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
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Eastern Division
Ohio  x‍‍‍ 10–5–0 .66726–23–1 .530
Toledo  ‍‍‍ 10–6–0 .62526–28–1 .482
Kent State  ‍‍‍ 8–8–0 .50035–23–0 .603
Miami  ‍‍‍ 6–10–0 .37516–25–0 .390
Bowling Green  ‍‍‍ 5–10–0 .33329–23–1 .557
Western Division
Western Michigan  x‍‍‍ 12–4–0 .75034–17–0 .667
Eastern Michigan  ‍‍‡‍y 9–4–0 .69239–23–2 .625
Central Michigan  ‍‍‍ 8–4–0 .66724–17–0 .585
Northern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 4–9–0 .30819–24–1 .443
Ball State  ‍‍‍ 0–12–0 .00010–21–0 .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

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.

TeamWLPCTGBSeed
Eastern Division
Ohio105.667
–
1E
Toledo106.625
.5
2E
Kent State88.500
2.5
–
Miami610.375
4.5
–
Bowling Green510.333
5
–
Western Division
Western Michigan124.750
–
1W
Eastern Michigan94.692
1.5
2W
Central Michigan84.667
2
–
Northern Illinois49.308
6.5
–
Ball State012.000
10
–

Results

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

  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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