2001 Mid-American Conference Baseball Tournament


The 2001 Mid-American Conference Baseball Tournament took place in May 2001. The top six regular season finishers met in the double-elimination tournament held at Ball Diamond on the campus of Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. This was the thirteenth Mid-American Conference postseason tournament to determine a champion. Fourth seed won their third tournament championship to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.

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 fourth year of the six team tournament.

Results

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.
NameSchool
Jason PaulBall State
Dustin SampsonKent State
Tim BullingerCentral Michigan
Brady NoriMiami
Chris WelschKent State
John VanBenschotenKent State
Clark MaceMiami
Scott FrenchBall State
Dave MattleKent State
Tom YostMiami

Most Valuable Player

John VanBenschoten won the Tournament Most Valuable Player award. VanBenschoten played for Kent State.