2007 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament

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2007 Mid-American Conference
baseball tournament
Teams6
Format Double-elimination
Finals site
Champions Kent State  (6th title)
Winning coach Scott Stricklin  (1st title)
MVP Jason Patton (Kent State)
2007 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Kent State  xy198 .7043326 .559
Miami  169 .6403224 .571
Buffalo  1116 .4071635 .314
Akron  816 .3332324 .489
Ohio  819 .2962331 .426
Bowling Green  720 .2592232 .407
West
Eastern Michigan  x214 .8403224 .571
Central Michigan  216 .7783521 .625
Northern Illinois  1611 .5933424 .586
Toledo  1413 .5192628 .481
Western Michigan  816 .3331633 .327
Ball State  819 .2962034 .370
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2007 [1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2007 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament took place in May 2007. The top six regular season finishers met in the double-elimination tournament held at Oestrike Stadium on the campus of Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, Michigan. This was the nineteenth Mid-American Conference postseason tournament to determine a champion. Second seed Kent State won their sixth tournament championship to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2007 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. [2] [3]

Contents

Seeding and format

The winner of each division claimed the top two seeds, while the next four finishers based on conference winning percentage only, regardless of division, participated in the tournament. The teams played a double-elimination tournament. This was the tenth year of the six team tournament.

TeamWLPCTGBSeed
East Division
Kent State 198.704
2
Miami 169.640
2
4
Buffalo 1116.407
8
Akron 816.333
9.5
Ohio 819.296
11
Bowling Green 720.259
12
West Division
Eastern Michigan 214.840
1
Central Michigan 216.778
1
3
Northern Illinois 1611.593
6
5
Toledo 1413.519
8
6
Western Michigan 816.333
12.5
Ball State 819.296
14

Results

First roundSecond roundThird roundSemifinalsFinal
1 Eastern Michigan 6
6 Toledo 51Eastern Michigan12
3Central Michigan6
3 Central Michigan 41Eastern Michigan2
4 Miami 82Kent State3
4Miami32Kent State3
2Kent State41Eastern Michigan2
2 Kent State 71Eastern Michigan9
5 Northern Illinois 34Miami45Northern Illinois3
6Toledo105Northern Illinois6
5Northern Illinois11

All-Tournament Team

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

NameSchool
Jason PattonKent State
Reid LamportKent State
Will VazquezKent State
Andrew DavisKent State
Kyle SmithKent State
Matt GermanNorthern Illinois
Jordan PetraitisMiami
Kyle RhoadEastern Michigan
Jeff HehrEastern Michigan
Jeff FischerEastern Michigan

Most Valuable Player

Jason Patton was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Patton played for Kent State. [4]

References

  1. "All-time Standings" (PDF). Mid-American Conference. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
  2. "Mid-American Conference Tournament History" (PDF). Mid-American Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 9, 2014. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  3. 2012 Record Book (PDF). Miami RedHawks. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 1, 2012. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  4. 1 2 "All-Tournament Teams & Tournament MVP's" (PDF). Mid-American Sports. Retrieved June 6, 2013.