2007 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament

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2007 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams6
Format Double-elimination tournament
Finals site
Champions Bethune-Cookman  (8th title)
Winning coach Mervyl Melendez  (7th title)
MVPAngel Mercado (Bethune-Cookman)
2007 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Bethune-Cookman  y1610 .94133270 .550
North Carolina A&T  1170 .61128310 .475
Florida A&M  1170 .61116360 .308
Delaware State  1080 .55622272 .451
Norfolk State  980 .52925250 .500
Maryland Eastern Shore  5130 .27810450 .182
Coppin State  0180 .0000440 .000
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2007 [1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2007 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament began on May 17 and ended on May 20, 2007 at Marty L. Miller Field, on the campus of Norfolk State University in Norfolk, Virginia. It was a six-team double elimination tournament. Bethune-Cookman won the tournament, as they have done each year but one since 1999. The Wildcats claimed the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference's automatic bid to the 2007 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. [2] [3]

Contents

Format and seeding

The top six finishers from the regular season were seeded one through six based on conference winning percentage only, with the top seed playing the sixth seed, second seed playing the fifth, and so on for first round matchups. The winners advanced in the winners' bracket, while first round losers played elimination games. The format meant that Coppin State was left out of the field. [4]

TeamWLPct.GBSeed
Bethune-Cookman 161.9411
Florida A&M 117.6115.52
North Carolina A&T 117.6115.53
Delaware State 108.5566.54
Norfolk State 98.52975
Maryland Eastern Shore 513.27811.56
Coppin State 018.00016.5

Bracket and results

Bracket to be added

Game results

DateGameWinnerScoreLoserNotes
May 17Game 1(1) Bethune-Cookman 13–2(6) Maryland Eastern Shore
Game 2(5) Norfolk State 14–2(2) Florida A&M
Game 3(3) North Carolina A&T 12–1(4) Delaware State
May 18Game 4(6) Maryland Eastern Shore 8–6 (10)(2) Florida A&M Florida A&M eliminated
Game 5(5) Norfolk State 9–5(3) North Carolina A&T
Game 6(4) Delaware State 8–4(6) Maryland Eastern Shore Maryland Eastern Shore eliminated
May 19Game 7(3) North Carolina A&T 7–1(4) Delaware State Delaware State eliminated
Game 8(1) Bethune-Cookman 7–3(5) Norfolk State
Game 9(3) North Carolina A&T 6–0(5) Norfolk State Norfolk State eliminated
May 20Game 10(3) North Carolina A&T 4–3(1) Bethune-Cookman
Game 11(1) Bethune-Cookman 6–4(3) North Carolina A&T Bethune-Cookman wins MEAC Championship

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. [2] [3]

NameTeam
Eric AllenDelaware State
Ernie BanksNorfolk State
Darryl EvansFlorida A&M
Charlie GambleNorth Carolina A&T
Joel GonzalezMaryland Eastern Shore
Justin HobanMaryland Eastern Shore
Alejandro JimenezBethune-Cookman
Charles LaLaneNorfolk State
Dustin LongchampsMaryland Eastern Shore
Thaddeus McBurrowsFlorida A&M
Angel MeracadoBethune-Cookman
Jose Ortiz-RiveraBethune-Cookman
John PrimusNorth Carolina A&T

Outstanding Performer

Angel Mercado was named Tournament Outstanding Performer. Mercado was an infielder for Bethune-Cookman. [2] [3]

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