2014 Mid-American Conference Baseball Tournament

2014 Mid-American Conference Baseball Tournament
Classification Division
Teams 8
Format Double-elimination
Site
Champions Kent State (11th title)
Winning coach Jeff Duncan (1st title)
MVP Cody Koch (Kent State)
2014 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT     W   L   T   PCT
East Division
Miami (OH) x 18 – 9 – 0   .667     29 – 25 – 0   .537
Kent State 16 – 11 – 0   .593     32 – 21 – 0   .604
Bowling Green 15 – 12 – 0   .556     25 – 25 – 0   .500
Buffalo 13 – 13 – 0   .500     24 – 24 – 0   .500
Akron 12 – 15 – 0   .444     25 – 28 – 0   .472
Ohio 7 – 20 – 0   .259     11 – 40 – 0   .216
West Division
Ball State x 22 – 4 – 0   .846     38 – 16 – 0   .704
Central Michigan 19 – 8 – 0   .704     35 – 21 – 0   .625
Western Michigan 11 – 16 – 0   .407     22 – 29 – 0   .431
Toledo 11 – 16 – 0   .407     21 – 32 – 0   .396
Northern Illinois 11 – 16 – 0   .407     17 – 35 – 1   .330
Eastern Michigan 6 – 21 – 0   .222     19 – 34 – 0   .358
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
As of May 18, 2014[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2014 Mid-American Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 21–24. 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.[2][3]

Seeding and format

Seeding in the eight-team field is determined by conference winning percentage, regardless of division. Teams play a two bracket, double-elimination tournament leading to a single elimination final.

Team W L Pct GB Seed
East Division
Miami (OH) 18 9 .667
–
3
Kent State 16 11 .593
2
4
Bowling Green 15 12 .556
3
5
Buffalo 13 13 .500
4.5
6
Akron 12 15 .444
6
7
Ohio 7 20 .259
11
–
West Division
Ball State 22 4 .846
–
1
Central Michigan 19 8 .704
3.5
2
Western Michigan 11 16 .407
11.5
8
Toledo 11 16 .407
11.5
–
Northern Illinois 11 16 .407
11.5
–
Eastern Michigan 6 21 .222
15.5
–

Results

  First round Second round Semifinals Finals
                                       
1 Ball State 5  
8 Western Michigan 3  
  1 Ball State 3  
  4 Kent State 4  
4 Kent State 6
5 Bowling Green 2  
  4 Kent State 12 –  
  8 Western Michigan 2 –  
8 Western Michigan 7  
5 Bowling Green 4  
  1 Ball State 1
  8 Western Michigan 4  
  4 Kent State 3
  7 Akron 0
2 Central Michigan 6  
7 Akron 9  
  7 Akron 7
  6 Buffalo 1  
3 Miami 5
6 Buffalo 6  
  7 Akron 5* –
  6 Buffalo 4 –  
2 Central Michigan 3  
3 Miami 4  
  6 Buffalo 4
  3 Miami 0  

* - Indicates game required extra innings.

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. Kent State's Cody Koch, one of five Golden Flashes selected, was named Most Valuable Player.[4]

Name Team
Mike Burke Buffalo
Theo Piccirilli Western Michigan
Matt LaRocca Akron
Pat Dyer Akron
John Valek Akron
Brian Clark Kent State
Cody Koch Kent State
John Fasola Kent State
Jon Wilson Kent State
Zarley Zalewski Kent State

References

  1. ↑ "Standings & Leaders". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved May 24, 2014.
  2. ↑ "2013–14 Championship Dates". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
  3. ↑ "MAC Baseball Tournament". Greater Cleveland Sports Commission. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Theo Piccirilli Collects MAC Baseball All-Tournament Team Honors". MLive.com. Western Michigan Athletic Communications. May 27, 2014. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 14, 2014.
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