2014 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament

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2014 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams8
Format Double-elimination tournament
Finals site
Champions Bethune-Cookman  (14th title)
Winning coach Jason Beverlin  (2nd title)
MVP Montana DuRapau (Bethune-Cookman)
2014 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Northern
Delaware State  x1770 .708  30170 .638
Norfolk State  14100 .583  20250 .444
Coppin State  9150 .375  12330 .267
Maryland Eastern Shore  8160 .333  13350 .271
Southern
Florida A&M  x14100 .583  25250 .500
Bethune–Cookman  x14100 .583  24310 .436
North Carolina Central  12120 .500  19321 .375
Savannah State  11130 .458  21300 .412
North Carolina A&T  9150 .375  17320 .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, 2014 at Marty L. Miller Field, on the campus of Norfolk State University in Norfolk, VA. 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]

Contents

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 play elimination games. The format means that one team from the South, North Carolina A&T, was left out of the field.

TeamWLPct.GBSeed
Northern Division
Delaware State 177.708
1N
Norfolk State 1410.583
3
2N
Coppin State 915.375
8
3N
Maryland Eastern Shore 816.333
9
4N
Southern Division
Bethune-Cookman 1410.583
1S
Florida A&M 1410.583
2S
North Carolina Central 1212.500
2
3S
Savannah State 1113.458
3
4S
North Carolina A&T 915.375
5.5

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

Bracket

 First Round  Second Round  Third Round  Semifinals  Finals
                         
 Winner's Bracket
 1S Bethune-Cookman 4 
 4N Maryland Eastern Shore 0  
   1SBethune-Cookman10 
   2NNorfolk State2  
 2N Norfolk State 6     
 3S North Carolina Central 1    
   1SBethune-Cookman16      
   4SSavannah State6       
 2S Florida A&M 10       
 3N Coppin State 0        
   2SFlorida A&M6     
   4SSavannah State14    
 1N Delaware State 4     
 4S Savannah State 8    1SBethune-Cookman4
   2NNorfolk State2
 Loser's Bracket   
 4NMaryland Eastern Shore5    
 3SNorth Carolina Central10  2NNorfolk State10    
  3SNorth Carolina Central1     
   2NNorfolk State6    
 3NCoppin State6    2SFlorida A&M3  4SSavannah State0  
 1NDelaware State1  2SFlorida A&M11    2NNorfolk State5 
  3NCoppin State6 

All-Tournament Team

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

NameSchool
Zach BrighamSavannah State
Mendez ElderSavannah State
Stephen BullMaryland Eastern Shore
Bennie RobinsonFlorida A&M
Marlon GibbsFlorida A&M
Matt OutmanNorfolk State
Joshua ValesNorfolk State
Ross CaldwellNorfolk State
Montana DurapauBethune-Cookman
Shawn McCartyBethune-Cookman
Zach OlszewskiBethune-Cookman

Most Outstanding Performer

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

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