Classification Division Format Double-elimination | Teams 8 Winning coach Jake Boss (1st title) | |
Site V.A. Memorial Stadium
Chillicothe, OH Champions Eastern Michigan (3rd title) | ||
The 2008 Mid-American Conference Baseball Tournament took place in May 2008. The top eight regular season finishers met in the double-elimination tournament held at V.A. Memorial Stadium in Chillicothe, Ohio. This was the twentieth Mid-American Conference postseason tournament to determine a champion, and first to be held at a neutral site. Second seed Eastern Michigan won their third tournament championship to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2008 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.
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Seeding and format
The winner of each division claimed the top two seeds, while the next six finishers based on conference winning percentage only, regardless of division, participated in the tournament. The teams played a two bracket, double-elimination tournament with the winner of each bracket facing off in a single championship game. This was the first year of the eight team tournament.
All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.
Most Valuable Player
Zack Leonard was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Leonard played for Eastern Michigan.