2018 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament

2018 Mid-American Conference
baseball tournament

Teams	6
Format	Double-elimination
Finals site	Sprenger Stadium Avon, Ohio
Champions	Kent State  (12th title)
Winning coach	Jeff Duncan (2nd title)
MVP	Eli Kraus ((Kent State))
Television	ESPN+
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2018 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
Kent State  ‍‍‡‍y	19	–	8	–	0		.704			36	–	16	–	0		.692
Miami (OH)  ‍‍‍	17	–	10	–	0		.630			33	–	18	–	0		.647
Ball State  ‍‍‍	17	–	10	–	0		.630			31	–	24	–	0		.564
Central Michigan  ‍‍‍	16	–	11	–	0		.593			25	–	28	–	1		.472
Eastern Michigan  ‍‍‍	14	–	13	–	0		.519			22	–	32	–	0		.407
Toledo  ‍‍‍	14	–	13	–	0		.519			21	–	31	–	0		.404
Western Michigan  ‍‍‍	12	–	13	–	0		.480			23	–	25	–	0		.479
Ohio  ‍‍‍	9	–	18	–	0		.333			21	–	32	–	0		.396
Northern Illinois  ‍‍‍	8	–	16	–	0		.333			20	–	35	–	0		.364
Bowling Green  ‍‍‍	6	–	19	–	0		.240			11	–	39	–	0		.220
‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 20, 2018 [1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2018 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament was held from May 23 through 27. The top six regular season finishers of the league's ten teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at Sprenger Stadium in Avon, Ohio. Kent State won the tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Seeding and format

The top six teams were seeded according to conference winning percentage. Teams then played a double-elimination tournament with the top two seeds each receiving a single bye. After the first round, the top seed faced the lowest remaining seed in the winners' bracket. Kent State earned the top seed, while Miami was second, earning the tie over Ball State by taking two of three from the Cardinals during the regular season.

Seed	School	Conference record	Tiebreaker
1	Kent State	19–8
2	Miami	17–10	2–1 vs. Ball State
3	Ball State	17–10	1–2 vs. Miami
4	Central Michigan	16–11
5	Toledo	14–13	2–1 vs. Eastern Michigan
6	Eastern Michigan	14–13	1–2 vs. Toledo

Results

	Upper round 1					Upper round 2					Upper final										Final
						1	Kent State	8
	5	Toledo	6			4	Central Michigan	7
	4	Central Michigan	7								1	Kent State	7
											2	Miami	2
						2	Miami	8
	6	Eastern Michigan	2			3	Ball State	1
	3	Ball State	6
																					1	Kent State	14	–
																					2	Miami	0	–
	Lower round 1					Lower round 2					Lower round 3					Lower final
																2	Miami	9
											3	Ball State	2			4	Central Michigan	8
						5	Toledo	5			4	Central Michigan	7
	5	Toledo	210			4	Central Michigan	6
	6	Eastern Michigan	1

References

1. "Conference standings". D1Baseball. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
2. "2017–18 Championship Dates" (PDF). Mid-American Conference. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
3. "2018 MAC Baseball Championship". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
4. "2018 MAC Baseball Tournament Bracket" (PDF). Mid-American Conference. Retrieved May 12, 2018.