1982 Mid-American Conference Baseball Tournament

The 1982 Mid-American Conference Baseball Tournament took place in May 1982. The top two regular season finishers from each division met in the double-elimination tournament held at Franklin County Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. This was the second Mid-American Conference postseason tournament to determine a champion. Eastern Michigan, the second seed from the West, won their second tournament championship to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 1982 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2]

1982 Mid-American Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsEastern Michigan (2nd title)
Winning coachRon Oestrike (2nd title)
MVP,
1982 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Eastern Division
Ohio  x 1050 .667  26231 .530
Toledo   1060 .625  26281 .482
Kent State   880 .500  35230 .603
Miami   6100 .375  16250 .390
Bowling Green   5100 .333  29231 .557
Western Division
Western Michigan  x 1240 .750  34170 .667
Eastern Michigan  y 940 .692  39232 .625
Central Michigan   840 .667  24170 .585
Northern Illinois   490 .308  19241 .443
Ball State   0120 .000  10210 .323
x Division champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1982[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Seeding and format

The top two finishers from each division, based on conference winning percentage only, participated in the tournament. The top seed from each division played the second seed from the other division in the double-elimination tournament.

TeamWLPCTGBSeed
Eastern Division
Ohio105.667
1E
Toledo106.625
.5
2E
Kent State88.500
2.5
Miami610.375
4.5
Bowling Green510.333
5
Western Division
Western Michigan124.750
1W
Eastern Michigan94.692
1.5
2W
Central Michigan84.667
2
Northern Illinois49.308
6.5
Ball State012.000
10

Results

  First round Semifinals Finals
                             
1W Western Michigan 4  
2E Toledo 3  
  1W Western Michigan 2  
  2W Eastern Michigan 4  
1E Ohio 6
2W Eastern Michigan 8  
  2W Eastern Michigan 18
  2E Toledo 13
2E Toledo 5  
1E Ohio 1  
  1W Western Michigan 4
  2E Toledo 6  

References

  1. "All-time Standings" (PDF). Mid-American Conference. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
  2. "Mid-American Conference Tournament History" (PDF). Mid-American Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 9, 2014. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
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