| Year: | 2009 |
| Conference: | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
| Shortconference: | MEAC |
| Teams: | 6 |
| Format: | Double-elimination tournament |
| Ballpark: | Jackie Robinson Ballpark |
| City: | Daytona Beach, Florida |
| Titlecount: | 10th |
| Coach: | Mervyl Melendez |
| Coachcount: | 9th |
| Mvp: | Marquis Riley |
| Mvpteam: | North Carolina A&T |
The 2009 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball tournament began on May 14 and ended on May 17 at Jackie Robinson Ballpark, on the campus of Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Florida. It was a six-team double elimination tournament. won the tournament, as they have done each year but one since the tournament began in 1999. The Wildcats claimed the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference's automatic bid to the 2009 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 | 2 | — | 1 | |||
| 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | |||
| 10 | 8 | 6 | 3 | |||
| 9 | 9 | 7 | 4 | |||
| 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | |||
| 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | |||
| 3 | 15 | 15 | — |
Bracket to be added[4]
| Date | Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 14 | Game 1 | (1) | 12–3 | (6) | ||
| Game 2 | (5) | 6–4 | (2) | |||
| Game 3 | (3) | 12–2 | (4) | |||
| May 15 | Game 4 | (6) | 5–3 | (2) | Delaware State eliminated | |
| Game 5 | (5) | 11–5 | (3) | |||
| Game 6 | (6) | 4–0 | (4) | Maryland Eastern Shore eliminated | ||
| May 16 | Game 7 | (3) | 15–2 | (6) | Norfolk State eliminated | |
| Game 8 | (1) | 16–1 | (5) | |||
| Game 9 | (5) | 10–3 | (3) | Florida A&M eliminated | ||
| May 17 | Game 10 | (1) | 15–9 | (5) | Bethune-Cookman wins MEAC Championship |
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.
| Name | Team | |
|---|---|---|
| Hiram Burgos | Bethune-Cookman | |
| Bryan Chaikowsky | Maryland Eastern Shore | |
| Chase Davenport | Norfolk State | |
| Russel Deutschmann | Maryland Eastern Shore | |
| Darryl Evans | Florida A&M | |
| Chris Fullman | Florida A&M | |
| Juan Herrera | Norfolk State | |
| George Hines | North Carolina A&T | |
| CJ Lauriello | Bethune-Cookman | |
| John Lynch | Norfolk State | |
| Xavier Macklin | North Carolina A&T | |
| Marquis Riley | North Carolina A&T | |
| Tim Schalch | Florida A&M |
Marquis Riley was named Tournament Outstanding Performer. Riley was an infielder for North Carolina A&T.<ref name=recap />