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2001 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament

2001 Mid-American Conference
baseball tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsKent State (3rd title)
Winning coachRick Rembielak (1st title)
MVPJohn VanBenschoten (Kent State)
2001 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Bowling Green  x‍‍‍ 18 – 9   .667 36 – 18   .667
Ohio  ‍‍‍ 16 – 11   .593 29 – 25   .537
Kent State  ‍‍‡‍y 16 – 11   .593 32 – 30   .516
Miami  ‍‍‍ 16 – 12   .571 35 – 25   .583
Marshall  ‍‍‍ 11 – 17   .393 24 – 29   .453
Akron  ‍‍‍ 9 – 18   .333 16 – 34   .320
Buffalo  ‍‍‍ 5 – 23   .179 11 – 39   .220
West
Ball State  x‍‍‍ 21 – 5   .808 34 – 23   .596
Central Michigan  ‍‍‍ 16 – 12   .571 35 – 24   .593
Eastern Michigan  ‍‍‍ 14 – 12   .538 20 – 33   .377
Western Michigan  ‍‍‍ 15 – 13   .536 26 – 28   .481
Northern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 10 – 17   .370 28 – 27   .509
Toledo  ‍‍‍ 10 – 17   .370 26 – 29   .473
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2001[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball


The 2001 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament took place in May 2001. The top six regular season finishers met in the double-elimination tournament held at Ball Diamond on the campus of Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. This was the thirteenth Mid-American Conference postseason tournament to determine a champion. Fourth seed Kent State won its third tournament championship to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2][3]

Seeding and format

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The winner of each division claimed the top two seeds, while the next four finishers based on conference winning percentage only, regardless of division, participated in the tournament. The teams played double-elimination tournament. This was the fourth year of the six team tournament.

Team W L PCT GB Seed
East Division
Bowling Green 18 9 .667
–
2
Ohio 16 11 .593
2
3
Kent State 16 11 .593
2
4
Miami 16 12 .571
2.5
6
Marshall 11 17 .393
7.5
–
Akron 9 18 .333
9
–
Buffalo 5 23 .179
13.5
–
West Division
Ball State 21 5 .808
–
1
Central Michigan 16 12 .571
6
5
Eastern Michigan 14 12 .538
7
–
Western Michigan 15 13 .536
7
–
Northern Illinois 10 17 .370
11.5
–
Toledo 10 17 .370
11.5
–

Results

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First roundSecond roundThird roundSemifinalsFinal
1Ball State5
6Miami136Miami10
3Ohio4
3Ohio106Miami10
4Kent State264Kent State9
4Kent State56Miami83
5Central Michigan14Kent State98
2Bowling Green154Kent State13
5Central Michigan205Central Michigan01Ball State3
1Ball State81Ball State6
2Bowling Green2

All-Tournament Team

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The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[4]

Name School
Jason Paul Ball State
Dustin Sampson Kent State
Tim Bullinger Central Michigan
Brady Nori Miami
Chris Welsch Kent State
John VanBenschoten Kent State
Clark Mace Miami
Scott French Ball State
Dave Mattle Kent State
Tom Yost Miami

Most Valuable Player

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John VanBenschoten won the Tournament Most Valuable Player award. VanBenschoten played for Kent State.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "All-time Standings" (PDF). Mid-American Conference. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
  2. ^ "Mid-American Conference Tournament History" (PDF). Mid-American Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 9, 2014. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
  3. ^ 2012 Record Book (PDF). Miami RedHawks. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 1, 2012. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
  4. ^ a b "All-Tournament Teams & Tournament MVP's" (PDF). Mid-American Sports. Retrieved May 30, 2013.