2023 Mid-American Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsBall State (2nd title)
Winning coachRich Maloney (1st title)
MVPAdam Tellier (Ball State)
TelevisionESPN+
2023 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Kent State  246 .8004014 .741
Central Michigan   1911 .6333121 .596
Ball State y 1911 .6333321 .611
Western Michigan   1811 .6212129 .420
Ohio   1515 .5001930 .388
Toledo   1416 .4672629 .473
Miami (OH)   1317 .4332135 .375
Bowling Green   1317 .4332030 .400
Eastern Michigan   1218 .4002726 .509
Akron   1218 .4002134 .382
Northern Illinois   524 .1721043 .189
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 20, 2023[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2023 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament was held from May 24 through 27, 2023. The top four regular season finishers of the league's eleven teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at Schoonover Stadium in Kent, Ohio, the home field of Kent State who won the 2023 regular season conference title.[2]

Ball State won the tournament and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[3][4]

Seeding and format

The top four teams were seeded according conference winning percentage. Teams then played a double-elimination tournament.

TeamW–LPctGBSeedTiebreaker
Kent State24–6.800-1
Central Michigan19–11.63352CMU 3–0 v. Ball State
Ball State19–11.63353Ball State 0–3 v. CMU
Western Michigan18–11.6215.54
Ohio15–15.5009-
Toledo14–16.46710-
Bowling Green13–17.43311-BGSU 2–1 vs. Miami
Miami13–17.43311-Miami 1–2 vs. BGSU
Eastern Michigan12–18.40012-EMU 2–1 vs. Akron
Akron12–18.40012-Akron 1–2 vs. EMU
Northern Illinois5–24.17218.5-

Results

MAC tournament teams
(1) Kent State Golden Flashes (2) Central Michigan Chippewas (3) Ball State Cardinals (4) Western Michigan Broncos
First Round
May 24
Semifinal
May 25
Championship
May 27
1Kent State6
4Western Michigan4
1Kent State1
3Ball State6
2Central Michigan6
3Ball State7
3Ball State12-
1Kent State9-
Losers Bracket Semifinal
May 25
Losers Bracket Final
May 26
1Kent State10
4Western Michigan22Central Michigan2
2Central Michigan5

Schedule

Game Time* Matchup# Score Television Attendance
Wednesday, May 24
1 12:30 pm No. 1 Kent State vs. No. 4 Western Michigan 6–4 ESPN+ 313[5]
2 4:00 pm No. 2 Central Michigan vs. No. 3 Ball State 6–7 162[6]
Thursday, May 25
3 12:30 pm No. 2 Central Michigan vs. No. 4 Western Michigan
Elimination Game
5–2 ESPN+ 121[7]
4 6:00 pm No. 1 Kent State vs. No. 3 Ball State 1–6 539[8]
Friday, May 26
5 12:30 pm No. 1 Kent State vs. No. 2 Central Michigan
Elimination Game
10–2 ESPN+ 309[9]
Saturday, May 27
6 12:30 pm No. 1 Kent State vs. No. 3 Ball State
Championship Game
9–12 ESPN+ 487[10]
*Game times in EDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed.

Conference championship

May 27, 2023, 12:30 p.m. (EDT) at Schoonover Stadium in Kent, Ohio
Team123456789RHE
Ball State20321000412140
Kent State1010005209121
WP: Jacob Hartlaub (4-2)   LP: Mitchell Scott (2-2)
Home runs:
BALL: Adam Tellier, Blake Bevis, Logan Flood
KENT: Justin Miknis
Attendance: 487
Umpires: Sal Giacomantonio (HP), Kyle Reese (1B), James Muhleck (2B), Andy Dudones (3B)
Boxscore

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[11]

NameSchool
Cade SullivanWestern Michigan
Garrett NavaraCentral Michigan
Christian MitchelleCentral Michigan
Aidan LongwellKent State
Kyle JacksonKent State
Collin MathewsKent State
Ryan PeltierBall State
Adam Tellier (MVP)Ball State
Decker SchefflerBall State
Trennor O'DonnellBall State

References

  1. "Mid-American Conference baseball standings". D1Baseball.com. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  2. "2022–23 Conference Standings". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
  3. "2022–23 Championship Dates" (PDF). Mid-American Conference. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
  4. "2023 MAC Baseball Championship". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
  5. Game 1 boxscore
  6. Game 2 boxscore
  7. Game 3 boxscore
  8. Game 4 boxscore
  9. Game 5 boxscore
  10. Game 6 boxscore
  11. "All-Tournament Teams & Tournament MVP's". Mid-American Sports. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
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