2019 Mid-American Conference 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.[2][3]

2019 Mid-American Conference
baseball tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsCentral Michigan (3rd title)
Winning coachJordan Bischel (1st title)
MVPGriffin Lockwood-Powell ((Central Michigan))
TelevisionESPN+
2019 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Central Michigan  y 2250 .81547140 .770
Ball State   2050 .80038190 .667
Kent State   1780 .68030240 .556
Miami (OH)   15110 .57737190 .661
Northern Illinois   14120 .53820360 .357
Ohio   12140 .46220340 .370
Western Michigan   11140 .44018310 .367
Bowling Green   8180 .30816330 .327
Eastern Michigan   6210 .22211431 .209
Toledo   4210 .16017360 .321
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 4, 2019[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

Seeding and format

The top six teams were seeded according conference winning percentage. Teams then played a double-elimination tournament with the top two seeds each receiving a single bye.

Results

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
1Central Michigan18
3Kent State36Ohio9
6Ohio71Central Michigan8
2Ball State2
2Ball State10
4Miami (OH)05Northern Illinois4
5Northern Illinois4
1Central Michigan6
2Ball State0
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
5Northern Illinois711
6Ohio32Ball State8
4Miami (OH)5175Northern Illinois6
3Kent State56Ohio6
4Miami (OH)8

Conference championship

MAC Championship
(2) Ball State Cardinals vs. (1) Central Michigan Chippewas
May 26, 2019, 6:00 p.m. (EDT) at Sprenger Stadium in Avon, Ohio
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(2) Ball State000000000042
(1) Central Michigan20010120X672
WP: Jordan Patty (4–2)   LP: Mike Pachmayer (4–2)
Home runs:
BALL: None
CMU: Griffin Lockwood-Powell (12)
Attendance: 1,054

References

  1. "Mid-American Conference baseball standings, teams, and schedules". D1Baseball. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  2. "2018–19 Championship Dates" (PDF). Mid-American Conference. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
  3. "Chippewas Win First MAC Baseball Championship Since 1995". Mid-American Conference. May 25, 2019. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
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