2004 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball tournament

The 2004 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball tournament began on April 29 and ended on May 2 at Cracker Jack Stadium, on the campus of in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. It was a seven-team double elimination tournament. Bethune-Cookman won the tournament, as they had done each year since 1999. The Wildcats claimed the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference's automatic bid to the 2004 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2][3]

2004 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
baseball tournament
Teams7
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsBethune-Cookman (6th title)
Winning coachMervyl Melendez (5th title)
MVPJon Roberts (Bethune-Cookman)
2004 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Bethune-Cookman  ‍†‍‡‍y 14–4 .77827–28 .491
Delaware State  ‍‍‍ 11–5 .68827–22 .551
Florida A&M  ‍‍‍ 9–6 .60022–30 .423
North Carolina A&T  ‍‍‍ 10–8 .55623–26 .469
Norfolk State  ‍‍‍ 8–9 .47117–30 .362
Coppin State  ‍‍‍ 8–10 .44418–32 .360
Maryland Eastern Shore  ‍‍‍ 0–18 .0003–43 .065
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 25, 2004[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Format and seeding

The teams were seeded one through seven based on conference winning percentage only, with the top seed receiving a single bye while the second seed played the seventh seed, third seed played the sixth, and so on for first round matchups. The winners advanced in the winners' bracket, while first round losers played elimination games.

TeamWLPct.GBSeed
Bethune-Cookman144.778—1
Delaware State115.68822
Florida A&M96.6003.53
North Carolina A&T108.55644
Norfolk State89.4715.55
Coppin State810.44466
Maryland Eastern Shore018.000147

Bracket and results
Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
1Bethune-Cookman9
5Norfolk State0
4North Carolina A&T4
5Norfolk State8
1Bethune-Cookman7
2Delaware State3
3Florida A&M7
6Coppin State2
3Florida A&M0
2Delaware State12
2Delaware State21
7Maryland Eastern Shore0
1Bethune-Cookman37
2Delaware State44
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
5Norfolk State7
6Coppin State36Coppin State22Delaware State5
7Maryland Eastern Shore25Norfolk State14North Carolina A&T1
4North Carolina A&T6
3Florida A&M1
4North Carolina A&T5

Game results
DateGameWinnerScoreLoserNotes
April 29Game 1(5) Norfolk State8–4(4) North Carolina A&T
Game 2(3) Florida A&M7–2(6) Coppin State
Game 3(2) Delaware State21–0(7) Maryland Eastern Shore
Game 4(1) Bethune-Cookman9–0(5) Norfolk State
April 30Game 5(2) Delaware State12–0(3) Florida A&M
Game 6(6) Coppin State3–2(7) Maryland Eastern ShoreMaryland Eastern Shore eliminated
Game 7(4) North Carolina A&T5–1(3) Florida A&MFlorida A&M eliminated
Game 8(5) Norfolk State7–2(6) Coppin StateCoppin State eliminated
May 1Game 9(1) Bethune-Cookman7–3(2) Delaware State
Game 10(4) North Carolina A&T6–1(5) Norfolk StateNorfolk State eliminated
Game 11(2) Delaware State5–1(4) North Carolina A&TNorth Carolina A&T eliminated
May 2Game 12(2) Delaware State4–3(1) Bethune-Cookman
Game 13(1) Bethune-Cookman7–4(2) Delaware StateBethune-Cookman wins MEAC Championship

All-Tournament Team

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

NameTeam
Juan FigueroaBethune-Cookman
Brad FrickeBethune-Cookman
Bryan MaplesBethune-Cookman
Jon RobertsBethune-Cookman
Brandon GravelyDelaware State
Garrett WeirDelaware State
Kelly WilliamsDelaware State
A.J. CorbinNorfolk State
Austin LoveNorth Carolina A&T

Outstanding Performer

Jon Roberts was named Tournament Outstanding Performer. Roberts was an outfielder for Bethune-Cookman.[3]

References
  1. Baseball Records Book (PDF). Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
  2. "Final 2004 Baseball Statistical Report". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  3. Baseball Records Book (PDF). Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. November 19, 2020. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
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