Bowling Green State University Athletics
BG Baseball Tabbed For Second In MAC East Division
February 11, 2000 | Baseball
Feb. 11, 2000
Cleveland, OH - Two-time defending Mid-American Conference tournament champion Bowling Green received seven of a possible 12 first-place votes but were edged by the Miami RedHawks, 63-62, for the top spot in the East Division.
The MAC Preseason baseball polls were released today by the conference office following voting by the league's head coaches.
BG also received three votes for tournament winner, while Ball State, who received all 12 West Division First-Place votes, was named the tournament winner on seven ballots. Miami garnered the remaining two tournament winner votes.
The Falcons won the 1999 MAC East Division with a 22-10 mark, and claimed the tournament title with an extra-inning triumph over Miami.
2000 MAC Baseball Preseason Coaches Poll
East Division
1. Miami (5).............63 2. BOWLING GREEN (7)...62 3. Kent..................49 4. Ohio..................40 5. Akron.................24 6. Marshall..............14
West Division
1. Ball State (12).......72 2. Western Michigan......58 3. Central Michigan......42 4. Toledo................37 5. Eastern Michigan......28 6. Northern Illinois.....15
Tournament Winner
Ball State 7, BOWLING GREEN 3, Miami 2Note: First-place votes in parentheses
Voting was done on a 6-5-4-3-2-1 basis
