2005 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament

2005 Mid-American Conference
baseball tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsMiami (3rd title)
Winning coachTracy Smith (2nd title)
MVPPaul Freitch (Miami)
2005 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
East
Miami  x‍‍‡‍y 17 – 5 – 0   .773 45 – 18 – 0   .714
Akron  ‍‍‍ 11 – 8 – 0   .579 25 – 29 – 0   .463
Ohio  ‍‍‍ 9 – 10 – 1   .475 25 – 25 – 1   .500
Kent State  ‍‍‍ 9 – 10 – 0   .474 33 – 20 – 0   .623
Marshall  ‍‍‍ 8 – 16 – 0   .333 16 – 34 – 0   .320
Buffalo  ‍‍‍ 5 – 14 – 1   .275 19 – 30 – 1   .390
West
Ball State  x‍‍‍ 17 – 5 – 0   .773 38 – 18 – 0   .679
Central Michigan  ‍‍‍ 18 – 6 – 0   .750 42 – 18 – 0   .700
Bowling Green  ‍‍‍ 12 – 8 – 0   .600 33 – 18 – 0   .647
Western Michigan  ‍‍‍ 13 – 9 – 0   .591 26 – 24 – 0   .520
Eastern Michigan  ‍‍‍ 8 – 14 – 0   .364 22 – 34 – 0   .393
Northern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 6 – 18 – 0   .250 16 – 36 – 1   .311
Toledo  ‍‍‍ 5 – 17 – 0   .227 15 – 39 – 0   .278
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2005[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2005 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament took place in May 2005. The top six regular season finishers met in the double-elimination tournament held at Stanley G. McKie Field at Joseph P. Hayden Jr. Park on the campus of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. This was the seventeenth Mid-American Conference postseason tournament to determine a champion. Top seed Miami won their third tournament championship to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2005 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 eighth year of the six team tournament.

Team W L T PCT GB Seed
East Division
Miami 17 5 0 .773
–
1
Akron 11 8 0 .579
4.5
6
Ohio 9 10 1 .475
6
–
Kent State 9 10 0 .474
6.5
–
Marshall 8 16 0 .333
10
–
Buffalo 5 14 1 .275
11.5
–
West Division
Ball State 17 5 0 .773
–
2
Central Michigan 18 6 0 .750
–
3
Western Michigan 13 9 0 .591
4
4
Bowling Green 12 8 0 .600
4
5
Eastern Michigan 8 14 0 .364
9
—
Northern Illinois 6 18 0 .250
12
—
Toledo 5 17 0 .227
12
–

Results

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First roundSecond roundThird roundSemifinalsFinal
1Miami2
6Akron02Miami9*
4Western Michigan5*
3Central Michigan51Miami0
4Western Michigan43Central Michigan5
3Central Michigan83Central Michigan26
2Ball State71Miami510
2Ball State5*1Miami9
5Bowling Green4*2Ball State62Ball State3
6Akron36Akron3
5Bowling Green0

* - Indicates game required 11 innings.

All-Tournament Team

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

Name School
Brad Miller Ball State
Eric Earnhart Ball State
Troy Moratti Central Michigan
Bryan Mitzel Central Michigan
Jim Geldoff Central Michigan
Brian Canada Miami
John Ely Miami
Michael Moljewski Miami
Keith Wesier Miami
Paul Frietch Miami

Most Valuable Player

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Paul Frietch was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Frietch played for Miami.[4]

References

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