2017 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball tournament

The 2017 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball tournament began on May 17 and ended on May 20 at Arthur W. Perdue Stadium, in Salisbury, MD. It was a six team double-elimination tournament. Bethune-Cookman won the tournament and claimed the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference's automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[1] The Wildcats won their sixteenth tournament out of the nineteen events, with Florida A&M winning in 2015, Savannah State in 2013 and North Carolina A&T earning the 2005 title.[2][3]

2017 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
baseball tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsBethune-Cookman (16th title)
Winning coachJason Beverlin (4th title)
MVPDanny Rodriguez (Bethune-Cookman)
2017 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Northern
Norfolk State  x‍†‍‍ 16–7 .69626–22 .542
Delaware State  ‍‍‍ 14–10 .58322–25 .468
Maryland Eastern Shore  ‍‍‍ 9–15 .37512–40 .231
Coppin State  ‍‍‍ 8–15 .34811–31 .262
Southern
Bethune–Cookman  x‍‍‡‍y 15–8 .65236–25 .590
North Carolina A&T  ‍‍‍ 15–9 .62528–25 .528
Florida A&M  ‍‍‍ 14–10 .58327–26 .509
North Carolina Central  ‍‍‍ 12–11 .52222–28 .440
Savannah State  ‍‍‍ 3–21 .12512–39 .235
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Format and seeding

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

North Division
TeamWLPctGBSeed
Norfolk State167.696—1N
Delaware State1410.5832.52N
Maryland Eastern Shore915.3757.53N
Coppin State815.3488—
South Division
TeamWLPctGBSeed
Bethune-Cookman158.652—1S
North Carolina A&T159.6250.52S
Florida A&M1410.5831.53S
North Carolina Central1211.5223—
Savannah State321.12512.5—

Bracket
First round
Wednesday, May 17		Second round
Thursday, May 18		Third round
Friday, May 19		Championship
Saturday, May 20
1NNorfolk State5
2SNorth Carolina A&T82SNorth Carolina A&T4
3NMaryland Eastern Shore01NNorfolk State6
1SBethune-Cookman16
1SBethune-Cookman6
2NDelaware State23SFlorida A&M5
3SFlorida A&M12
1SBethune-Cookman11—
1NNorfolk State1—
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
2SNorth Carolina A&T11
2NDelaware State41NNorfolk State12
2NDelaware State72SNorth Carolina A&T7
3NMaryland Eastern Shore53SFlorida A&M4
2NDelaware State6

All-Tournament Team

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

NameSchool
Evan RegezDelaware State
Darnell MaisonetDelaware State
Kyle ClaryNorth Carolina A&T State
Myles SowellNorth Carolina A&T State
Justin BurrellNorfolk State
Devin HemmerichNorfolk State
Andre' MooreNorfolk State
Stephen BaughanNorfolk State
Danny RodriguezBethune-Cookman
Austin GarciaBethune-Cookman
Anthony MaldonadoBethune-Cookman
Demetrius SimsBethune-Cookman

Outstanding performer

Bethune-Cookman first baseman Danny Rodriguez was named Tournament Outstanding Performer.[3]

References
  1. "2017 Division I baseball conference tournaments, automatic qualifiers". NCAA. May 28, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
  2. "2016-17 MEAC Championships". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Archived from the original on March 7, 2017. Retrieved February 9, 2017.
  3. "Bethune-Cookman Wins 2017 MEAC Baseball Championship". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. May 20, 2017. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
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