2017 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball tournament explained

Year:2017
Conference:Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Shortconference:MEAC
Teams:6
Format:Double-elimination tournament
Ballpark:Arthur W. Perdue Stadium
City:Salisbury, MD
Titlecount:16th
Coach:Jason Beverlin
Coachcount:4th
Mvp:Danny Rodriguez
Mvpteam:Bethune-Cookman

The 2017 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball tournament began on May 17 and ended on May 20 at Arthur W. Perdue Stadium, in Salisbury, MD. It was a six team double-elimination tournament. won the tournament and claimed the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference's automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[1] The Wildcats won their sixteenth tournament out of the nineteen events, with Florida A&M winning in 2015, Savannah State in 2013 and North Carolina A&T earning the 2005 title.[2] [3]

Format and seeding

The top three teams in each division were seeded one through three based on regular season records. The two division winners earned a first round bye, with the second seed from each division playing the third seed from the opposite division in the first round. The winners advanced in the winners' bracket, while first round losers played elimination games.

North Division
Team W L Pct GB Seed
16 7 1N
14 10 2.5 2N
9 15 7.5 3N
8 15 8
South Division
Team W L Pct GB Seed
15 8 1S
15 9 0.5 2S
14 10 1.5 3S
12 11 3
3 21 12.5

All-Tournament Team

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

Name School
Evan Regez Delaware State
Darnell Maisonet Delaware State
Kyle Clary North Carolina A&T State
Myles Sowell North Carolina A&T State
Justin Burrell Norfolk State
Devin Hemmerich Norfolk State
Andre' Moore Norfolk State
Stephen Baughan Norfolk State
Danny Rodriguez Bethune-Cookman
Austin Garcia Bethune-Cookman
Anthony Maldonado Bethune-Cookman
Demetrius Sims Bethune-Cookman

Outstanding performer

Bethune-Cookman first baseman Danny Rodriguez was named Tournament Outstanding Performer.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2017 Division I baseball conference tournaments, automatic qualifiers. NCAA. May 28, 2017. September 2, 2017.
  2. Web site: 2016-17 MEAC Championships. Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. February 9, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170307180555/http://www.meacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=211022101&DB_OEM_ID=20800&DB_OEM_ID=20800. March 7, 2017. dead.
  3. Web site: Bethune-Cookman Wins 2017 MEAC Baseball Championship. Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. May 20, 2017. November 26, 2017.