| Year: | 2024 |
| Conference: | Mid-American Conference |
| Shortconference: | MAC |
| Teams: | 6 |
| Format: | Double-elimination |
| Ballpark: | Crushers Stadium |
| City: | Avon, Ohio |
| Champions: | Western Michigan |
| Titlecount: | 2nd |
| Coach: | Billy Gernon |
| Coachcount: | 1st |
| Mvp: | Dylan Nevar |
| Mvpteam: | Western Michigan |
| Television: | ESPN+ |
The 2024 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament was the postseason baseball tournament for the Mid-American Conference for the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball season, held from May 21–25 at Crushers Stadium in Avon, Ohio.[1] Western Michigan earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.
The top six teams were seeded according conference winning percentage. Teams then played a double-elimination tournament with the top two seeds each receiving a single bye. This style of seeding was last used in the 2019 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament.
| Seed | School | Conference record | Tiebreaker | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25–6 | |||
| 2 | Western Michigan | 19–11 | ||
| 3 | Ball State | 18–12 | ||
| 4 | Miami (OH) | 17–13 | ||
| 5 | Kent State | 16–13 | ||
| 6 | Toledo | 16–15 |
| Game | Time* | Matchup# | Score | Television | Attendance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, May 22 | |||||||
| 1 | 12:30 pm | No. 3 Ball State vs. No. 6 Toledo | 5–1 | ESPN+ | N/A[2] | ||
| 2 | 6:00 pm | No. 4 Miami (OH) vs. No. 5 Kent State | 5–2 | 919[3] | |||
| Thursday, May 23 | |||||||
| 3 | 10:30 am | No. 6 Toledo vs. No. 5 Kent State Elimination Game | 8–2 | ESPN+ | N/A[4] | ||
| 4 | 2:30 pm | No. 1 Bowling Green vs. No. 4 Miami (OH) | 12–4 | N/A[5] | |||
| 5 | 6:30 pm | No. 2 Western Michigan vs. No. 3 Ball State | 8–0 | 1,227[6] | |||
| Friday, May 24 | |||||||
| 6 | 10:00 am | No. 6 Toledo vs. No. 4 Miami (OH) Elimination Game | 8–4 | ESPN+ | N/A[7] | ||
| 7 | 2:00 pm | No. 6 Toledo vs. No. 3 Ball State Elimination Game | 3–4 | N/A[8] | |||
| 8 | 6:00 pm | No. 1 Bowling Green vs. No. 2 Western Michigan | 0–11 | 1,248[9] | |||
| Saturday, May 25 | |||||||
| 9 | 12:30 pm | No. 1 Bowling Green vs. No. 3 Ball State Elimination Game | 5–10 | ESPN+ | N/A[10] | ||
| 10 | 6:00 pm | No. 2 Western Michigan vs. No. 3 Ball State | 10–3 | 956[11] | |||
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The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[12]
| Name | School | |
|---|---|---|
| Garret Pike | Toledo | |
| Jack Krause | Bowling Green | |
| Matt Gonzalez | Ball State | |
| Merritt Beeker | Ball State | |
| Sam Klein | Ball State | |
| Dylan Nevar (MVP) | Western Michigan | |
| Josh Swinehart | Western Michigan | |
| Cade Sullivan | Western Michigan | |
| Nolan Vlcek | Western Michigan | |
| Brady Miller | Western Michigan |