2014 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2014 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament began on May 14 and ended on May 19, 2014 at Marty L. Miller Field, on the campus of Norfolk State University in Norfolk, VA. 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]

2014 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsBethune-Cookman (14th title)
Winning coachJason Beverlin (2nd title)
MVPMontana DuRapau, Bethune-Cookman
2014 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

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.

TeamWLPct.GBSeed
Northern Division
Delaware State177.708
–
1N
Norfolk State1410.583
3
2N
Coppin State915.375
8
3N
Maryland Eastern Shore816.333
9
4N
Southern Division
Bethune-Cookman1410.583
–
1S
Florida A&M1410.583
–
2S
North Carolina Central1212.500
2
3S
Savannah State1113.458
3
4S
North Carolina A&T915.375
5.5
–

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

Bracket
  First Round     Second Round     Third Round     Semifinals     Finals
                                                 
  Winner's Bracket
  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 —
  Loser's Bracket      
  4N Maryland Eastern Shore 5        
  3S North Carolina Central 10     2N Norfolk State 10        
    3S North Carolina Central 1          
      2N Norfolk State 6        
  3N Coppin State 6         2S Florida A&M 3     4S Savannah State 0    
  1N Delaware State 1     2S Florida A&M 11         2N Norfolk State 5  
    3N Coppin State 6  

All-Tournament Team

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

NameSchool
Zach BrighamSavannah State
Mendez ElderSavannah State
Stephen BullMaryland Eastern Shore
Bennie RobinsonFlorida A&M
Marlon GibbsFlorida A&M
Matt OutmanNorfolk State
Joshua ValesNorfolk State
Ross CaldwellNorfolk State
Montana DurapauBethune-Cookman
Shawn McCartyBethune-Cookman
Zach OlszewskiBethune-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 2014-04-09. 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.
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