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2004 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament


The 2004 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament took place in May 2004. The top six regular season finishers met in the double-elimination tournament held at Bill Theunissen Stadium on the campus of Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. This was the sixteenth Mid-American Conference postseason tournament to determine a champion. Fourth seed Kent State won their fifth tournament championship to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2004 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2][3]

2004 Mid-American Conference
baseball tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsKent State (5th title)
Winning coachRick Rembielak (3rd title)
MVPRyan Ford Eastern Michigan
Andy Sonnanstine (Kent State)
2004 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Miami  x‍‍‍ 14 – 8   .636 36 – 21   .632
Kent State  ‍‍‡‍y 14 – 10   .583 36 – 27   .571
Ohio  ‍‍‍ 12 – 12   .500 25 – 29   .463
Akron  ‍‍‍ 11 – 12   .478 26 – 27   .491
Marshall  ‍‍‍ 10 – 13   .435 27 – 27   .500
Buffalo  ‍‍‍ 4 – 18   .182 15 – 39   .278
West
Central Michigan  x‍‍‍ 18 – 6   .750 33 – 24   .579
Eastern Michigan  ‍‍‍ 14 – 10   .583 32 – 27   .542
Northern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 14 – 10   .583 31 – 28   .525
Ball State  ‍‍‍ 14 – 10   .583 28 – 28   .500
Bowling Green  ‍‍‍ 13 – 11   .542 28 – 19   .596
Toledo  ‍‍‍ 8 – 16   .333 20 – 34   .370
Western Michigan  ‍‍‍ 7 – 17   .292 21 – 35   .375
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2004[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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 seventh year of the six team tournament.

Team W L PCT GB Seed
East Division
Miami 14 8 .636
–
2
Kent State 14 10 .583
1
6
Ohio 12 12 .500
3
–
Akron 11 12 .478
3.5
–
Marshall 10 13 .435
4.5
–
Buffalo 4 18 .182
10
–
West Division
Central Michigan 18 6 .750
–
1
Eastern Michigan 14 10 .583
4
3
Ball State 14 10 .583
4
4
Northern Illinois 14 10 .583
4
5
Bowling Green 13 11 .542
5
–
Toledo 8 16 .333
10
–
Western Michigan 7 17 .292
11
–

Results

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First roundSecond roundThird roundSemifinalsFinal
6Kent State0
4Ball State4
1Central Michigan04Ball State6
6Kent State62Miami72Miami0
1Central Michigan0
3Eastern Michigan2
2Miami6
3Eastern Michigan10
3Eastern Michigan4
4Ball State4
3Eastern Michigan176Kent State7
5Northern Illinois12
2Miami43Eastern Michigan6
5Northern Illinois86Kent State10
5Northern Illinois6
6Kent State8

All-Tournament Team

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

Name School
Ryan Ford Eastern Michigan
Andy Sonnanstine Kent State
Joe Tucker Kent State
Chad Kinyon Kent State
Brian Bixler Eastern Michigan
Derrick Peterson Eastern Michigan
Eric Sansouci Northern Illinois
Jason Brown Miami
Todd Kimling Eastern Michigan
Chuck Moore Kent State

Most Valuable Player

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Ryan Ford and Andy Sonnanstine were named co-Most Valuable Players. Ford played for Eastern Michigan while Sonnanstine was a pitcher for Kent State.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "All-time Standings" (PDF). Mid-American Conference. Retrieved May 31, 2013.
  2. ^ "Mid-American Conference Tournament History" (PDF). Mid-American Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 9, 2014. Retrieved May 31, 2013.
  3. ^ 2012 Record Book (PDF). Miami RedHawks. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 1, 2012. Retrieved May 31, 2013.
  4. ^ a b "All-Tournament Teams & Tournament MVP's" (PDF). Mid-American Sports. Retrieved May 31, 2013.
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