2024 Mid-American Conference Tournament

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The 2024 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament was held May 22-25 at Mercy Health Stadium in Avon, OH. #2 Western Michigan University defeated #3 Ball State University for the title. Dylan Nevar of Western Michigan was named MVP

Participating Teams[edit]

Seed School Conf. Record Head Coach
1 Bowling Green State University 24-6 Kyle Hallock
2 Western Michigan University 19-11 Billy Gernon
3 Ball State University 18-12 Rich Maloney
4 Miami University 17-13 Brian Smiley
5 Kent State University 17-13 Jeff Duncan
6 University of Toledo 16-14 Rob Reinstetle

Results[edit]

Bracket[edit]

  First Round     Second Round     Third Round     Finals
                                       
      1 Bowling Green St. 12  
  4 Miami (OH) 5     4 Miami (OH) 4    
  5 Kent St. 2         1 Bowling Green St. 0  
      2 Western Michigan 11    
    2 Western Michigan 8          
  3 Ball St. 5     3 Ball St. 0        
  6 Toledo 1         2 Western Michigan 10 x
      3 Ball St. 3 x
  Losers Bracket 1-2     Losers Bracket 2     Losers Bracket 3    
         
  4 Miami (OH) 4        
  6 Toledo 8         1 Bowling Green St. 5    
      3 Ball St. 4     3 Ball St. 10  
      6 Toledo 3  
  5 Kent St. 2    
  6 Toledo 8  


Game Results[edit]

Game Winner Score Loser Notes
May 22
Game 1 Ball State University 5-1 University of Toledo
Game 2 Miami University 5-2 Kent State University
May 23
Game 3 University of Toledo 8-2 Kent State University Kent State eliminated
Game 4 Bowling Green State University 12-4 Miami University
Game 5 Western Michigan University 8-0 Ball State University
May 24
Game 6 University of Toledo 8-4 Miami University Miami eliminated
Game 7 Ball State University 4-3 University of Toledo Toledo eliminated
Game 8 Western Michigan University 11-0 Bowling Green State University
May 25
Game 9 Ball State University 10-5 Bowling Green State University Bowling Green State eliminated
Game 10 Western Michigan University 10-3 Ball State University Western Michigan advances to NCAA tournament

All-Tournament Team[edit]

  • Garret Pike, Toledo
  • Jack Krause, Bowling Green
  • Matt Gonzalez, Ball State
  • Merritt Beeker, Ball State
  • Sam Klein, Ball State
  • Dylan Nevar, Western Michigan
  • Josh Swinehart, Western Michigan
  • Cade Sullivan, Western Michigan
  • Nolan Vlcek, Western Michigan
  • Brady Miller, Western Michigan