2009 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball tournament

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2009 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
baseball tournament
Teams6
Format Double-elimination tournament
Finals site
Champions Bethune-Cookman  (10th title)
Winning coach Mervyl Melendez  (9th title)
MVP Marquis Riley (North Carolina A&T)
2009 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Bethune-Cookman  y1620 .88932280 .533
Florida A&M  1080 .55624301 .445
Delaware State  1080 .55619251 .433
Norfolk State  990 .50022230 .489
North Carolina A&T  990 .50020330 .377
Maryland Eastern Shore  990 .50014420 .250
Coppin State  0180 .0000290 .000
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 1, 2009 [1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2009 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball tournament began on May 14 and ended on May 17 at Jackie Robinson Ballpark, on the campus of Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Florida. It was a six-team double elimination tournament. Bethune-Cookman won the tournament, as they have done each year but one since the tournament began in 1999. The Wildcats claimed the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference's automatic bid to the 2009 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 162.8891
Delaware State 108.55662
Florida A&M 108.55663
Maryland Eastern Shore 99.50074
North Carolina A&T 99.50075
Norfolk State 99.50076
Coppin State 315.16715

Bracket and results

Bracket to be added [5]

Game results

DateGameWinnerScoreLoserNotes
May 14Game 1(1) Bethune-Cookman 12–3(6) Norfolk State
Game 2(5) North Carolina A&T 6–4(2) Delaware State
Game 3(3) Florida A&M 12–2(4) Maryland Eastern Shore
May 15Game 4(6) Norfolk State 5–3(2) Delaware State Delaware State eliminated
Game 5(5) North Carolina A&T 11–5(3) Florida A&M
Game 6(6) Norfolk State 4–0(4) Maryland Eastern Shore Maryland Eastern Shore eliminated
May 16Game 7(3) Florida A&M 15–2(6) Norfolk State Norfolk State eliminated
Game 8(1) Bethune-Cookman 16–1(5) North Carolina A&T
Game 9(5) North Carolina A&T 10–3(3) Florida A&M Florida A&M eliminated
May 17Game 10(1) Bethune-Cookman 15–9(5) 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
Hiram BurgosBethune-Cookman
Bryan ChaikowskyMaryland Eastern Shore
Chase DavenportNorfolk State
Russel DeutschmannMaryland Eastern Shore
Darryl EvansFlorida A&M
Chris FullmanFlorida A&M
Juan HerreraNorfolk State
George HinesNorth Carolina A&T
CJ LaurielloBethune-Cookman
John LynchNorfolk State
Xavier MacklinNorth Carolina A&T
Marquis RileyNorth Carolina A&T
Tim SchalchFlorida A&M

Outstanding Performer

Marquis Riley was named Tournament Outstanding Performer. Riley was an infielder for North Carolina A&T. [2] [3]

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