2016 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament explained

Year:2016
Conference:Mid-American Conference
Teams:8
Format:Double-elimination
Ballpark:All Pro Freight Stadium
City:Avon, Ohio
Champions:Western Michigan
Titlecount:1st
Coach:Billy Gernon
Coachcount:1st
Mvp:Keegan Akin
Mvpteam:Western Michigan
Television:ESPN3

The 2016 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament was held May 25–29. The top eight regular season finishers of the conference's 11 teams, regardless of division, met in the double-elimination tournament held at All Pro Freight Stadium in Avon, Ohio. The seventh-seeded Western Michigan Broncos won the tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. It marked the first championship game appearance and tournament title for the Broncos.[1]

Seeding and format

The winners of each division claim the top two seeds, with the remaining six spots in the field determined by conference winning percentage, regardless of division. Teams then play a two bracket, double-elimination tournament to determine the final two teams. When two teams remain, if both teams are undefeated or have one loss, there is a one-game final. If one team has a loss and the other team is undefeated, the team with one loss must win twice.

East Division
TeamWLPctGBSeed
20 4 1
14 10 6 3
8 16 12
8 16 12
7 17 13
West Division
TeamWLPctGBSeed
15 9 2
14 10 1 4
13 11 2 5
12 12 3 6
11 13 4 7
10 14 5 8

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2015–16 Championship Dates. Mid-American Conference. January 30, 2016.