2022 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament

Last updated
2022 Mid-American Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
Format Double-elimination
Finals site
Champions Central Michigan  (4th title)
Winning coach Jordan Bischel  (2nd title)
MVP Garrett Navarra (CMU)
Television ESPN+
2022 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Ball State  327 .8214019 .678
Central Michigan  y307 .8114217 .712
Toledo  2316 .5903325 .569
Ohio  2115 .5833024 .556
Kent State  1919 .5002429 .453
Miami (OH)  1822 .4502333 .411
Eastern Michigan  1624 .4002234 .393
Western Michigan  1524 .3851836 .333
Bowling Green  1424 .3681835 .340
Northern Illinois  1325 .3421440 .259
Akron  1129 .2751541 .268
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 25, 2023 [1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2022 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament was held from May 25 through 29. The top four regular season finishers of the league's eleven teams met in the double-elimination tournament to be held at Ball Diamond in Muncie, Indiana, the home field of Ball State who finished 2022 with the highest regular season winning percentage. [2] Second-seeded Central Michigan won the tournament and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. [3] [4] [5]

Contents

Seeding and format

The top four teams were seeded according conference winning percentage. Teams then played a double-elimination tournament.

TeamW–LPctGBSeed
Ball State 32–7.8211
Central Michigan 30–7.81112
Toledo 23–16.59093
Ohio 21–15.5839.54
Kent State 19–19.50012.5-
Miami 18–22.45014.5-
Eastern Michigan 16–24.40016.5-
Western Michigan 15–24.38517-
Bowling Green 14–24.36817.5-
Northern Illinois 13–25.34218.5-
Akron 11–29.27521.5-

Results

MAC tournament teams
(1) Ball State Cardinals(2) Central Michigan Chippewas(3) Toledo Rockets(4) Ohio Bobcats
Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
1 Ball State 6
4 Ohio 4
1 Ball State 9
2 Central Michigan 7
2 Central Michigan 11
3 Toledo 10
1 Ball State 37
2 Central Michigan 1211
Lower round 1Lower final
2 Central Michigan 10
3 Toledo 133 Toledo 7
4 Ohio 5

Schedule

GameTime*Matchup#ScoreTelevisionAttendance
Wednesday, May 25
111:00 a.m.No. 2 Central Michigan vs. No. 3 Toledo 11-10 ESPN+ 286 [6]
Thursday, May 26
24:00 p.m.No. 1 Ball State vs. No. 4 Ohio 6-4ESPN+425 [7]
Friday, May 27
39:00 a.m.No. 3 Toledo vs. No. 4 Ohio
Elimination Game
13-5ESPN+117 [8]
41:45 p.m.No. 1 Ball State vs. No. 2 Central Michigan9-7409 [9]
Saturday, May 28
510:30 a.m.No. 2 Central Michigan vs. No. 3 Toledo
Elimination Game
10-7ESPN+126 [10]
63:15 p.m.No. 1 Ball State vs. No. 2 Central Michigan3-12536 [11]
Sunday, May 29
712:00 p.m.No. 1 Ball State vs. No. 2 Central Michigan7-11ESPN+689 [12]
*Game times in EDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed.

Conference championship

MAC Championship
(2) Central Michigan Chippewasvs.(1) Ball State Cardinals
May 29, 2022, 12:00 p.m. (EDT) at Ball Diamond in Muncie, Indiana
Team123456789 R H E
(2) Central Michigan11000232211172
(1) Ball State5000101007122
WP: Adam Mrakitsch (6–1)   LP: Sam Klein (4–3)
Home runs:
CMU: Mario Camilletti, Garrett Navarra, Robby Morgan IV
Ball: None
Attendance: 689

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. [13]

NameSchool
Garret PikeToledo
Mason SykesToledo
Scott MackiewiczToledo
Ryan PeltierBall State
Tyler SchweitzerBall State
Zach ColeBall State
Garrett Navarra (MVP)Central Michigan
Robby Morgan IVCentral Michigan
Jakob MarseeCentral Michigan
Adam MarkitschCentral Michigan

Related Research Articles

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.

