2017 Mid–Eastern Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament

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2017 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsBethune-Cookman (16th title)
Winning coachJason Beverlin (4th title)
MVPDanny Rodriguez (Bethune-Cookman)
2017 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern
Norfolk State  x‍†‍‍ 16 – 7   .696 26 – 22   .542
Delaware State  ‍‍‍ 14 – 10   .583 22 – 25   .468
Maryland Eastern Shore  ‍‍‍ 9 – 15   .375 12 – 40   .231
Coppin State  ‍‍‍ 8 – 15   .348 11 – 31   .262
Southern
Bethune–Cookman  x‍‍‡‍y 15 – 8   .652 36 – 25   .590
North Carolina A&T  ‍‍‍ 15 – 9   .625 28 – 25   .528
Florida A&M  ‍‍‍ 14 – 10   .583 27 – 26   .509
North Carolina Central  ‍‍‍ 12 – 11   .522 22 – 28   .440
Savannah State  ‍‍‍ 3 – 21   .125 12 – 39   .235
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2017 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament began on May 17 and ended on May 20, 2017 at Arthur W. Perdue Stadium, in Salisbury, MD. It was a six team double-elimination tournament. Bethune-Cookman won the tournament and claimed the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference's automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[1] The Wildcats won their sixteenth tournament out of the nineteen events, with Florida A&M winning in 2015, Savannah State in 2013 and North Carolina A&T earning the 2005 title.[2][3]

Format and seeding[]

The top three teams in each division were seeded one through three based on regular season records. The two division winners earned 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 advanced in the winners' bracket, while first round losers played elimination games.

North Division
Team W L Pct GB Seed
Norfolk State 16 7 .696
—
1N
Delaware State 14 10 .583
2.5
2N
Maryland Eastern Shore 9 15 .375
7.5
3N
Coppin State 8 15 .348
8
—
South Division
Team W L Pct GB Seed
Bethune-Cookman 15 8 .652
—
1S
North Carolina A&T 15 9 .625
0.5
2S
Florida A&M 14 10 .583
1.5
3S
North Carolina Central 12 11 .522
3
—
Savannah State 3 21 .125
12.5
—

Bracket[]

  First round
Wednesday, May 17 		Second Round
Thursday, May 18 		Third Round
Friday, May 19 		Semifinals
Friday, May 19 		Championship
Saturday, May 20
                                                 
Winner's Bracket
  2S North Carolina A&T 8     1N Norfolk State 5  
  3N Maryland Eastern Shore 0     2S North Carolina A&T 4    
      1N Norfolk State 6              
      1S Bethune-Cookman 16              
  2N Delaware State 2     1S Bethune-Cookman 6          
  3S Florida A&M 12     3S Florida A&M 5        
        1S Bethune-Cookman 11 —
Loser's Bracket       1N Norfolk State 1 —
  3N Maryland Eastern Shore 5        
  2N Delaware State 6          
      2N Delaware State 7        
      3S Florida A&M 4          
            2N Delaware State 4              
          2S North Carolina A&T 7              
      2S North Carolina A&T 11    
    1N Norfolk State 12  

All-Tournament Team[]

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

Name School
Evan Regez Delaware State
Darnell Maisonet Delaware State
Kyle Clary North Carolina A&T State
Myles Sowell North Carolina A&T State
Justin Burrell Norfolk State
Devin Hemmerich Norfolk State
Andre' Moore Norfolk State
Stephen Baughan Norfolk State
Danny Rodriguez Bethune-Cookman
Austin Garcia Bethune-Cookman
Anthony Maldonado Bethune-Cookman
Demetrius Sims Bethune-Cookman

Outstanding performer[]

Bethune-Cookman first baseman Danny Rodriguez was named Tournament Outstanding Performer.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "2017 Division I baseball conference tournaments, automatic qualifiers". NCAA. May 28, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
  2. ^ "2016-17 MEAC Championships". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Archived from the original on March 7, 2017. Retrieved February 9, 2017.
  3. ^ a b c "Bethune-Cookman Wins 2017 MEAC Baseball Championship". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. May 20, 2017. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
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