| Year: | 2012 |
| Conference: | Mid-American Conference |
| Teams: | 8 |
| Format: | Double-elimination |
| Ballpark: | All Pro Freight Stadium |
| City: | Avon, OH |
| Champions: | Kent State |
| Titlecount: | 10th |
| Coach: | Scott Stricklin |
| Coachcount: | 5th |
| Mvp: | David Starn |
| Mvpteam: | Kent State |
The 2012 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament took place from May 23 through 26. 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, OH. Kent State won their fourth consecutive tournament and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[1] [2]
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. The teams then play a two bracket, double-elimination tournament leading to a final matching the winners of each bracket.
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Seed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Division | ||||||
| 24 | 3 | .889 | – | 1 | ||
| 16 | 11 | .593 | 8 | 4 | ||
| 12 | 15 | .444 | 12 | 7 | ||
| 10 | 16 | .385 | 13.5 | 8 | ||
| 10 | 17 | .370 | 14 | – | ||
| 9 | 18 | .333 | 15 | – | ||
| West Division | ||||||
| 19 | 8 | .704 | – | 2 | ||
| 17 | 10 | .630 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 14 | 12 | .538 | 4.5 | 5 | ||
| 14 | 13 | .519 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 9 | 18 | .333 | 10 | – | ||
| 7 | 20 | .259 | 12 | – |
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[3]
| Name | School | |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Baldock | Buffalo | |
| Bryce Redeker | Miami | |
| Shawn Marquardt | Miami | |
| Mac Thoreson | Miami | |
| Will Arnold | Central Michigan | |
| Jordan Adams | Central Michigan | |
| Rick Dodridge | Central Michigan | |
| George Roberts | Kent State | |
| David Starn | Kent State | |
| T. J. Sutton | Kent State |
David Starn won his second consecutive Tournament Most Valuable Player award. Starn was a pitcher for Kent State.