2010 Mid-American Conference 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.[2][3]

2010 Mid-American Conference
baseball tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsKent State (8th title)
Winning coachScott Stricklin (3rd title)
MVPJustin Gill (Kent State)
2010 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East Division
Kent State  x‍‍y 18 9   .667 39 25   .609
Bowling Green  x‍‍‍ 18 9   .667 31 23   .574
Miami  ‍‍‍ 13 14   .481 28 28   .500
Ohio  ‍‍‍ 13 14   .481 20 35   .364
Buffalo  ‍‍‍ 9 18   .333 24 29   .453
Akron  ‍‍‍ 3 24   .111 21 34   .382
West Division
Central Michigan  x‍‍‍ 20 7   .741 36 22   .621
Toledo  ‍‍‍ 19 8   .704 34 22   .607
Ball State  ‍‍‍ 19 8   .704 29 29   .500
Eastern Michigan  ‍‍‍ 13 14   .481 27 32   .458
Northern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 12 15   .444 24 31   .436
Western Michigan  ‍‍‍ 5 22   .185 12 42   .222
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the 2010 NCAA Division I baseball tournament
As of June 7, 2010[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Seeding

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The winners of each division claim the top two seeds, with the next six teams, based on conference winning percentage claim the third through eight seeds. Kent State claimed the second seed by tiebreaker over Bowling Green, while Toledo claimed the third seed over Ball State. The teams played a two bracket, double-elimination tournament leading to a final matching the winners of each bracket.[4]

Team W L PCT GB Seed
East Division
Kent State 18 9 .667
2
Bowling Green 18 9 .667
5
Miami 13 14 .481
5
6
Ohio 13 14 .481
5
8
Buffalo 9 18 .333
9
Akron 3 24 .111
15
West Division
Central Michigan 20 7 .741
1
Toledo 19 8 .704
1
3
Ball State 19 8 .704
1
4
Eastern Michigan 13 14 .481
7
7
Northern Illinois 12 15 .444
8
Western Michigan 5 22 .185
15

Results

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First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinal
1Central Michigan13
8Ohio9
1Central Michigan8
5Bowling Green1
4Ball State4
5Bowling Green6
1Central Michigan39
5Bowling Green78
8Ohio10
4Ball State135Bowling Green7
4Ball State4
1Central Michigan3
2Kent State4
2Kent State5
7Eastern Michigan12
7Eastern Michigan7
3Toledo6
3Toledo7
6Miami1
7Eastern Michigan18
2Kent State159
2Kent State9
6Miami23Toledo3
2Kent State4

All-Tournament Team

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The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[5]

Name School
Dennis Vaughn Bowling Green
Todd Graves Eastern Michigan
Andrew Marshall Eastern Michigan
Bryce Morrow Central Michigan
Scott Phillion Central Michigan
James Teas Central Michigan
Travis Shaw Kent State
Jared Humphreys Kent State
Ben Klafczynski Kent State
Justin Gill Kent State

Most Valuable Player

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Justin Gill won the Tournament Most Valuable Player award. Gill was a pitcher for Kent State.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "2010 Mid-American Conference Standings and Leaders". mac-sports.com. Retrieved July 8, 2012.
  2. ^ "2010 D-I Baseball Conference Tournament Schedule". ncaa.com. Archived from the original on June 29, 2013. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
  3. ^ "Mid-American Conference Tournament History" (PDF). Mid-American Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 9, 2014. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
  4. ^ "2010 MAC Baseball Tournament Bracket Released". Mid-American Conference. May 22, 2010. Retrieved May 6, 2013.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ a b "All-Tournament Teams & Tournament MVP's" (PDF). Mid-American Sports. Retrieved May 6, 2013.