffalo	0
						1	Kent State	12
						5	Western Michigan	3
	4	Ohio	2
	5	Western Michigan	4
											1	Kent State	8
											8	Buffalo	3
	4	Ohio	5
	8	Buffalo	6			5	Western Michigan	8
						8	Buffalo	10
																	1	Kent State	3
	2	Toledo	0
																	3	Central Michigan	1
	7	Miami	5
						6	Eastern Michigan	1
						7	Miami	2
	3	Central Michigan	3
	6	Eastern Michigan	4
											7	Miami	10	0
											3	Central Michigan	11	7
	3	Central Michigan	4
	2	Toledo	3			6	Eastern Michigan	4
						3	Central Michigan	6

All-Tournament Team

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

Name	School
Alex Baldock	Buffalo
Bryce Redeker	Miami
Shawn Marquardt	Miami
Mac Thoreson	Miami
Will Arnold	Central Michigan
Jordan Adams	Central Michigan
Rick Dodridge	Central Michigan
George Roberts	Kent State
David Starn	Kent State
T. J. Sutton	Kent State

Most Valuable Player

David Starn won his second consecutive Tournament Most Valuable Player award. Starn was a pitcher for Kent State.^[4]

References

1. "2012 Mid-American Conference Standings and Leaders". mac-sports.com. Retrieved 2012-06-02.
2. . ncaa.com. Archived from the original on May 18, 2012. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
3. "MAC Baseball Bracket" (PDF). mac-sports. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
4. "All-Tournament Teams & Tournament MVP's" (PDF). Mid-American Sports. Retrieved May 4, 2013.