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The 1998 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament took place in May 1998. The top three regular season finishers from each division met in the double-elimination tournament held at Warren E. Steller Field on the campus of Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio. This was the tenth Mid-American Conference postseason tournament to determine a champion. The top seed from the east, Bowling Green, won their first tournament championship to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2][3]

Teams6
Finals site
ChampionsBowling Green (1st title)
Quick facts Teams, Format ...
1998 Mid-American Conference
baseball tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsBowling Green (1st title)
Winning coachDanny Schmitz (1st title)
MVPBob Niemet (Bowling Green)
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1998 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
East
Bowling Green  xy 17100 .63034210 .618
Kent State   17120 .58627280 .491
Miami   17130 .56733260 .559
Ohio   13170 .43331240 .564
Akron   10180 .35720310 .392
Marshall   9210 .30018350 .340
West
Ball State  x 2380 .74239180 .684
Central Michigan   2390 .71934250 .576
Western Michigan   16160 .50026290 .473
Eastern Michigan   14160 .46727270 .500
Toledo   13170 .43320320 .385
Northern Illinois   8230 .25810301 .256
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1998[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
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Seeding and format

The top three finishers in each division, based on conference winning percentage only, participated in the tournament. The top seed in each division played the third seed from the opposite division in the first round. The teams played double-elimination tournament. With the addition of Marshall and return of Northern Illinois to the league, the conference divided again into East and West Divisions and expanded the tournament field to six. All previous tournaments consisted of four participating teams.

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TeamWLPCTGBSeed
East Division
Bowling Green1710.630
1E
Kent State1712.586
1
2E
Miami1713.567
1.5
3E
Ohio1317.433
5.5
Akron1018.357
7.5
Marshall921.300
9.5
West Division
Ball State238.742
1W
Central Michigan239.719
.5
2W
Western Michigan1616.500
7.5
3W
Eastern Michigan1416.467
8.5
Toledo1317.433
10.5
Northern Illinois823.258
15
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Results

First roundSecond roundThird roundSemifinalsFinal
1EBowling Green9
3WWestern Michigan71EBowling Green3
3EKent State1
2WBall State41EBowling Green6
2EMiami72EMiami11
2EMiami62EMiami06
1WCentral Michigan51EBowling Green67
1WCentral Michigan81EBowling Green10
3EKent State01WCentral Michigan33WWestern Michigan1
3WWestern Michigan33WWestern Michigan7
2WBall State2

All-Tournament Team

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

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NameSchool
Jason KelleyBowling Green
Ben EversideMiami
Jay HarringtonBowling Green
John LackaffMiami
Bob NiemetBowling Green
Drew NilesBowling Green
Kris GundrumWestern Michigan
Matt MlynarekBowling Green
John SullivanMiami
Alan GilhousenBowling Green
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Most Valuable Player

Bob Niemet won the Tournament Most Valuable Player award. Niemet played for Bowling Green.[4]

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