# 2012 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament

The 2012 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament took place from May 23 through 26. The top eight regular season finishers of the league's twelve teams, regardless of division, met in the double-elimination tournament held at All Pro Freight Stadium in Avon, OH. Kent State won their fourth consecutive tournament and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

## Seeding

The winners of each division claim the top two seeds, with the next six teams, based on conference winning percentage claim the third through eight seeds. The teams then play a two bracket, double-elimination tournament leading to a final matching the winners of each bracket.
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Seed |
| East Division ||||||
| Kent State | 24 | 3 | .889 | – | 1 |
| Ohio | 16 | 11 | .593 | 8 | 4 |
| Miami | 12 | 15 | .444 | 12 | 7 |
| Buffalo | 10 | 16 | .385 | 13.5 | 8 |
| Akron | 10 | 17 | .370 | 14 | – |
| Bowling Green | 9 | 18 | .333 | 15 | – |
| West Division ||||||
| Toledo | 19 | 8 | .704 | – | 2 |
| Central Michigan | 17 | 10 | .630 | 2 | 3 |
| Western Michigan | 14 | 12 | .538 | 4.5 | 5 |
| Eastern Michigan | 14 | 13 | .519 | 5 | 6 |
| Ball State | 9 | 18 | .333 | 10 | – |
| Northern Illinois | 7 | 20 | .259 | 12 | – |

## Results

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Kent State | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Buffalo | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Buffalo | 0 | 1 | Kent State | 12 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Western Michigan | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Ohio | 2 | 5 | Western Michigan | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Western Michigan | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Western Michigan | 4 | | | | 1 | Kent State | 8 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8 | Buffalo | 3 | | | | |
| 4 | Ohio | 5 | | | | 8 | Buffalo | 3 | | | | |
| 8 | Buffalo | 6 | 5 | Western Michigan | 8 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Buffalo | 10 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Kent State | 3 |
| 2 | Toledo | 0 | | | | | | | | 1 | Kent State | 3 |
| 2 | Toledo | 0 | | | | | | | | 3 | Central Michigan | 1 |
| 7 | Miami | 5 | | | | | | | | 3 | Central Michigan | 1 |
| 7 | Miami | 5 | 6 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Miami | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Central Michigan | 3 | 7 | Miami | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | | | | 7 | Miami | 10 | 0 | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Central Michigan | 11 | 7 | | | |
| 3 | Central Michigan | 4 | | | | 3 | Central Michigan | 11 | 7 | | | |
| 2 | Toledo | 3 | 6 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 3 | Central Michigan | 6 | | | | | | | |

## All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.
| Name | School |
| Alex Baldock | Buffalo |
| Bryce Redeker | Miami |
| Shawn Marquardt | Miami |
| Mac Thoreson | Miami |
| Will Arnold | Central Michigan |
| Jordan Adams | Central Michigan |
| Rick Dodridge | Central Michigan |
| George Roberts | Kent State |
| David Starn | Kent State |
| T. J. Sutton | Kent State |

### Most Valuable Player

David Starn won his second consecutive Tournament Most Valuable Player award. Starn was a pitcher for Kent State.