2016 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament

2016 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament
Classification Division
Teams 6
Format Double-elimination tournament
Site
Champions Bethune-Cookman (15th title)
Winning coach Jason Beverlin (3rd title)
MVP Danny Rodriguez (Bethune-Cookman)
2016 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Northern
Norfolk State x 19 – 5   .792     29 – 21   .580
Delaware State 13 – 10   .565     13 – 37   .260
Coppin State 8 – 16   .333     14 – 38   .269
Maryland Eastern Shore 7 – 16   .304     16 – 32   .333
Southern
Florida A&M x 19 – 5   .792     31 – 21   .596
Bethune-Cookman ‡y 17 – 7   .708     29 – 27   .518
North Carolina Central 11 – 13   .458     25 – 30   .455
Savannah State 7 – 17   .292     12 – 40   .231
North Carolina A&T 6 – 18   .250     13 – 41   .241
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 11, 2016[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2016 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament began on May 19 and ended on May 24, 2016 at Arthur W. Perdue Stadium, in Salisbury, MD. It was a six-team double elimination tournament. Bethune-Cookman won their record fifteenth tournament championship and earned the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2]

Entering the tournament, Bethune-Cookman had claimed fourteen of the seventeen tournament championships, with Florida A&M winning in 2015, Savannah State in 2013 and North Carolina A&T earning the 2005 title.[3][4]

Format and seeding

The top three teams in each division will be seeded one through three based on regular season records. The two division winners will earn 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 advance in the winners' bracket, while first round losers play elimination games.

North Division
Team W L Pct GB Seed
Norfolk State 19 5 .792
—
1N
Delaware State 13 10 .565
5.5
2N
Coppin State 8 16 .333
11
3N
Maryland Eastern Shore 7 16 .304
11.5
—
South Division
Team W L Pct GB Seed
Florida A&M 19 5 .792
—
1S
Bethune-Cookman 17 7 .708
2
2S
North Carolina Central 11 13 .458
8
3S
Savannah State 7 17 .292
12
—
North Carolina A&T 6 18 .250
13
—

Bracket

  First Round     Second Round     Semifinals     Finals
                                       
      1N Norfolk State 4  
  2S Bethune-Cookman 10     2S Bethune-Cookman 14    
  3N Coppin State 0         2S Bethune-Cookman 5  
      1S Florida A&M 2    
    1S Florida A&M 10          
  2N Delaware State 5     3S North Carolina Central 2        
  3S North Carolina Central 10         2S Bethune-Cookman 1 —
      1N Norfolk State 0 —
         
  3N Coppin State 15        
  2N Delaware State 4         1S Florida A&M 2    
      3N Coppin State 6     1N Norfolk State 4  
      1N Norfolk State 7***  
  3N Coppin State 7    
  3S North Carolina Central 5  

References

  1. ↑ "Mid-Eastern Conference - 2016 Standings". d1Baseball.com. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Bethune-Cookman University wins 2016 MEAC Baseball Championship". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. May 24, 2015. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
  3. ↑ "2016 MEAC Baseball Championship Central" (PDF). meacsports.com. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
  4. ↑ "2015-16 MEAC Championships". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
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