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2014 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball tournament

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2014 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
baseball tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsBethune-Cookman (14th title)
Winning coachJason Beverlin (2nd title)
MVPMontana DuRapau (Bethune-Cookman)
2014 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Northern
Delaware State x‍‍‍ 17 7 0   .708 30 17 0   .638
Norfolk State ‍‍‍ 14 10 0   .583 20 25 0   .444
Coppin State ‍‍‍ 9 15 0   .375 12 33 0   .267
Maryland Eastern Shore ‍‍‍ 8 16 0   .333 13 35 0   .271
Southern
Florida A&M x‍‍‍ 14 10 0   .583 25 25 0   .500
Bethune–Cookman x‍‍‍ 14 10 0   .583 24 31 0   .436
North Carolina Central ‍‍‍ 12 12 0   .500 19 32 1   .375
Savannah State ‍‍‍ 11 13 0   .458 21 30 0   .412
North Carolina A&T ‍‍‍ 9 15 0   .375 17 32 0   .347
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
As of May 16, 2014[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball


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. Bethune-Cookman 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.[2][3]

Format and seeding

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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, North Carolina A&T, was left out of the field.

Team W L Pct. GB Seed
Northern Division
Delaware State 17 7 .708 1N
Norfolk State 14 10 .583 3 2N
Coppin State 9 15 .375 8 3N
Maryland Eastern Shore 8 16 .333 9 4N
Southern Division
Bethune-Cookman 14 10 .583 1S
Florida A&M 14 10 .583 2S
North Carolina Central 12 12 .500 2 3S
Savannah State 11 13 .458 3 4S
North Carolina A&T 9 15 .375 5.5

Rain forced adjustments in the schedule, with all three third round games postponed by one day to Saturday.[4]

Bracket

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Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
1SBethune-Cookman4
4NMaryland Eastern Shore0
1SBethune-Cookman10
2NNorfolk State2
2NNorfolk State6
3SNorth Carolina Central1
1SBethune-Cookman16
4SSavannah State6
2SFlorida A&M10
3NCoppin State0
2SFlorida A&M6
4SSavannah State14
1NDelaware State4
4SSavannah State81SBethune-Cookman4
2NNorfolk State2
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
2NNorfolk State10
4NMaryland Eastern Shore53SNorth Carolina Central14SSavannah State0
3SNorth Carolina Central102NNorfolk State62NNorfolk State5
2SFlorida A&M3
2SFlorida A&M11
3NCoppin State63NCoppin State6
1NDelaware State1

All-Tournament Team

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

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

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Montana Durapau was named Tournament Most Outstanding Performer. Durapau was a pitcher for Bethune-Cookman.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Standings and Leaders". meacsports.com. Retrieved May 16, 2014.
  2. ^ "2014 MEAC Baseball Championship Central" (PDF). meacsports.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 9, 2014. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
  3. ^ a b c "Bethune-Cookman wins 2014 MEAC Baseball Championship". meacsports.com. May 19, 2014. Retrieved May 24, 2014.
  4. ^ "MEAC Announces Baseball Championship Schedule Changes". meacsports.com. May 16, 2014. Retrieved May 17, 2014.