2007 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament


The 2007 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament took place in May 2007. The top six regular season finishers met in the double-elimination tournament held at Oestrike Stadium on the campus of Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, Michigan. This was the nineteenth Mid-American Conference postseason tournament to determine a champion. Second seed Kent State won their sixth tournament championship to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2007 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2][3]

2007 Mid-American Conference
baseball tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsKent State (6th title)
Winning coachScott Stricklin (1st title)
MVPJason Patton (Kent State)
2007 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Kent State  x‍‍y 19 8   .704 33 26   .559
Miami  ‍‍‍ 16 9   .640 32 24   .571
Buffalo  ‍‍‍ 11 16   .407 16 35   .314
Akron  ‍‍‍ 8 16   .333 23 24   .489
Ohio  ‍‍‍ 8 19   .296 23 31   .426
Bowling Green  ‍‍‍ 7 20   .259 22 32   .407
West
Eastern Michigan  x‍‍‍ 21 4   .840 32 24   .571
Central Michigan  ‍‍‍ 21 6   .778 35 21   .625
Northern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 16 11   .593 34 24   .586
Toledo  ‍‍‍ 14 13   .519 26 28   .481
Western Michigan  ‍‍‍ 8 16   .333 16 33   .327
Ball State  ‍‍‍ 8 19   .296 20 34   .370
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2007[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Seeding and format

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The winner of each division claimed the top two seeds, while the next four finishers based on conference winning percentage only, regardless of division, participated in the tournament. The teams played double-elimination tournament. This was the tenth year of the six team tournament.

Team W L PCT GB Seed
East Division
Kent State 19 8 .704
2
Miami 16 9 .640
2
4
Buffalo 11 16 .407
8
Akron 8 16 .333
9.5
Ohio 8 19 .296
11
Bowling Green 7 20 .259
12
West Division
Eastern Michigan 21 4 .840
1
Central Michigan 21 6 .778
1
3
Northern Illinois 16 11 .593
6
5
Toledo 14 13 .519
8
6
Western Michigan 8 16 .333
12.5
Ball State 8 19 .296
14

Results

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First roundSecond roundThird roundSemifinalsFinal
1Eastern Michigan6
6Toledo51Eastern Michigan12
3Central Michigan6
3Central Michigan41Eastern Michigan2
4Miami82Kent State3
4Miami32Kent State3
2Kent State41Eastern Michigan2
2Kent State71Eastern Michigan9
5Northern Illinois34Miami45Northern Illinois3
6Toledo105Northern Illinois6
5Northern Illinois11

All-Tournament Team

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The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[4]

Name School
Jason Patton Kent State
Reid Lamport Kent State
Will Vazquez Kent State
Andrew Davis Kent State
Kyle Smith Kent State
Matt German Northern Illinois
Jordan Petraitis Miami
Kyle Rhoad Eastern Michigan
Jeff Hehr Eastern Michigan
Jeff Fischer Eastern Michigan

Most Valuable Player

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Jason Patton was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Patton played for Kent State.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "All-time Standings" (PDF). Mid-American Conference. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
  2. ^ "Mid-American Conference Tournament History" (PDF). Mid-American Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 9, 2014. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  3. ^ 2012 Record Book (PDF). Miami RedHawks. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 1, 2012. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  4. ^ a b "All-Tournament Teams & Tournament MVP's" (PDF). Mid-American Sports. Retrieved June 6, 2013.