2019 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2019 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament began on May 15 and ended on May 18, 2019 at Jackie Robinson Ballpark on the campus of Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, FL. It was a six-team double elimination tournament. The winner, Florida A&M, claimed the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference's automatic bid to the 2019 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. Bethune-Cookman had claimed sixteen of the prior twenty tournament championships, with North Carolina A&T earning the 2005 and 2018 titles, Florida A&M winning in 2015, and Savannah State in 2013.[2]

2019 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsFlorida A&M (2nd title)
Winning coachJamey Shouppe (2nd title)
MVPKaycee Reese, (Florida A&M)
TelevisionFloSports
2019 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Northern
Norfolk State  x 1770 .708  24260 .480
Coppin State   1590 .625  24240 .500
Delaware State   12120 .500  20250 .444
Maryland Eastern Shore   4200 .167  10440 .185
Southern
North Carolina A&T  x 1680 .667  29240 .547
Florida A&M  y 14100 .583  27340 .443
North Carolina Central   10140 .417  21280 .429
Savannah State   10140 .417  13271 .329
Bethune-Cookman   10140 .417  17380 .309
x Division champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 4, 2019[1]; Rankings from D1Baseball

Format and seeding

The top three teams in the North and South Division were seeded one through three based on regular season records, with first round matchups of the second seed from the North and the third seed from the South, and the second seed from the South and the third seed from the North. The winners advanced in the winners' bracket, while first round losers played elimination games. The top seed from each division earned a first round bye.

Bracket

  First round Second round Third Round Semi-Finals Finals
                                                 
Winner's Bracket
  2S Florida A&M 13     1N Norfolk State 7  
  3N Delaware State 3     2S Florida A&M 2    
      1N Norfolk State 4              
      1S North Carolina A&T 2              
  2N Coppin State 3     1S North Carolina A&T 5          
  3S Savannah State 7     3S Savannah State 4        
        1N Norfolk State 4 1
Loser's Bracket       2S Florida A&M 5 8
  3N Delaware State 6        
  2N Coppin State 5          
      3N Delaware State 5        
      3S Savannah State 4          
            3N Delaware State 8              
          2S Florida A&M 9              
      2S Florida A&M 6    
    1S North Carolina A&T 2  

[3]

Game summaries

Conference championship

MEAC Championship
(2S) Florida A&M Rattlers vs. (1N) Norfolk State Spartans
May 18, 2019, 1:00 pm EDT, at Jackie Robinson Park in Daytona Beach, Florida, 81 °F (27 °C), clear
Team123456789RHE
(2S) Florida A&M000200012571
(1N) Norfolk State0010102004102
WP: Jeremiah McCollum (5–2)   LP: Trey Hanchey (3–1)   Sv: None
Home runs:
FAMU: None
NSU: Alsander Womack (3); Caleb Ward (5)
Attendance: 300
May 18, 2019, 5:00 pm EDT, at Jackie Robinson Park in Daytona Beach, Florida, 80 °F (27 °C), clear
Team123456789RHE
(2S) Florida A&M6100100008111
(1N) Norfolk State100000000164
WP: Kyle Coleman (6–5)   LP: Kevin Alicea (2–5)   Sv: None
Home runs:
FAMU: None
NSU: None
Attendance: 250

References

  1. "Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball standings, teams, and schedules". D1Baseball. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  2. "2018-19 MEAC Championships". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
  3. "2019 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Baseball Championship Bracket" (PDF). Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
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