The 2013 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament was held from May 22 through 25. 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, Ohio. Sixth seed Bowling Green won their third tournament championship to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

The 2011 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament took place from May 25 through 28. The top eight regular season finishers of the league's twelve teams, regardless of division, met in the double-elimination tournament held at V.A. Memorial Stadium in Chillicothe, Ohio. Kent State won their third consecutive tournament, and ninth overall, to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2011 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

The 2010 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament took place from May 26 through 29. The top eight regular season finishers of the league's twelve teams, regardless of division, met in the double-elimination tournament held at V.A. Memorial Stadium in Chillicothe, Ohio. Kent State won their second consecutive tournament, and eighth overall, to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

The 2009 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament took place from May 20 through 23. The top eight regular season finishers of the league's twelve teams, regardless of division, met in the double-elimination tournament held at V.A. Memorial Stadium in Chillicothe, Ohio. Kent State won their seventh tournament championship to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2009 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

The 1999 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament took place in May 1999. The top three regular season finishers from each division met in the double-elimination tournament held at Ball Diamond on the campus of Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. This was the eleventh Mid-American Conference postseason tournament to determine a champion. The top seed from the west, Bowling Green, won their second consecutive, and second overall, tournament championship to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

The 2001 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament took place in May 2001. The top six regular season finishers met in the double-elimination tournament held at Ball Diamond on the campus of Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. This was the thirteenth Mid-American Conference postseason tournament to determine a champion. Fourth seed Kent State won its third tournament championship to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

The 2006 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament took place in May 2006. The top six regular season finishers met in the double-elimination tournament held at Olga Mural Field at Schoonover Stadium on the campus of Kent State University in Kent, Ohio. This was the eighteenth Mid-American Conference postseason tournament to determine a champion. Third-seed Ball State won their third tournament championship to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2006 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

The 2014 Mountain West Conference baseball tournament took place from May 21 through 25. All seven of the league's teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at University of Nevada, Las Vegas's Earl E. Wilson Stadium. This is San Jose State's first year in the league after joining from the Western Athletic Conference. San Diego State won the tournament, earning the Mountain West's automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

The 2014 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament was held from May 21 through 24. 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, Ohio. Kent State won the tournament, earning the conference's automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

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.

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.

The 2019 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament was held from May 21 through 26 at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in Hoover, Alabama. The annual tournament determined the tournament champion of the Division I Southeastern Conference in college baseball. The tournament champion earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball tournament

The 2019 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament was held from May 22 through 26. 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. The winner of the tournament, Central Michigan, earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

The 2021 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament was held from May 25 through 30 at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in Hoover, Alabama. The annual tournament determined the tournament champion of the Division I Southeastern Conference in college baseball. The Arkansas Razorbacks emerged for the first time as tournament champions, earning the conference's automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

The 2022 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament was held from May 24 through 29 at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in Hoover, Alabama as the conclusion of the 2022 Southeastern Conference baseball season. The annual tournament determined the tournament champion of the Division I Southeastern Conference in college baseball. The Tennessee Volunteers earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

The 2022 Big South Conference baseball tournament will be held from May 25 through 28. The top six regular season finishers of the conference's eleven teams will meet in the double-elimination tournament to be held at Truist Point in High Point, North Carolina. The tournament champion will earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

The 2022 Horizon League baseball tournament was held from May 25 through 28. The top six of the league's seven teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at Nischwitz Stadium in Fairborn, Ohio, home field of Wright State. The winner of the tournament earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

The 2022 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament will be held from May 25 through 28. The top six regular season finishers of the league's eleven teams will meet in the double-elimination tournament to be held at Clover Stadium in Pomona, New York. The tournament champion will earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

The 2023 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament is being held from May 24 through 27. The top four regular season finishers of the league's eleven teams met in the double-elimination tournament to be held at Schoonover Stadium in Kent, Ohio, the home field of Kent State who won the 2023 regular season conference title. The winner of the tournament will earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

References

  1. "Mid-American Conference baseball standings". D1Baseball.com. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
  2. "2021–22 Conference Standings". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
  3. "2021–22 Championship Dates" (PDF). Mid-American Conference. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
  4. "2022 MAC Baseball Championship". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
  5. Tony Paul (May 7, 2021). "MAC's back! Conference restores eight championships cut amid pandemic". Detroit News . Retrieved May 19, 2022.
  6. Game 1 boxscore
  7. Game 2 boxscore
  8. Game 3 boxscore
  9. Game 4 boxscore
  10. Game 5 boxscore
  11. Game 6 boxscore
  12. Game 7 boxscore
  13. "All-Tournament Teams & Tournament MVP's". Mid-American Sports. Retrieved May 29, 2022.