2013 Mid-American Conference Baseball Tournament

2013 Mid-American Conference Baseball Tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2013
Teams	8
Format	Double-elimination
Site	All Pro Freight Stadium Avon, OH
Champions	Bowling Green (3rd title)
Winning coach	Danny Schmitz (3rd title)
MVP	Nick Bruns (Bowling Green)
Mid-American Conference Baseball Tournament «2012  2014»

2013 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East Division
Kent State ^x	20	–	7		.741			36	–	23		.610
Buffalo	19	–	7		.731			33	–	24		.579
Miami	14	–	13		.519			26	–	30		.464
Bowling Green ‡^y	13	–	14		.481			24	–	31		.436
Akron	10	–	16		.385			15	–	37		.288
Ohio	9	–	18		.333			14	–	39		.264
West Division
Northern Illinois ^x	16	–	11		.593			22	–	34		.393
Ball State	15	–	12		.556			31	–	24		.564
Toledo	13	–	14		.481			25	–	33		.431
Eastern Michigan	12	–	15		.444			26	–	28		.481
Central Michigan	12	–	15		.444			25	–	32		.439
Western Michigan	8	–	19		.296			16	–	38		.296
x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 4, 2013[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2013 Mid-American Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 22–25. 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. Sixth seed Bowling Green won their third tournament championship to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.^[2][3][4]

Seeding and format

The top eight finishers based on conference winning percentage, regardless of division, were seeded one through eight. Teams then played a two bracket, double-elimination tournament leading to a single elimination final.

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Seed
East Division
Kent State	20	7	.741	–	1
Buffalo	19	7	.731	.5	2
Miami	14	13	.519	6	5
Bowling Green	13	14	.481	7	6
Akron	10	16	.385	9.5	–
Ohio	9	18	.333	11	–
West Division
Northern Illinois	16	11	.593	–	3
Ball State	15	12	.556	1	4
Toledo	13	14	.481	3	7
Central Michigan	12	15	.444	4	8
Eastern Michigan	12	15	.444	4	–
Western Michigan	8	19	.296	8	–

Results

	First round					Second round					Semifinals						Finals
	1	Kent State	15
	8	Central Michigan	8
						1	Kent State	1
						4	Ball State	3
	4	Ball State	13
	5	Miami	7
											1	Kent State	1
										4	Ball State	4
	8	Central Michigan	5
	5	Miami	6
						1	Kent State	7
						5	Miami	0
																4	Ball State	0
																6	Bowling Green	7
	2	Buffalo	10
	7	Toledo	12
						7	Toledo	3
						6	Bowling Green	4
	3	Northern Illinois	4
	6	Bowling Green	6
											7	Toledo	5	0
										6	Bowling Green	2	1
	2	Buffalo	13
	3	Northern Illinois	0
						7	Toledo	4
						2	Buffalo	1

All-Tournament Team

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

Name	School
Jeremy Shay	Bowling Green
Ethan McKinney	Bowling Green
Mike Frank	Bowling Green
Nick Bruns	Bowling Green
T. J. Weir	Ball State
Scott Baker	Ball State
Sam Tidaback	Ball State
Jason Kanzler	Buffalo
Derek Toadvine	Kent State
Tyler Grogg	Toledo

Most Valuable Player

Nick Bruns was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Bruns was a pitcher for Bowling Green, who recorded two wins and a save in the tournament.^[6]

References

1. "2013 Mid-American Conference Standings and Leaders". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved November 10, 2013.
2. "Conference Championship Central". ncaa.com. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
3. "The 2013 MAC Baseball Tournament". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved April 18, 2013.
4. "Falcons Win MAC Championship After 7-0 Win Over Cardinals". Mid-American Conference. May 26, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
5. "Toadvine Named to MAC All-Tournament Team". Kent State Golden Flashes. May 28, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
6. "MAC Champs! Falcons Beat Ball State 7-0 To Advance To NCAA Tournament". Bowling Green Falcons. May 26, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2013.