1982 Mid-American Conference Baseball Tournament

1982 Mid-American Conference
Baseball Tournament
Classification Division I
Season 1982
Teams 4
Format Double-elimination
Site Franklin County Stadium
Columbus, OH
Champions Eastern Michigan (2nd title)
Winning coach Ron Oestrike (2nd title)
Mid-American Conference
Baseball Tournament
«1981  1983»
1982 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT     W   L   T   PCT
Eastern Division
Ohio x 10 5 0   .667     26 23 1   .530
Toledo 10 6 0   .625     26 28 1   .482
Kent State 8 8 0   .500     35 23 0   .603
Miami 6 10 0   .375     16 25 0   .390
Bowling Green 5 10 0   .333     29 23 1   .557
Western Division
Western Michigan x 12 4 0   .750     34 17 0   .667
Eastern Michigan y 9 4 0   .692     39 23 2   .625
Central Michigan 8 4 0   .667     24 17 0   .585
Northern Illinois 4 9 0   .308     19 24 1   .443
Ball State 0 12 0   .000     10 21 0   .323
x Division champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1982[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1982 Mid-American Conference Baseball Tournament took place in May 1982. The top two regular season finishers from each division met in the double-elimination tournament held at Franklin County Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. This was the second Mid-American Conference postseason tournament to determine a champion. Eastern Michigan, the second seed from the West, won their second tournament championship to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 1982 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2]

Seeding and format

The top two finishers from each division, based on conference winning percentage only, participated in the tournament. The top seed from each division played the second seed from the other division in the double-elimination tournament.

Team W L PCT GB Seed
Eastern Division
Ohio 10 5 .667
1E
Toledo 10 6 .625
.5
2E
Kent State 8 8 .500
2.5
Miami 6 10 .375
4.5
Bowling Green 5 10 .333
5
Western Division
Western Michigan 12 4 .750
1W
Eastern Michigan 9 4 .692
1.5
2W
Central Michigan 8 4 .667
2
Northern Illinois 4 9 .308
6.5
Ball State 0 12 .000
10

Results

  First round Semifinals Finals
                             
1W  Western Michigan 4  
2E  Toledo 3  
  1W  Western Michigan 2  
  2W  Eastern Michigan 4  
1E  Ohio 6
2W  Eastern Michigan 8  
  2W  Eastern Michigan 18
  2E  Toledo 13
2E  Toledo 5  
1E  Ohio 1  
  1W  Western Michigan 4
  2E  Toledo 6  

References

  1. "All-time Standings" (PDF). Mid-American Conference. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
  2. "Mid-American Conference Tournament History" (PDF). Mid-American Conference. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
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