2005 Mid-American Conference Baseball Tournament

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]

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
TeamW 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

Seeding and format

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.

TeamWLTPCTGBSeed
East Division
Miami1750.773
–
1
Akron1180.579
4.5
6
Ohio9101.475
6
–
Kent State9100.474
6.5
–
Marshall8160.333
10
–
Buffalo5141.275
11.5
–
West Division
Ball State1750.773
–
2
Central Michigan1860.750
–
3
Western Michigan1390.591
4
4
Bowling Green1280.600
4
5
Eastern Michigan8140.364
9
—
Northern Illinois6180.250
12
—
Toledo5170.227
12
–

Results
  First round Second round Third round Semi-finals Finals
                                                 
  1 Miami 2  
  6 Akron 0     2 Miami 9*  
    4 Western Michigan 5*    
  3 Central Michigan 5         1 Miami 0            
  4 Western Michigan 4           3 Central Michigan 5              
      3 Central Michigan 8           3 Central Michigan 2 6
      2 Ball State 7         1 Miami 5 10
  2 Ball State 5*         1 Miami 9    
  5 Bowling Green 4*       2 Ball State 6     2 Ball State 3  
  6 Akron 3     6 Akron 3  
  5 Bowling Green 0  

* - Indicates game required 11 innings.

All-Tournament Team

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

NameSchool
Brad MillerBall State
Eric EarnhartBall State
Troy MorattiCentral Michigan
Bryan MitzelCentral Michigan
Jim GeldoffCentral Michigan
Brian CanadaMiami
John ElyMiami
Michael MoljewskiMiami
Keith WesierMiami
Paul FrietchMiami

Most Valuable Player

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

References
  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 June 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. "All-Tournament Teams & Tournament MVP's" (PDF). Mid-American Sports. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
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