Ball State won the MAC Tournament in the minimum number of games, maintaining the trend of the host team not being able to win it all at home. The Cardinals showed off their slugging in all three games and excellent pitching in at least a portion of all three.
Kent State was statistically the best team in the MAC over the course of the season. The ups-and-downs over the course get smoothed out over enough games, but the MAC Tournament is six games. Capitalizing on scoring chances, or limiting the opponent, is what wins individual games. Ball State made the most of their opportunities and Western Michigan did not.