MAC Baseball Tournament Available Via Live Video Streaming

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CLEVELAND -- The Mid-American Conference, JumpTV Sports and the Chillicothe Paints have announced that every game of the 2009 MAC Baseball Tournament will be streamed live. Fans can buy a complete tournament package that will get them every game of the tournament for $14.95 or purchase a single game for $4.95. The tournament will take place May 20-23 and will be staged at VA Memorial Stadium in Chillicothe, Ohio.

Ball State is the MAC West Division champions and the No. 2 seed in the upcoming tournament. The Cardinals will begin tournament play Wednesday afternoon at 4 p.m. as they face seventh-seeded Eastern Michigan.

In 2008, for the first time since 1982, and for only the second time in league history, the MAC Tournament was held at a neutral site at VA Memorial Stadium in Chillicothe, Ohio. Eastern Michigan won the 2008 MAC Baseball Tournament, defeating Kent State in the championship game.

The tournament field was expanded to eight teams for the first time ever in 2008. The prior tournament field consisted of six teams in a double-elimination tournament. The 8-team format will feature a bracket of two pools, with the winner of each double-elimination pool meeting in a one-game, winner take all championship game. The bracketing reflects the College World Series format as played in Omaha.

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Founded in 1946, the Mid-American Conference is an NCAA Division I, 12-member conference that sponsors 23 championships and is one of 11 members of the Football Bowl Subdivison (FBS). With total enrollment of nearly 300,000 students, the league represents institutions of higher learning in six (6) states ? Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, New York, and Ohio. In addition a 13th school ? Temple University in Philadelphia, Pa. -- is an affiliate member for football only.

Current MAC schools that hold full membership and the year they joined are -- East Division: University of Akron (1992), Bowling Green State University (1952), University at Buffalo (1998), Kent State University (1951), Miami University (1947), Ohio University (1946). West Division: Ball State University (1973), Central Michigan University (1971), Eastern Michigan University (1971), Northern Illinois University (1975-86, rejoined in 1997), University of Toledo (1950), Western Michigan University (1947). Temple University (2007) competes in the East Division in football only.

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MAC Baseball Tournament Available Via Live Video Streaming

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