2003 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament

American collegiate baseball tournament August 2023 2003 Mid-American Conference 6 Double-elimination Gene Michael Field Kent, OH 2003 Eastern Michigan Eagles Eastern Michigan 3rd Roger Coryell 1st Brian Bixler Eastern Michigan The 2003 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament took place in May 2003. The top six regular season finishers met in the double-elimination tournament held at Gene Michael Field on the campus of Kent State University in Kent, Ohio. This was the fifteenth Mid-American Conference postseason tournament to determine a champion. Fourth seed 2003 Eastern Michigan Eagles Eastern Michigan won their third tournament championship, and first since the event resumed in 1992, to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.http://www.mac-sports.com/Portals/20/MACTournamentHistory.pdf Mid-American Conference Mid-American Conference Tournament History May 31, 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20141009160850/http://www.mac-sports.com/Portals/20/MACTournamentHistory.pdf October 9, 2014 http://www.muredhawks.com/fls/26100/old_site/sports/m-basebl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/2012BsbRecordBook.pdf?SPSID=617722&SPID=87612&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=26100 2012 Record Book Miami RedHawks 11 May 31, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20121201021844/http://www.muredhawks.com/fls/26100/old_site/sports/m-basebl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/2012BsbRecordBook.pdf?SPSID=617722&SPID=87612&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=26100 December 1, 2012 dead mdy-all Seeding and format 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 sixth year of the six team tournament. Team W L PCT GB SeedEast Division 2003 Kent State Golden Flashes Kent State 20 4 .833 – 1 2003 Miami RedHawks Miami 19 9 .679 3 3 2003 Ohio Bobcats Ohio 15 11 .577 6 5 2003 Akron Zips Akron 12 15 .444 9.5 – 2003 Marshall Thundering Herd Marshall 11 16 .407 10.5 – 2003 Buffalo Bulls Buffalo 5 21 .192 16 –West Division 2003 Ball State Cardinals Ball State 17 10 .630 – 2 2003 Eastern Michigan Eagles Eastern Michigan 16 11 .593 1 4 2003 Northern Illinois Huskies Northern Illinois 15 11 .577 1.5 6 2003 Western Michigan Broncos Western Michigan 16 12 .571 1.5 – 2003 Central Michigan Chippewas Central Michigan 9 15 .375 6.5 – 2003 Bowling Green Falcons Bowling Green 9 18 .333 8 – 2003 Toledo Rockets Toledo 8 19 .296 9 – Results 2 2 1 2003 Kent State Golden Flashes Kent State 3 6 2003 Northern Illinois Huskies Northern Illinois 4 3 2003 Miami RedHawks Miami 6 4 2003 Eastern Michigan Eagles Eastern Michigan 4 2 2003 Ball State Cardinals Ball State 4 5 2003 Ohio Bobcats Ohio 14 6 Northern Illinois 4* 4 Eastern Michigan 6* 2 Ball State 2† 1 Kent State 3† 3 Miami 4 5 Ohio 3 5 Ohio 9 6 Northern Illinois 8 4 Eastern Michigan 7 1 Kent State 4 3 Miami 6 5 Ohio 0 4 Eastern Michigan 3 6 3 Miami 2 5 * - Indicates game required 12 innings. † - Indicates game required 10 innings. All-Tournament Team The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.http://www.mac-sports.com/Portals/20/AllTournamentTeamMVP.pdf All-Tournament Teams & Tournament MVP's Mid-American Sports May 31, 2013 Name School Matt Long Miami Dale Hayes Eastern Michigan John Slone Miami Anthony Gressick Ohio Joe Tucker Kent State Joe Mazzuca Northern Illinois Brian Bixler Eastern Michigan Derrick Peterson Eastern Michigan Phil Sabatini Ohio David Cook Miami Most Valuable Player Brian Bixler won the Tournament Most Valuable Player award. Bixler played for Eastern Michigan. References Tournament Category:Mid-American Conference baseball tournament Mid-American Conference baseball tournament Mid-American Conference baseball tournament Category:Sports competitions in Kent, Ohio Category:College baseball tournaments in Ohio