2014 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
baseball tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsBethune-Cookman (14th title)
Winning coachJason Beverlin (2nd title)
MVPMontana DuRapau (Bethune-Cookman)
2014 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Northern
Delaware State x 1770 .70830170 .638
Norfolk State  14100 .58320250 .444
Coppin State  9150 .37512330 .267
Maryland Eastern Shore  8160 .33313350 .271
Southern
Florida A&M x 14100 .58325250 .500
Bethune–Cookman x 14100 .58324310 .436
North Carolina Central  12120 .50019321 .375
Savannah State  11130 .45821300 .412
North Carolina A&T  9150 .37517320 .347
x Division champion
Tournament champion
As of May 16, 2014[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2014 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball tournament began on May 14 and ended on May 19 at Marty L. Miller Field, on the campus of Norfolk State University in Norfolk, Virginia. It was an eight-team double elimination tournament. Bethune-Cookman won their fourteenth tournament championship to claim the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference's automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. Bethune-Cookman has claimed fourteen of the sixteen tournament championships, with Savannah State winning in 2013 and North Carolina A&T earning the 2005 title.[2][3]

Format and seeding

The four teams in the North Division and top four finishers from the South Division were seeded one through four based on regular season records, with first round matchups of the top seed from the North and the fourth seed from the South, the second seed from the North against the third seed from the South, and so on. The winners advanced in the winners' bracket, while first round losers play elimination games. The format means that one team from the South, North Carolina A&T, was left out of the field.

TeamWLPct.GBSeed
Northern Division
Delaware State177.7081N
Norfolk State1410.58332N
Coppin State915.37583N
Maryland Eastern Shore816.33394N
Southern Division
Bethune-Cookman1410.5831S
Florida A&M1410.5832S
North Carolina Central1212.50023S
Savannah State1113.45834S
North Carolina A&T915.3755.5

Rain forced adjustments in the schedule, with all three third round games postponed by one day to Saturday.[4]

Bracket

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
1SBethune-Cookman4
4NMaryland Eastern Shore0
1SBethune-Cookman10
2NNorfolk State2
2NNorfolk State6
3SNorth Carolina Central1
1SBethune-Cookman16
4SSavannah State6
2SFlorida A&M10
3NCoppin State0
2SFlorida A&M6
4SSavannah State14
1NDelaware State4
4SSavannah State81SBethune-Cookman4
2NNorfolk State2
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
2NNorfolk State10
4NMaryland Eastern Shore53SNorth Carolina Central14SSavannah State0
3SNorth Carolina Central102NNorfolk State62NNorfolk State5
2SFlorida A&M3
2SFlorida A&M11
3NCoppin State63NCoppin State6
1NDelaware State1

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[3]

NameSchool
Zach BrighamSavannah State
Mendez ElderSavannah State
Stephen BullMaryland Eastern Shore
Bennie RobinsonFlorida A&M
Marlon GibbsFlorida A&M
Matt OutmanNorfolk State
Joshua ValesNorfolk State
Ross CaldwellNorfolk State
Montana DurapauBethune-Cookman
Shawn McCartyBethune-Cookman
Zach OlszewskiBethune-Cookman

Most Outstanding Performer

Montana Durapau was named Tournament Most Outstanding Performer. Durapau was a pitcher for Bethune-Cookman.[3]

References

  1. "Standings and Leaders". meacsports.com. Retrieved May 16, 2014.
  2. "2014 MEAC Baseball Championship Central" (PDF). meacsports.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 9, 2014. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 "Bethune-Cookman wins 2014 MEAC Baseball Championship". meacsports.com. May 19, 2014. Retrieved May 24, 2014.
  4. "MEAC Announces Baseball Championship Schedule Changes". meacsports.com. May 16, 2014. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
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