1982 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament

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1982 Mid-American Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsEastern Michigan (2nd title)
Winning coachRon Oestrike (2nd title)
1982 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Eastern Division
Ohio  x‍‍‍ 10 – 5 – 0   .667 26 – 23 – 1   .530
Toledo  ‍‍‍ 10 – 6 – 0   .625 26 – 28 – 1   .482
Kent State  ‍‍‍ 8 – 8 – 0   .500 35 – 23 – 0   .603
Miami  ‍‍‍ 6 – 10 – 0   .375 16 – 25 – 0   .390
Bowling Green  ‍‍‍ 5 – 10 – 0   .333 29 – 23 – 1   .557
Western Division
Western Michigan  x‍‍‍ 12 – 4 – 0   .750 34 – 17 – 0   .667
Eastern Michigan  ‍‍‡‍y 9 – 4 – 0   .692 39 – 23 – 2   .625
Central Michigan  ‍‍‍ 8 – 4 – 0   .667 24 – 17 – 0   .585
Northern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 4 – 9 – 0   .308 19 – 24 – 1   .443
Ball State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 12 – 0   .000 10 – 21 – 0   .323
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1982[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball


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]

Seeding and format[edit]

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.

Team W L PCT GB Seed
Eastern Division
Ohio 10 5 .667
–
1E
Toledo 10 6 .625
.5
2E
Kent State 8 8 .500
2.5
–
Miami 6 10 .375
4.5
–
Bowling Green 5 10 .333
5
–
Western Division
Western Michigan 12 4 .750
–
1W
Eastern Michigan 9 4 .692
1.5
2W
Central Michigan 8 4 .667
2
–
Northern Illinois 4 9 .308
6.5
–
Ball State 0 12 .000
10
–

Results[edit]

Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
1WWestern Michigan4
2EToledo3
1WWestern Michigan2
2WEastern Michigan4
1EOhio6
2WEastern Michigan8
2WEastern Michigan18—
2EToledo13—
Lower round 1Lower final
1WWestern Michigan4
2EToledo52EToledo6
1EOhio1

References[edit]

  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 October 9, 2014. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
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