2014 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball tournament

2014 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
baseball tournament

Teams	8
Format	Double-elimination tournament
Finals site	Marty L. Miller Field Norfolk, VA
Champions	Bethune-Cookman (14th title)
Winning coach	Jason Beverlin (2nd title)
MVP	Montana DuRapau (Bethune-Cookman)

2014 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
Northern
Delaware State ^x‍‍‍	17	–	7	–	0		.708			30	–	17	–	0		.638
Norfolk State ‍‍‍	14	–	10	–	0		.583			20	–	25	–	0		.444
Coppin State ‍‍‍	9	–	15	–	0		.375			12	–	33	–	0		.267
Maryland Eastern Shore ‍‍‍	8	–	16	–	0		.333			13	–	35	–	0		.271
Southern
Florida A&M ^x‍‍‍	14	–	10	–	0		.583			25	–	25	–	0		.500
Bethune–Cookman ^x‍‍‍	14	–	10	–	0		.583			24	–	31	–	0		.436
North Carolina Central ‍‍‍	12	–	12	–	0		.500			19	–	32	–	1		.375
Savannah State ‍‍‍	11	–	13	–	0		.458			21	–	30	–	0		.412
North Carolina A&T ‍‍‍	9	–	15	–	0		.375			17	–	32	–	0		.347
x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion As of May 16, 2014[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2014 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball tournament began on May 14 and ended on May 19 at Marty L. Miller Field, on the campus of Norfolk State University in Norfolk, Virginia. It was an eight-team double elimination tournament. Bethune-Cookman won their fourteenth tournament championship to claim the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference's automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. Bethune-Cookman has claimed fourteen of the sixteen tournament championships, with Savannah State winning in 2013 and North Carolina A&T earning the 2005 title.[2][3]

Format and seeding

The four teams in the North Division and top four finishers from the South Division were seeded one through four based on regular season records, with first round matchups of the top seed from the North and the fourth seed from the South, the second seed from the North against the third seed from the South, and so on. The winners advanced in the winners' bracket, while first round losers play elimination games. The format means that one team from the South, North Carolina A&T, was left out of the field.

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Seed
Northern Division
Delaware State	17	7	.708	–	1N
Norfolk State	14	10	.583	3	2N
Coppin State	9	15	.375	8	3N
Maryland Eastern Shore	8	16	.333	9	4N
Southern Division
Bethune-Cookman	14	10	.583	–	1S
Florida A&M	14	10	.583	–	2S
North Carolina Central	12	12	.500	2	3S
Savannah State	11	13	.458	3	4S
North Carolina A&T	9	15	.375	5.5	–

Rain forced adjustments in the schedule, with all three third round games postponed by one day to Saturday.[4]

Bracket

Upper round 1

Upper round 2

Upper final

Final

1S

Bethune-Cookman

4

4N

Maryland Eastern Shore

0

1S

Bethune-Cookman

10

2N

Norfolk State

2

2N

Norfolk State

6

3S

North Carolina Central

1

1S

Bethune-Cookman

16

4S

Savannah State

6

2S

Florida A&M

10

3N

Coppin State

0

2S

Florida A&M

6

4S

Savannah State

14

1N

Delaware State

4

4S

Savannah State

8

1S

Bethune-Cookman

4

—

2N

Norfolk State

2

—

Lower round 1

Lower round 2

Lower round 3

Lower final

2N

Norfolk State

10

4N

Maryland Eastern Shore

5

3S

North Carolina Central

1

4S

Savannah State

0

3S

North Carolina Central

10

2N

Norfolk State

6

2N

Norfolk State

5

2S

Florida A&M

3

2S

Florida A&M

11

3N

Coppin State

6

3N

Coppin State

6

1N

Delaware State

1

All-Tournament Team

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

Name	School
Zach Brigham	Savannah State
Mendez Elder	Savannah State
Stephen Bull	Maryland Eastern Shore
Bennie Robinson	Florida A&M
Marlon Gibbs	Florida A&M
Matt Outman	Norfolk State
Joshua Vales	Norfolk State
Ross Caldwell	Norfolk State
Montana Durapau	Bethune-Cookman
Shawn McCarty	Bethune-Cookman
Zach Olszewski	Bethune-Cookman

Most Outstanding Performer

Montana Durapau was named Tournament Most Outstanding Performer. Durapau was a pitcher for Bethune-Cookman.[3]

References

1. "Standings and Leaders". meacsports.com. Retrieved May 16, 2014.
2. "2014 MEAC Baseball Championship Central" (PDF). meacsports.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 9, 2014. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
3. "Bethune-Cookman wins 2014 MEAC Baseball Championship". meacsports.com. May 19, 2014. Retrieved May 24, 2014.
4. "MEAC Announces Baseball Championship Schedule Changes". meacsports.com. May 16, 2014. Retrieved May 17, 2014.