1981 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament


The 1981 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament took place from May 16 to 18 of that year. The top four regular season finishers of the league's ten teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at Bill Theunissen Stadium in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. This was the first time the Mid-American Conference held a postseason tournament to determine a champion. Fourth seeded Eastern Michigan won the first tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 1981 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2][3]

1981 Mid-American Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsEastern Michigan (1st title)
Winning coachRon Oestrike (1st title)
1981 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Central Michigan  ‍‍‍ 13 3 0   .813 37 13 0   .740
Western Michigan  ‍‍‍ 14 3 1   .806 32 21 1   .602
Miami  ‍‍‍ 12 5 1   .694 22 27 1   .450
Eastern Michigan  ‍‍y 9 7 0   .563 37 29 0   .561
Toledo  ‍‍‍ 8 9 0   .471 30 20 0   .600
Northern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 6 10 2   .389 19 26 2   .426
Kent State  ‍‍‍ 5 8 0   .385 13 18 1   .422
Bowling Green  ‍‍‍ 5 8 0   .385 13 18 1   .422
Ohio  ‍‍‍ 5 13 0   .278 12 34 0   .261
Ball State  ‍‍‍ 4 12 0   .250 18 22 0   .450
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1981[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Seeding and format

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The top four finishers were seeded one through four based on conference winning percentage only. The teams played a double-elimination tournament.

Team W L Tie PCT GB Seed
Central Michigan 13 3 0 .813
1
Western Michigan 14 3 1 .806
.5
2
Miami 12 5 1 .694
2
3
Eastern Michigan 9 7 0 .563
4
4
Toledo 8 9 0 .471
5.5
Northern Illinois 6 10 2 .389
8
Kent State 5 8 0 .385
6.5
Bowling Green 5 11 0 .313
8
Ohio 5 13 0 .278
9
Ball State 4 12 0 .250
9

Results

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Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
1Central Michigan0
4Eastern Michigan7
4Eastern Michigan5
3Miami2
2Western Michigan0
3Miami8
4Eastern Michigan5
1Central Michigan4
Lower round 1Lower final
3Miami1
1Central Michigan41Central Michigan4
2Western Michigan2

References

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  1. ^ "All-time Standings" (PDF). Mid-American Conference. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
  2. ^ "Mid-American Conference Tournament History" (PDF). Mid-American Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 9, 2014. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
  3. ^ 2012 Miami RedHawks Baseball Media Guide (PDF). muredhawks.com. pp. 10–17. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 12, 2013. Retrieved May 8, 2013.