2008 Mid-American Conference Baseball Tournament

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2008 Mid-American Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams8
Format Double-elimination
Finals site
Champions Eastern Michigan  (3rd title)
Winning coach Jake Boss  (1st title)
MVPJack Leonard (Eastern Michigan)
2008 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Kent State  x168 .6673621 .632
Bowling Green  168 .6673220 .615
Ohio  1413 .5192930 .492
Akron  813 .3812524 .510
Miami  819 .2961836 .333
Buffalo  719 .2691438 .269
West
Eastern Michigan  xy158 .6522532 .439
Northern Illinois  1610 .6152826 .519
Ball State  1211 .5222825 .528
Western Michigan  1212 .5002923 .558
Central Michigan  1313 .5002927 .518
Toledo  1013 .4351831 .367
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2008 [1] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2008 Mid-American Conference Baseball Tournament took place in May 2008. The top eight regular season finishers met in the double-elimination tournament held at V.A. Memorial Stadium in Chillicothe, Ohio. This was the twentieth Mid-American Conference postseason tournament to determine a champion, and first to be held at a neutral site. Second seed Eastern Michigan won their third tournament championship to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2008 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. [2] [3]

Contents

Seeding and format

The winner of each division claimed the top two seeds, while the next six finishers based on conference winning percentage only, regardless of division, participated in the tournament. The teams played a two bracket, double-elimination tournament with the winner of each bracket facing off in a single championship game. This was the first year of the eight team tournament.

TeamWLPCTGBSeed
East Division
Kent State 168.667
1
Bowling Green 168.667
3
Ohio 1413.519
3.5
6
Akron 813.381
6.5
Miami 819.296
9.5
Buffalo 719.269
10
West Division
Eastern Michigan 158.652
2
Northern Illinois 1610.615
1.5
4
Ball State 1211.522
3
5
Western Michigan 1212.500
3.5
7
Central Michigan 1313.500
3.5
8
Toledo 1013.435
5

Results

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
             
1 Kent State 4
8 Central Michigan 2
1Kent State10
4 Northern Illinois 6
4 Northern Illinois 13
5 Ball State 7
1Kent State10
4 Northern Illinois 3
8 Central Michigan 5
5Ball State7
4Northern Illinois6
5 Ball State 5
1 Kent State 4
2Eastern Michigan12
3 Bowling Green 5
6 Ohio 4
3 Bowling Green 4
2Eastern Michigan11
2 Eastern Michigan 8
7 Western Michigan 5
2Eastern Michigan9
6 Ohio 3
6Ohio5
7 Western Michigan 4
3 Bowling Green 3
6Ohio7

All-Tournament Team

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

NameSchool
Matt StoeklenBall State
Dave ReynoldsNorthern Illinois
Chris RigoOhio
Greg RohanKent State
Brad StillingsKent State
Doug SandersKent State
Josh IvanEastern Michigan
Steve BradshawEastern Michigan
Sean HoffmanEastern Michigan
Zack LeonardEastern Michigan

Most Valuable Player

Zack Leonard was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Leonard played for Eastern Michigan. [4]

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