The 2011 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament took place from May 25 through 28. The top eight regular season finishers of the league's twelve teams, regardless of division, met in the double-elimination tournament held at V.A. Memorial Stadium in Chillicothe, Ohio. won their third consecutive tournament, and ninth overall, to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2011 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 21 5 .808 – 1 18 9 .667 3.5 3 11 14 .440 9.5 8 11 16 .407 10.5 – 7 20 .259 14.5 – Buffalo 3 22 .120 18 –West Division 17 9 .654 – 2 16 11 .593 1.5 4 16 11 .593 1.5 5 15 12 .556 2.5 6 12 14 .462 5 7 11 15 .423 6 –
Results
All-Tournament Team The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. Name School Nate Theunissen Central Michigan Tyler Hall Central Michigan Rob Wendzicki Eastern Michigan Zack Leonard Eastern Michigan Tyler Melling Miami Brooks Fiala Miami David Starn Kent State Evan Campbell Kent State Andrew Chafin Kent State David Lyon Kent State
Most Valuable Player David Starn won the Tournament Most Valuable Player award. Starn was a pitcher for Kent State.
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