2012 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball tournament explained

Year:2012
Conference:Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Shortconference:MEAC
Teams:8
Format:Double-elimination tournament
Ballpark:Marty L. Miller Field
City:Norfolk, VA
Champions:Bethune-Cookman
Titlecount:13th
Coach:Jason Beverlin
Coachcount:1st
Mvp:David Lee
Mvpteam:Bethune-Cookman

The 2012 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball tournament began on May 17 and ended on May 20, 2012, at Marty L. Miller Field, on the campus of Norfolk State University in Norfolk, Virginia. It is an eight-team double elimination tournament. Bethune-Cookman won the tournament, as they have done every year but one since the tournament began in 1999.[1] The Wildcats claimed the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference's automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2]

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 played elimination games. The format meant that was left out of the field.

Team W L Pct. GB Seed
Northern
22 2 .917 1N
15 9 .625 7 2N
11 13 .458 11 3N
0 24 .000 22 4N
Southern
18 5 .783 1S
13 10 .565 5 2S
12 12 .500 6.5 3S
11 13 .458 7.5 4S
5 19 .208 13.5

All-Tournament Team

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

Name Team
Karim Gonzalez Maryland Eastern Shore
Bryon Campbell Maryland Eastern Shore
Stephen Bull Maryland Eastern Shore
Tyler Murphy North Carolina Central
Troy Marrow North Carolina Central
Luke Tendler North Carolina A&T
Ryan Haas Delaware State
Scott Davis Delaware State
Tony Gatto Delaware State
Rayan Gonzalez Bethune-Cookman
David Lee Bethune-Cookman

Outstanding Performer

David Lee
Bethune-Cookman

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2012 MEAC Baseball Championship. meacsports.com. May 8, 2012.
  2. Web site: Conference Championship Central. NCAA.org. May 8, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120518115247/http://www.ncaa.com/news/baseball/article/2012-02-24/conference-championship-central. May 18, 2012. dead.
  3. Web site: Bethune-Cookman Wins 2012 Baseball Championship Tournament. May 20, 2012. January 2, 2013. meacsports.com.