2012 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament

2012 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Baseball Tournament
Classification Division I
Season 2012
Teams 8
Format Double-elimination tournament
Site Marty L. Miller Field
Norfolk, VA
Champions Bethune-Cookman (13th title)
Winning coach Jason Beverlin (1st title)
MVP David Lee (Bethune-Cookman)
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Baseball Tournament
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2012 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT     W   L   T   PCT
Northern
Delaware State x 22 – 2 – 0   .917     35 – 15 – 1   .696
Norfolk State 15 – 9 – 0   .625     21 – 26 – 0   .447
Maryland Eastern Shore 11 – 13 – 0   .458     12 – 37 – 0   .245
Coppin State 0 – 24 – 0   .000     1 – 51 – 0   .019
Southern
Bethune-Cookman x‡y 18 – 5 – 0   .783     30 – 24 – 0   .556
North Carolina Central 13 – 10 – 0   .565     18 – 30 – 0   .375
North Carolina A&T 12 – 12 – 0   .500     19 – 35 – 0   .352
Savannah State 11 – 13 – 0   .458     20 – 31 – 0   .392
Florida A&M 5 – 19 – 0   .208     7 – 44 – 0   .137
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 13, 2012[1]; Rankings from Coaches' Poll

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, VA. It is an eight-team double elimination tournament. Bethune-Cookman won the tournament, as they have done each year but one since the tournament began in 1999.[2] The Wildcats claimed the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference's automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[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 meant that Florida A&M was left out of the field.

Team W L Pct. GB Seed
Northern
Delaware State 22 2 .917
–
1N
Norfolk State 15 9 .625
7
2N
Maryland Eastern Shore 11 13 .458
11
3N
Coppin State 0 24 .000
22
4N
Southern
Bethune-Cookman 18 5 .783
–
1S
North Carolina Central 13 10 .565
5
2S
North Carolina A&T 12 12 .500
6.5
3S
Savannah State 11 13 .458
7.5
4S
Florida A&M 5 19 .208
13.5
–

Bracket

  First Round     Second Round     Semifinals     Finals     Finals
                                                 
  Winner's Bracket
  4N  Coppin State 4  
  1S  Bethune-Cookman 10    
      1S  Bethune-Cookman 9  
      2N  Norfolk State 0    
  3S  North Carolina A&T 3          
  2N  Norfolk State 4        
      1S  Bethune-Cookman 3            
      3N  Maryland Eastern Shore 0              
  4S  Savannah State 8              
  1N  Delaware State 10                
      1N  Delaware State 6          
      3N  Maryland Eastern Shore 7        
  3N  Maryland Eastern Shore 13          
  2S  North Carolina Central 5         1S  Bethune-Cookman 2 8
      1N  Delaware State 3 3
  Loser's Bracket      
  3S  North Carolina A&T 14        
  4N  Coppin State 3     2N  Norfolk State 1        
    3S  North Carolina A&T 18          
      3S  North Carolina A&T 2        
  2S  North Carolina Central 10         1N  Delaware State 4     1N  Delaware State 7    
  4S  Savannah State 3     1N  Delaware State 16         3N  Maryland Eastern Shore 2  
    2S  North Carolina Central 2  

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[4]

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

References

  1. ↑ "Standings and Leaders". meacsports.com. Retrieved May 14, 2012.
  2. ↑ "2012 MEAC Baseball Championship". meacsports.com. Retrieved May 8, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Conference Championship Central". NCAA.org. Retrieved May 8, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Bethune-Cookman Wins 2012 Baseball Championship Tournament". meacsports.com. May 20, 2012. Retrieved January 2, 2013.
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