Year: | 2007 |
Conference: | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
Shortconference: | MEAC |
Teams: | 6 |
Format: | Double-elimination tournament |
Ballpark: | Marty L. Miller Field |
City: | Norfolk, Virginia |
Titlecount: | 8th |
Coach: | Mervyl Melendez |
Coachcount: | 7th |
Mvp: | Angel Mercado |
Mvpteam: | Bethune-Cookman |
The 2007 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball tournament began on May 17 and ended on May 20 at Marty L. Miller Field, on the campus of Norfolk State University in Norfolk, Virginia. It was a six-team double elimination tournament. won the tournament, as they have done each year but one since 1999. The Wildcats claimed the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference's automatic bid to the 2007 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[1] [2]
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 was left out of the field.[3]
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Seed | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
16 | 1 | — | 1 | |||
11 | 7 | 5.5 | 2 | |||
11 | 7 | 5.5 | 3 | |||
10 | 8 | 6.5 | 4 | |||
9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | |||
5 | 13 | 11.5 | 6 | |||
0 | 18 | 16.5 | — |
Bracket to be added
Date | Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
May 17 | Game 1 | (1) | 13–2 | (6) | |
Game 2 | (5) | 14–2 | (2) | ||
Game 3 | (3) | 12–1 | (4) | ||
May 18 | Game 4 | (6) | 8–6 (10) | (2) | Florida A&M eliminated |
Game 5 | (5) | 9–5 | (3) | ||
Game 6 | (4) | 8–4 | (6) | Maryland Eastern Shore eliminated | |
May 19 | Game 7 | (3) | 7–1 | (4) | Delaware State eliminated |
Game 8 | (1) | 7–3 | (5) | ||
Game 9 | (3) | 6–0 | (5) | Norfolk State eliminated | |
May 20 | Game 10 | (3) | 4–3 | (1) | |
Game 11 | (1) | 6–4 | (3) | Bethune-Cookman wins MEAC Championship |
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.
Name | Team | |
---|---|---|
Eric Allen | Delaware State | |
Ernie Banks | Norfolk State | |
Darryl Evans | Florida A&M | |
Charlie Gamble | North Carolina A&T | |
Joel Gonzalez | Maryland Eastern Shore | |
Justin Hoban | Maryland Eastern Shore | |
Alejandro Jimenez | Bethune-Cookman | |
Charles LaLane | Norfolk State | |
Dustin Longchamps | Maryland Eastern Shore | |
Thaddeus McBurrows | Florida A&M | |
Angel Meracado | Bethune-Cookman | |
Jose Ortiz-Rivera | Bethune-Cookman | |
John Primus | North Carolina A&T |
Angel Mercado was named Tournament Outstanding Performer. Mercado was an infielder for Bethune-Cookman.