2014 Mid-American Conference Baseball Tournament

2014 Mid-American Conference Baseball Tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2014
Teams	8
Format	Double-elimination
Site	All Pro Freight Stadium Avon, OH
Champions	Kent State (11th title)
Winning coach	Jeff Duncan (1st title)
MVP	Cody Koch (Kent State)
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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.