Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball tournament
Conference baseball championship
SportBaseball
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Number of teams4
Formatdouble elimination
Current stadiumMarty L. Miller Field
Current locationNorfolk, Virginia
Played1972–2022
Last contest2022
Current championCoppin State
Most championshipsBethune-Cookman (19)
Official websiteChampionship Central

The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball tournament was the conference baseball championship of the NCAA Division I Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. In its final edition in 2022, all four MEAC baseball teams participated in the double elimination tournament at Marty L. Miller Field in Norfolk, Virginia. The winner of the tournament received an automatic berth to the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship. The automatic bid was granted beginning in 1994.[1]

From 1999 until leaving the conference after the 2021 season, Bethune-Cookman had claimed all but six tournament championships, as North Carolina A&T won the 2005 and 2018 tournaments, Savannah State won the 2013 tournament, Florida A&M won the 2015 and 2019 events, while Norfolk State won in 2021. Coppin State won the last MEAC tournament in 2022.

The MEAC merged its baseball league into that of the Northeast Conference (NEC) after the 2022 season, by which time it had only four baseball-sponsoring members—two short of the minimum required for a conference to maintain its automatic tournament bid. The remaining MEAC baseball schools became NEC affiliates at that time.[2]

Champions

By year

The following is a list of conference champions and sites listed by year.

YearProgramSiteMost Outstanding PerformerOutstanding Coach
1972Howard
1973South Carolina State
1974North Carolina A&T
1975Howard
1976Howard
1977Howard
1978–1983 No Conference Competition Sponsored
1984Howard
1985Bethune-Cookman
1986Howard
1987Florida A&M
1988Florida A&MMarquis Grissom, Florida A&M[3]
1989Delaware State
1990Florida A&M
1991Florida A&M
1992Florida A&M
1993North Carolina A&T
1994Florida A&MMoore-Kittles Field • Tallahassee, FL
1995Coppin StateMoore-Kittles Field • Tallahassee, FL
1996Bethune-CookmanMoore-Kittles Field • Tallahassee, FL
1997Bethune-CookmanMoore-Kittles Field • Tallahassee, FL
1998Howard University
1999Bethune-Cookman
2000Bethune-Cookman
2001Bethune-CookmanClaudell Clark, Norfolk StateMervyl Melendez, Bethune-Cookman
2002Bethune-CookmanCarlos Geathers, North Carolina A&TMervyl Melendez, Bethune-Cookman
2003Bethune-CookmanJohn Gragg, Bethune-CookmanMervyl Melendez, Bethune-Cookman
2004Bethune-CookmanCracker Jack Stadium • Lake Buena Vista, FLJon Roberts, Bethune-CookmanMervyl Melendez, Bethune-Cookman
2005North Carolina A&TCracker Jack Stadium • Lake Buena Vista, FLJoe McIntyre, North Carolina A&TKeith Shumate, North Carolina A&T
2006Bethune-CookmanMarty L. Miller Field • Norfolk, VAJose Rivera Ortiz, Bethune-CookmanMervyl Melendez, Bethune-Cookman
2007Bethune-CookmanMarty L. Miller Field • Norfolk, VA[4]Angel Mercado, Bethune-CookmanMervyl Melendez, Bethune-Cookman
2008Bethune-CookmanMarty L. Miller Field • Norfolk, VA[5]Jose Lozada, Bethune-CookmanMervyl Melendez, Bethune-Cookman
2009Bethune-CookmanJackie Robinson Ballpark • Daytona Beach, FL[6]Marquis Riley, North Carolina A&TMervyl Melendez, Bethune-Cookman
2010Bethune-CookmanJackie Robinson Ballpark • Daytona Beach, FL[7]DJ Leonard, Bethune-CookmanMervyl Melendez, Bethune-Cookman
2011Bethune-CookmanJackie Robinson Ballpark • Daytona Beach, FL[8]Peter O'Brien, Bethune-CookmanMervyl Melendez, Bethune-Cookman
2012Bethune-CookmanMarty L. Miller Field • Norfolk, VADavid Lee, Bethune-CookmanJason Beverlin, Bethune-Cookman
2013Savannah StateMarty L. Miller Field • Norfolk, VAKyle McGowin, Savannah StateCarlton Hardy, Savannah State
2014Bethune-CookmanMarty L. Miller Field • Norfolk, VAMontana DuRapau, Bethune-CookmanJason Beverlin, Bethune-Cookman
2015Florida A&MArthur W. Perdue Stadium • Salisbury, MD[9]Brandon Fleming, Florida A&MJamey Shouppe, Florida A&M
2016Bethune-CookmanArthur W. Perdue Stadium • Salisbury, MD[9]Danny Rodriguez, Bethune-CookmanJason Beverlin, Bethune-Cookman
2017Bethune-CookmanArthur W. Perdue Stadium • Salisbury, MD[9]Danny Rodriguez, Bethune-CookmanJason Beverlin, Bethune-Cookman
2018North Carolina A&TSliwa Stadium • Daytona Beach, FL[10]Zach McLean, North Carolina A&T[10]Ben Hall, North Carolina A&T[10]
2019Florida A&MJackie Robinson Ballpark • Daytona Beach, FLKaycee Reese, Florida A&M[11]Jamey Shouppe, Florida A&M[11]
2020Canceled due to COVID-19
2021Norfolk StateMarty L. Miller Field • Norfolk, VAAlsander Womack, Norfolk StateKeith Shumate, Norfolk State
2022Coppin StateMarty L. Miller Field • Norfolk, VABrian Nicolas, Coppin StateSherman Reed, Coppin State

By school

The following is a list of conference champions listed by school, since 1972.

ProgramNo. of titlesTitle years
Bethune-Cookman191985, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017
Florida A&M81987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 2015, 2019
Howard71972, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1984, 1986, 1998
North Carolina A&T41974, 1993, 2005, 2018
Coppin State21995, 2022
Delaware State11989
Norfolk State12021
Savannah State12013
South Carolina State11973

Italics indicate the school stopped fielding a baseball team in the MEAC before the conference's final baseball season in 2022.

References

  1. ↑ 2009 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). University of Maryland Eastern Shore. p. 8. Retrieved February 27, 2018. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  2. ↑ "NEC & MEAC Announce Three-Sport Associate Member Partnership" (Press release). Northeast Conference. July 12, 2022. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Rattler Great Marquis Grissom Tabbed For MEAC Hall". Florida A&M. November 11, 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  4. ↑ "Bethune-Cookman Wins 2007 MEAC Baseball Championship". meacsports.com. May 20, 2007. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
  5. ↑ "B-CU Tops Norfolk State, 13-2 to Win Third Straight MEAC Baseball Title". meacsports.com. Retrieved April 28, 2012.
  6. ↑ "2009 Championship Bracket" (PDF). meacsports.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 25, 2014. Retrieved April 28, 2012.
  7. ↑ "2010 Championship Central". meacsports.com. Retrieved April 28, 2012.
  8. ↑ "2011 Championship Central". meacsports.com. Retrieved April 28, 2012.
  9. 1 2 3 "The Shore to play 2018 baseball season at Perdue Stadium". Maryland Eastern Shore Athletics. University of Maryland Eastern Shore. February 22, 2018. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
  10. 1 2 3 "North Carolina A&T State Wins 2018 MEAC Baseball Championship". meacsports.com. Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. May 20, 2018. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
  11. 1 2 "Florida A&M Wins 2019 MEAC Baseball Tournament". meacsports.com. Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
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