2022 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ball State † | 32 | – | 7 | .821 | 40 | – | 19 | .678 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Michigan ‡y | 30 | – | 7 | .811 | 42 | – | 17 | .712 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Toledo | 23 | – | 16 | .590 | 33 | – | 25 | .569 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio | 21 | – | 15 | .583 | 30 | – | 24 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kent State | 19 | – | 19 | .500 | 24 | – | 29 | .453 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (OH) | 18 | – | 22 | .450 | 23 | – | 33 | .411 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Michigan | 16 | – | 24 | .400 | 22 | – | 34 | .393 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Michigan | 15 | – | 24 | .385 | 18 | – | 36 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling Green | 14 | – | 24 | .368 | 18 | – | 35 | .340 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Illinois | 13 | – | 25 | .342 | 14 | – | 40 | .259 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Akron | 11 | – | 29 | .275 | 15 | – | 41 | .268 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of August 19, 2024[1] Rankings from D1Baseball |
The 2022 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament was held from May 25 through 29. The top four regular season finishers of the league's eleven teams met in the double-elimination tournament to be held at Ball Diamond in Muncie, Indiana, the home field of Ball State who finished 2022 with the highest regular season winning percentage.[2] Second-seeded Central Michigan won the tournament and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[3][4][5]
Seeding and format
The top four teams were seeded according conference winning percentage. Teams then played a double-elimination tournament.
Team | W–L | Pct | GB | Seed |
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Ball State | 32–7 | .821 | – | 1 |
Central Michigan | 30–7 | .811 | 1 | 2 |
Toledo | 23–16 | .590 | 9 | 3 |
Ohio | 21–15 | .583 | 9.5 | 4 |
Kent State | 19–19 | .500 | 12.5 | - |
Miami | 18–22 | .450 | 14.5 | - |
Eastern Michigan | 16–24 | .400 | 16.5 | - |
Western Michigan | 15–24 | .385 | 17 | - |
Bowling Green | 14–24 | .368 | 17.5 | - |
Northern Illinois | 13–25 | .342 | 18.5 | - |
Akron | 11–29 | .275 | 21.5 | - |
Results
MAC tournament teams | |||
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(1) Ball State Cardinals | (2) Central Michigan Chippewas | (3) Toledo Rockets | (4) Ohio Bobcats |
Upper round 1 | Upper final | Final | ||||||||||||
1 | Ball State | 6 | ||||||||||||
4 | Ohio | 4 | ||||||||||||
1 | Ball State | 9 | ||||||||||||
2 | Central Michigan | 7 | ||||||||||||
2 | Central Michigan | 11 | ||||||||||||
3 | Toledo | 10 | ||||||||||||
1 | Ball State | 3 | 7 | |||||||||||
2 | Central Michigan | 12 | 11 | |||||||||||
Lower round 1 | Lower final | |||||||||||||
2 | Central Michigan | 10 | ||||||||||||
3 | Toledo | 13 | 3 | Toledo | 7 | |||||||||
4 | Ohio | 5 | ||||||||||||
Schedule
Game | Time* | Matchup# | Score | Television | Attendance | |
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Wednesday, May 25 | ||||||
1 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 2 Central Michigan vs. No. 3 Toledo | 11-10 | ESPN+ | 286[6] | |
Thursday, May 26 | ||||||
2 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 1 Ball State vs. No. 4 Ohio | 6-4 | ESPN+ | 425[7] | |
Friday, May 27 | ||||||
3 | 9:00 a.m. | No. 3 Toledo vs. No. 4 Ohio Elimination Game | 13-5 | ESPN+ | 117 [8] | |
4 | 1:45 p.m. | No. 1 Ball State vs. No. 2 Central Michigan | 9-7 | 409 [9] | ||
Saturday, May 28 | ||||||
5 | 10:30 a.m. | No. 2 Central Michigan vs. No. 3 Toledo Elimination Game | 10-7 | ESPN+ | 126 [10] | |
6 | 3:15 p.m. | No. 1 Ball State vs. No. 2 Central Michigan | 3-12 | 536 [11] | ||
Sunday, May 29 | ||||||
7 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 1 Ball State vs. No. 2 Central Michigan | 7-11 | ESPN+ | 689 [12] | |
*Game times in EDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed. |
Conference championship
MAC Championship | ||
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(2) Central Michigan Chippewas | vs. | (1) Ball State Cardinals |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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(2) Central Michigan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
(1) Ball State | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Adam Mrakitsch (6–1) LP: Sam Klein (4–3) Home runs: CMU: Mario Camilletti, Garrett Navarra, Robby Morgan IV Ball: None Attendance: 689 |
All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[13]
Name | School |
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Garret Pike | Toledo |
Mason Sykes | Toledo |
Scott Mackiewicz | Toledo |
Ryan Peltier | Ball State |
Tyler Schweitzer | Ball State |
Zach Cole | Ball State |
Garrett Navarra (MVP) | Central Michigan |
Robby Morgan IV | Central Michigan |
Jakob Marsee | Central Michigan |
Adam Markitsch | Central Michigan |
References
- ^ "Mid-American Conference baseball standings". D1Baseball.com. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
- ^ "2021–22 Conference Standings". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
- ^ "2021–22 Championship Dates" (PDF). Mid-American Conference. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
- ^ "2022 MAC Baseball Championship". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
- ^ Tony Paul (May 7, 2021). "MAC's back! Conference restores eight championships cut amid pandemic". Detroit News. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
- ^ Game 1 boxscore
- ^ Game 2 boxscore
- ^ Game 3 boxscore
- ^ Game 4 boxscore
- ^ Game 5 boxscore
- ^ Game 6 boxscore
- ^ Game 7 boxscore
- ^ "All-Tournament Teams & Tournament MVP's". Mid-American Sports. Retrieved May 29, 2022.