2010 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball tournament

2010 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
baseball tournament

Teams	6
Format	Double-elimination tournament
Finals site	Jackie Robinson Ballpark Daytona Beach, Florida
Champions	Bethune-Cookman (11th title)
Winning coach	Mervyl Melendez (10th title)
MVP	DJ Leonard (Bethune-Cookman)

2010 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf.									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
Bethune-Cookman  ‍†‍‡‍^y	18	–	0	–	0		1.000			35	–	22	–	0		.614
North Carolina A&T  ‍‍‍	15	–	3	–	0		.833			31	–	26	–	0		.544
Norfolk State  ‍‍‍	9	–	9	–	0		.500			21	–	29	–	1		.422
Delaware State  ‍‍‍	8	–	10	–	0		.444			13	–	36	–	0		.265
Coppin State  ‍‍‍	7	–	11	–	0		.389			14	–	33	–	0		.298
Florida A&M  ‍‍‍	3	–	15	–	0		.167			10	–	31	–	1		.250
Maryland Eastern Shore  ‍‍‍	3	–	15	–	0		.167			8	–	43	–	0		.157
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 7, 2010[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2010 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball tournament began on May 20 and ended on May 23 at Jackie Robinson Ballpark, on the campus of Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Florida. It was a six-team double elimination tournament. Bethune-Cookman won the tournament, as they have done each year but one since the tournament began in 1999. The Wildcats claimed the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference's automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2][3]

Format and seeding

The top six finishers from the regular season were seeded one through six based on conference winning percentage only, with the top seed playing the sixth seed, second seed playing the fifth, and so on for first round matchups. The winners advanced in the winners' bracket, while first round losers played elimination games. The format meant that Florida A&M was left out of the field.[4]

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Seed
Bethune-Cookman	18	0	1.000	—	1
North Carolina A&T	15	3	.833	3	2
Norfolk State	9	9	.500	9	3
Delaware State	8	10	.444	10	4
Coppin State	7	11	.389	11	5
Maryland Eastern Shore	3	15	.167	15	6
Florida A&M	3	15	.167	15	—

Bracket and results

Bracket to be added[5]

Game results

Date	Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 20	Game 1	(2) North Carolina A&T	5–3	(5) Coppin State
	Game 2	(1) Bethune-Cookman	15–5	(6) Maryland Eastern Shore
	Game 3	(3) Norfolk State	5–4	(4) Delaware State
May 21	Game 4	(5) Coppin State	12–8	(6) Maryland Eastern Shore	Maryland Eastern Shore eliminated
	Game 5	(2) North Carolina A&T	7–2	(3) Norfolk State
	Game 6	(4) Delaware State	14–2	(5) Coppin State	Coppin State eliminated
May 22	Game 7	(3) Norfolk State	5–1	(4) Delaware State	Delaware State eliminated
	Game 8	(2) North Carolina A&T	8–7	(3) Norfolk State	Norfolk State eliminated
	Game 9	(1) Bethune-Cookman	7–3	(2) North Carolina A&T
May 23	Game 10	(1) Bethune-Cookman	7–4	(2) North Carolina A&T	Bethune–Cookman wins MEAC Championship

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[2][3]

Name	Team
Jeremy Davis	Bethune-Cookman
Kelvin Freeman	North Carolina A&T
George Hines	North Carolina A&T
DJ Leonard	Bethune-Cookman
Nick Oelker	North Carolina A&T
Esterlin Paulino	North Carolina A&T
Dwight Robinson	Coppin State
Nick Rogers	North Carolina A&T
Alejandro Sanchez	Bethune-Cookman
Sammy Serefine	Norfolk State
Phil Vaughn	Maryland Eastern Shore

Outstanding Performer

DJ Leonard was named Tournament Outstanding Performer. Leonard was an outfielder for Bethune-Cookman.[2][3]

References

1. "Standings and Leaders". meacsports.com. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
2. "Bethune-Cookman Wins 2010 MEAC Baseball Championship". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. May 23, 2010. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
3. Baseball Records Book (PDF). Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. November 19, 2020. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
4. "2010 MEAC Baseball Championship Central". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
5. "2010 MEAC Baseball Championship Bracket" (PDF). Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. May 11, 2010. Retrieved May 6, 2021.