2017 Mid–Eastern Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament

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 an eight-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]

2017 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams8
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
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Northern
Norfolk State  x 167 .696  2622 .542
Delaware State   1410 .583  2225 .468
Maryland Eastern Shore   915 .375  1240 .231
Coppin State   815 .348  1131 .262
Southern
Bethune–Cookman  xy 158 .652  3625 .590
North Carolina A&T   159 .625  2825 .528
Florida A&M   1410 .583  2726 .509
North Carolina Central   1211 .522  2228 .440
Savannah State   321 .125  1239 .235
x Division champion
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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
TeamWLPctGBSeed
Norfolk State167.696
1N
Delaware State1410.583
2.5
2N
Maryland Eastern Shore915.375
7.5
3N
Coppin State815.348
8
South Division
TeamWLPctGBSeed
Bethune-Cookman158.652
1S
North Carolina A&T159.625
0.5
2S
Florida A&M1410.583
1.5
3S
North Carolina Central1211.522
3
Savannah State321.125
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]

NameSchool
Evan RegezDelaware State
Darnell MaisonetDelaware State
Kyle ClaryNorth Carolina A&T State
Myles SowellNorth Carolina A&T State
Justin BurrellNorfolk State
Devin HemmerichNorfolk State
Andre' MooreNorfolk State
Stephen BaughanNorfolk State
Danny RodriguezBethune-Cookman
Austin GarciaBethune-Cookman
Anthony MaldonadoBethune-Cookman
Demetrius SimsBethune-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. "Bethune-Cookman Wins 2017 MEAC Baseball Championship". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. May 20, 2017. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
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