2014 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball tournament explained

Year:2014
Conference:Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Shortconference:MEAC
Teams:8
Format:Double-elimination tournament
Ballpark:Marty L. Miller Field
City:Norfolk, VA
Titlecount:14th
Coach:Jason Beverlin
Coachcount:2nd
Mvp:Montana DuRapau
Mvpteam:Bethune-Cookman

The 2014 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball tournament began on May 14 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. won their fourteenth tournament championship to claim the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference's automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. Bethune-Cookman has claimed fourteen of the sixteen tournament championships, with Savannah State winning in 2013 and North Carolina A&T earning the 2005 title.[1] [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 play elimination games. The format means that one team from the South,, was left out of the field.

Team W L Pct. GB Seed
Northern Division
17 7 1N
14 10 3 2N
9 15 8 3N
8 16 9 4N
Southern Division
14 10 1S
14 10 2S
12 12 2 3S
11 13 3 4S
9 15 5.5

Rain forced adjustments in the schedule, with all three third round games postponed by one day to Saturday.[3]

All-Tournament Team

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

Name School
Zach Brigham Savannah State
Mendez Elder Savannah State
Stephen Bull Maryland Eastern Shore
Bennie Robinson Florida A&M
Marlon Gibbs Florida A&M
Matt Outman Norfolk State
Joshua Vales Norfolk State
Ross Caldwell Norfolk State
Montana Durapau Bethune-Cookman
Shawn McCarty Bethune-Cookman
Zach Olszewski Bethune-Cookman

Most Outstanding Performer

Montana Durapau was named Tournament Most Outstanding Performer. Durapau was a pitcher for Bethune-Cookman.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2014 MEAC Baseball Championship Central. meacsports.com. April 8, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140409044933/https://admin.xosn.com/pdf9/2535893.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=20800&. 2014-04-09. dead.
  2. Web site: Bethune-Cookman wins 2014 MEAC Baseball Championship. meacsports.com. May 24, 2014. May 19, 2014.
  3. Web site: MEAC Announces Baseball Championship Schedule Changes. meacsports.com. May 16, 2014. May 17, 2014.