2016 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament

2016 Mid-American Conference
baseball tournament

Teams	8
Format	Double-elimination
Finals site	All Pro Freight Stadium Avon, Ohio
Champions	Western Michigan (1st title)
Winning coach	Billy Gernon (1st title)
MVP	Keegan Akin (Western Michigan)
Television	ESPN3

2016 Mid-American Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf									Overall
Team	W		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

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]

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 State 20 4 .833 — 1 Miami (OH) 14 10 .583 6 3 Ohio 8 16 .333 12 — Buffalo 8 16 .333 12 — Bowling Green 7 17 .292 13 —

West Division Team W L Pct GB Seed Ball State 15 9 .625 — 2 Northern Illinois 14 10 .583 1 4 Toledo 13 11 .542 2 5 Central Michigan 12 12 .500 3 6 Western Michigan 11 13 .458 4 7 Eastern Michigan 10 14 .417 5 8

Results

	First round					Second round					Semifinals						Final
	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
	2	Ball State	1
																	7	Western Michigan	12
	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.