1983 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament


The 1983 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament took place from May 19 through 21. The top two regular-season finishers from each division met in the double-elimination tournament held at Hyames Field in Kalamazoo, Michigan. This was the third Mid-American Conference postseason tournament to determine a champion. Fourth seeded Miami won their first tournament championship to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 1983 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2][3]

1983 Mid-American Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsMiami (1st title)
Winning coachJohn Pavlisko (1st title)
1983 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Eastern Division
Ohio  x‍‍‍ 10 4 0   .714 26 19 0   .578
Miami  ‍‍y 8 6 0   .571 36 15 0   .706
Bowling Green  ‍‍‍ 9 7 0   .563 32 17 0   .653
Kent State  ‍‍‍ 6 9 0   .400 44 16 0   .733
Toledo  ‍‍‍ 3 10 0   .231 23 24 0   .489
Western Division
Western Michigan  x‍‍‍ 8 4 0   .667 26 21 0   .553
Eastern Michigan  ‍‍‍ 5 4 1   .550 29 26 1   .527
Central Michigan  ‍‍‍ 5 6 0   .455 31 19 0   .620
Ball State  ‍‍‍ 5 6 0   .455 23 23 1   .500
Northern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 3 7 1   .318 23 23 1   .500
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1983[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Seeding and format

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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.

Team W L T PCT GB Seed
Eastern Division
Ohio 10 4 0 .714
1E
Miami 8 6 0 .571
2
2E
Bowling Green 9 7 0 .563
2
Kent State 6 9 0 .400
4.5
Toledo 3 10 0 .231
6.5
Western Division
Western Michigan 8 4 0 .667
1W
Eastern Michigan 5 4 1 .550
2
2W
Central Michigan 5 6 0 .455
2.5
Ball State 5 6 0 .455
2.5
Northern Illinois 3 7 1 .318
4.5

Results

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Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
1EOhio10
2WEastern Michigan9
1EOhio3
2EMiami10
1WWestern Michigan1
2EMiami8
2Miami7
2WEastern Michigan3
Lower round 1Lower final
1EOhio3
2WEastern Michigan72WEastern Michigan12
1WWestern Michigan4

References

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  1. ^ "All-time Standings" (PDF). Mid-American Conference. Retrieved May 9, 2013.
  2. ^ "Mid-American Conference Tournament History" (PDF). Mid-American Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 9, 2014. Retrieved May 9, 2013.
  3. ^ 2012 Record Book (PDF). Miami RedHawks. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 1, 2012. Retrieved May 9, 2013.