2013 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball tournament explained

Year:2013
Conference:Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Shortconference:MEAC
Teams:8
Format:Double-elimination tournament
Ballpark:Marty L. Miller Field
City:Norfolk, VA
Titlecount:1st
Coach:Carlton Hardy
Coachcount:1st
Mvp:Kyle McGowin
Mvpteam:Savannah State

The 2013 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball tournament began on May 15 and ended on May 19 at Marty L. Miller Field, on the campus of Norfolk State University in Norfolk, Virginia. It was an eight-team double elimination tournament. South Division top seed won their first tournament championship to claim the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference's automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. The Tigers defeated Bethune-Cookman, who had claimed thirteen of the fourteen tournament championships, with North Carolina A&T winning the other.[1] [2] [3]

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 means that one team from the South, Florida A&M, was not in the field. Savannah State claimed the top seed from the South over Bethune-Cookman by tiebreaker.

Team W L Pct. GB Seed
Northern
21 3 .875 1N
13 13 .500 9 2N
12 14 .462 10 3N
4 20 .167 17 4N
Southern
17 7 .708 1S
17 7 .708 2S
12 12 .500 5 3S
8 16 .333 9 4S
6 18 .250 11

Bracket

* - Indicates game required 13 innings.
† - Indicates game required 10 innings.

All-Tournament Team

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

Name School
David Hamlet Coppin State
Eric Kimber North Carolina Central
Luis Diaz North Carolina Central
Kelvin Freeman North Carolina A&T
Troy Marrow North Carolina Central
Tre-Von Johnson Maryland Eastern Shore
Todd Hagen Savannah State
Brandon Turner Bethune-Cookman
Eric Sams Bethune-Cookmann
David Richards Savannah State
Savannah State

Outstanding Performer

Kyle McGowin was named Outstanding Performer of the Tournament. McGowin was a pitcher for Savannah State, who threw all ten innings of the championship and recorded 11 strikeouts.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2013 MEAC Baseball Championship Central. meacsports.com. March 7, 2013.
  2. Web site: Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Baseball Championship. meacsports.com. May 16, 2013.
  3. Web site: Savannah State University Wins MEAC Baseball Title. Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. May 19, 2013. May 21, 2013.