2016 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament

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2016 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsBethune-Cookman (15th title)
Winning coachJason Beverlin (3rd title)
MVPDanny Rodriguez (Bethune-Cookman)
2016 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern
Norfolk State  x‍‍‍ 19 – 5   .792 29 – 21   .580
Delaware State  ‍‍‍ 13 – 10   .565 13 – 37   .260
Coppin State  ‍‍‍ 8 – 16   .333 14 – 38   .269
Maryland Eastern Shore  ‍‍‍ 7 – 16   .304 16 – 32   .333
Southern
Florida A&M  x‍‍‍ 19 – 5   .792 31 – 21   .596
Bethune–Cookman  ‍‍‡‍y 17 – 7   .708 29 – 27   .518
North Carolina Central  ‍‍‍ 11 – 13   .458 25 – 30   .455
Savannah State  ‍‍‍ 7 – 17   .292 12 – 40   .231
North Carolina A&T  ‍‍‍ 6 – 18   .250 13 – 41   .241
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 11, 2016[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2016 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament began on May 19 and ended on May 24, 2016 at Arthur W. Perdue Stadium, in Salisbury, MD. It was a six-team double elimination tournament. Bethune-Cookman won their record fifteenth tournament championship and earned the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2]

Entering the tournament, Bethune-Cookman had claimed fourteen of the seventeen tournament championships, with Florida A&M winning in 2015, Savannah State in 2013 and North Carolina A&T earning the 2005 title.[3][4]

Format and seeding[]

The top three teams in each division will be seeded one through three based on regular season records. The two division winners will earn a first round bye, with the second seed from each division playing the third seed from the opposite division in the first round.. The winners advance in the winners' bracket, while first round losers play elimination games.

North Division
Team W L Pct GB Seed
Norfolk State 19 5 .792
—
1N
Delaware State 13 10 .565
5.5
2N
Coppin State 8 16 .333
11
3N
Maryland Eastern Shore 7 16 .304
11.5
—
South Division
Team W L Pct GB Seed
Florida A&M 19 5 .792
—
1S
Bethune-Cookman 17 7 .708
2
2S
North Carolina Central 11 13 .458
8
3S
Savannah State 7 17 .292
12
—
North Carolina A&T 6 18 .250
13
—

Bracket[]

  First Round     Second Round     Semifinals     Finals
                                       
      1N Norfolk State 4  
  2S Bethune-Cookman 10     2S Bethune-Cookman 14    
  3N Coppin State 0         2S Bethune-Cookman 5  
      1S Florida A&M 2    
    1S Florida A&M 10          
  2N Delaware State 5     3S North Carolina Central 2        
  3S North Carolina Central 10         2S Bethune-Cookman 1 —
      1N Norfolk State 0 —
         
  3N Coppin State 15        
  2N Delaware State 4         1S Florida A&M 2    
      3N Coppin State 6     1N Norfolk State 4  
      1N Norfolk State 7***  
  3N Coppin State 7    
  3S North Carolina Central 5  

References[]

  1. ^ "Mid-Eastern Conference - 2016 Standings". d1Baseball.com. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
  2. ^ "Bethune-Cookman University wins 2016 MEAC Baseball Championship". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. May 24, 2015. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
  3. ^ "2016 MEAC Baseball Championship Central" (PDF). meacsports.com. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
  4. ^ "2015-16 MEAC Championships". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Archived from the original on March 10, 2016. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
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