The 2012 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament took place from May 23 through 26. The top eight regular season finishers of the league's twelve teams, regardless of division, met in the double-elimination tournament held at All Pro Freight Stadium in Avon, OH. Kent State won their fourth consecutive tournament and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.
Seeding The winners of each division claim the top two seeds, with the next six teams, based on conference winning percentage claim the third through eight seeds. The teams then play a two bracket, double-elimination tournament leading to a final matching the winners of each bracket. Team W L PCT GB SeedEast Division Kent State 24 3 .889 – 1 16 11 .593 8 4 12 15 .444 12 7 Buffalo 10 16 .385 13.5 8 10 17 .370 14 – 9 18 .333 15 –West Division 19 8 .704 – 2 17 10 .630 2 3 14 12 .538 4.5 5 14 13 .519 5 6 9 18 .333 10 – 7 20 .259 12 –
Results
All-Tournament Team The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. Name School Alex Baldock Buffalo Bryce Redeker Miami Shawn Marquardt Miami Mac Thoreson Miami Will Arnold Central Michigan Jordan Adams Central Michigan Rick Dodridge Central Michigan George Roberts Kent State David Starn Kent State T. J. Sutton Kent State
Most Valuable Player David Starn won his second consecutive Tournament Most Valuable Player award. Starn was a pitcher for Kent State.
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