2016 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament

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]

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
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Northern
Norfolk State  x 195 .792  2921 .580
Delaware State   1310 .565  1337 .260
Coppin State   816 .333  1438 .269
Maryland Eastern Shore   716 .304  1632 .333
Southern
Florida A&M  x 195 .792  3121 .596
Bethune–Cookman  y 177 .708  2927 .518
North Carolina Central   1113 .458  2530 .455
Savannah State   717 .292  1240 .231
North Carolina A&T   618 .250  1341 .241
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 11, 2016[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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
TeamWLPctGBSeed
Norfolk State195.792
1N
Delaware State1310.565
5.5
2N
Coppin State816.333
11
3N
Maryland Eastern Shore716.304
11.5
South Division
TeamWLPctGBSeed
Florida A&M195.792
1S
Bethune-Cookman177.708
2
2S
North Carolina Central1113.458
8
3S
Savannah State717.292
12
North Carolina A&T618.250
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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