2016 Mid-American Conference Tournament

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The 2016 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament was held at All Pro Freight Stadium in Avon, OH. #7 Western Michigan University defeated #1 Kent State University for the title. Keegan Akin of Western Michigan was named MVP.

Participating Teams[edit]

Seed School Conf. Record Head Coach
1 Kent State University 20-4 Jeff Duncan
2 Ball State University 15-9 Rich Maloney
3 Miami University 14-10 Danny Hayden
4 Northern Illinois University 14-10 Mike Kunigonis
5 University of Toledo 13-11 Corey Mee
6 Central Michigan University 12-12 Steve Jaksa
7 Western Michigan University 11-13 Billy Gernon
8 Eastern Michigan University 10-14 Mark Van Ameyde

Results[edit]

Bracket[edit]

  First round Second round Semifinals Finals
                                           
1  Kent St. 1  
8  Eastern Michigan 0  
  1  Kent St. 3  
  5  Toledo 2  
4  Northern Illinois 7
5  Toledo 11  
  1  Kent St. 5 4  
 
  8  Eastern Michigan 10 2  
8  Eastern Michigan 6  
4  Northern Illinois 2  
  5  Toledo 1
  8  Eastern Michigan 6  
  1  Kent St. 7 x x
  7  Western Michigan 12 x x
2  Ball St. 1  
7  Western Michigan 5  
  7  Western Michigan 10
  3  Miami (OH) 6  
3  Miami (OH) 10
6  Central Michigan 5  
  7  Western Michigan 3 4
 
  6  Central Michigan 10 0  
2  Ball St. 0  
6  Central Michigan 4  
  3  Miami (OH) 3
  6  Central Michigan 5  



Game Results[edit]

Game Winner Score Loser Notes
May 25
Game 1 Miami University 10-5 Central Michigan University
Game 2 Western Michigan University 5-1 Ball State University
Game 3 Kent State University 1-0 Eastern Michigan University
Game 4 University of Toledo 11-7 Northern Illinois University
May 26
Game 5 Central Michigan University 4-0 Ball State University Ball State eliminated
Game 6 Eastern Michigan University 6-2 Northern Illinois University Northern Illinois eliminated
Game 7 Western Michigan University 10-6 Miami University
Game 8 Kent State University 3-2 University of Toledo
May 27
Game 9 Central Michigan University 5-3 Miami University Miami eliminated
Game 10 Eastern Michigan University 6-1 University of Toledo Toledo eliminated
May 28
Game 11 Central Michigan University 10-3 Western Michigan University
Game 12 Eastern Michigan University 10-5 Kent State University
Game 13 Western Michigan University 4-0 Central Michigan University Central Michigan eliminated
Game 14 Kent State University 4-2 Eastern Michigan University Eastern Michigan eliminated
May 29
Game 15 Western Michigan University 12-7 Kent State University Western Michigan advances to NCAA tournament

All-Tournament Team[edit]

  • Nick Deeg – Central Michigan
  • Augie Gallardo – Eastern Michigan
  • Mike Mioduszewski - Eastern Michigan
  • Eric Lauer – Kent State
  • Joey Murray – Kent State
  • Connor Simonetti – Kent State
  • Keegan Akin – Western Michigan
  • Grant Miller – Western Michigan
  • Jacob Piechota – Western Michigan
  • Connor Smith – Western Michigan