2008 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament

American collegiate baseball tournament August 2023 2008 Mid-American Conference 8 Double-elimination V.A. Memorial Stadium Chillicothe, OH 2008 Eastern Michigan Eagles Eastern Michigan 4th Jake Boss 1st Jack Leonard Eastern Michigan The 2008 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament took place in May 2008. The top eight regular season finishers met in the double-elimination tournament held at V.A. Memorial Stadium in Chillicothe, Ohio. This was the twentieth Mid-American Conference postseason tournament to determine a champion, and the first to be held at a neutral site. Second seed 2008 Eastern Michigan Eagles Eastern Michigan won their fourth tournament championship to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2008 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.http://www.mac-sports.com/Portals/20/MACTournamentHistory.pdf Mid-American Conference Mid-American Conference Tournament History June 6, 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 June 6, 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 2012-12-01 dead Seeding and format The winner of each division claimed the top two seeds, while the next six finishers based on conference winning percentage only, regardless of division, participated in the tournament. The teams played a two-bracket, double-elimination tournament with the winner of each bracket facing off in a single championship game. This was the first year of the eight-team tournament. Team W L PCT GB SeedEast Division 2008 Kent State Golden Flashes Kent State 16 8 .667 – 1 2008 Bowling Green Falcons Bowling Green 16 8 .667 – 3 2008 Ohio Bobcats Ohio 14 13 .519 3.5 6 2008 Akron Zips Akron 8 13 .381 6.5 – 2008 Miami RedHawks Miami 8 19 .296 9.5 – 2008 Buffalo Bulls Buffalo 7 19 .269 10 –West Division 2008 Eastern Michigan Eagles Eastern Michigan 15 8 .652 – 2 2008 Northern Illinois Huskies Northern Illinois 16 10 .615 1.5 4 2008 Ball State Cardinals Ball State 12 11 .522 3 5 2008 Western Michigan Broncos Western Michigan 12 12 .500 3.5 7 2008 Central Michigan Chippewas Central Michigan 13 13 .500 3.5 8 2008 Toledo Rockets Toledo 10 13 .435 5 – Results y 2 1 2008 Kent State Golden Flashes Kent State 4 8 2008 Central Michigan Chippewas Central Michigan 2 4 2008 Northern Illinois Huskies Northern Illinois 13 5 2008 Ball State Cardinals Ball State 7 8 Central Michigan 5 5 Ball State 7 3 2008 Bowling Green Falcons Bowling Green 5 6 2008 Ohio Bobcats Ohio 4 2 2008 Eastern Michigan Eagles Eastern Michigan 8 7 2008 Western Michigan Broncos Western Michigan 5 6 Ohio 5 7 Western Michigan 4 1 Kent State 10 4 Northern Illinois 6 4 Northern Illinois 6 5 Ball State 5 3 Bowling Green 4 2 Eastern Michigan 11 3 Bowling Green 3 6 Ohio 7 1 Kent State 10 — 4 Northern Illinois 3 — 2 Eastern Michigan 9 — 6 Ohio 3 — 1 Kent State 4 2 Eastern Michigan 12 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 June 6, 2013 Name School Matt Stoeklen Ball State Dave Reynolds Northern Illinois Chris Rigo Ohio Greg Rohan Kent State Brad Stillings Kent State Doug Sanders Kent State Josh Ivan Eastern Michigan Steve Bradshaw Eastern Michigan Sean Hoffman Eastern Michigan Zack Leonard Eastern Michigan Most Valuable Player Zack Leonard was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Leonard played for Eastern Michigan. References Tournament Category:Mid-American Conference baseball tournament Mid-American Conference baseball tournament Mid-American Conference baseball tournament