2012 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball tournament

2012 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
baseball tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsBethune-Cookman (13th title)
Winning coachJason Beverlin (1st title)
MVPDavid Lee (Bethune-Cookman)
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 40 17 1   .698
Norfolk State  ‍‍‍ 15 9 0   .625 22 28 0   .440
Maryland Eastern Shore  ‍‍‍ 11 13 0   .458 14 39 0   .264
Coppin State  ‍‍‍ 0 24 0   .000 1 53 0   .019
Southern
Bethune-Cookman  x‍‍y 18 5 0   .783 34 27 0   .557
North Carolina Central  ‍‍‍ 13 10 0   .565 19 32 0   .373
North Carolina A&T  ‍‍‍ 12 12 0   .500 20 36 0   .357
Savannah State  ‍‍‍ 11 13 0   .458 19 34 0   .358
Florida A&M  ‍‍‍ 5 19 0   .208 7 45 0   .135
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 4, 2012[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball


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, Virginia. It is an eight-team double elimination tournament. Bethune-Cookman won the tournament, as they have done every 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

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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

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First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinal
4NCoppin State4
1SBethune-Cookman10
1SBethune-Cookman9
2NNorfolk State0
3SNorth Carolina A&T3
2NNorfolk State4
1SBethune-Cookman3
3NMaryland Eastern Shore0
4SSavannah State8
1NDelaware State10
1NDelaware State6
3NMaryland Eastern Shore7
3NMaryland Eastern Shore13
2SNorth Carolina Central51SBethune-Cookman28
1NDelaware State33
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
2NNorfolk State1
3SNorth Carolina A&T143SNorth Carolina A&T181NDelaware State7
4NCoppin State33SNorth Carolina A&T23NMaryland Eastern Shore2
1NDelaware State4
1NDelaware State16
2SNorth Carolina Central102SNorth Carolina Central2
4SSavannah State3

All-Tournament Team

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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

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David Lee
Bethune-Cookman

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Standings and Leaders". meacsports.com. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
  2. ^ "2012 MEAC Baseball Championship". meacsports.com. Retrieved May 8, 2012.
  3. ^ "Conference Championship Central". NCAA.org. Archived from the original on May 18, 2012. Retrieved May 8, 2012.
  4. ^ "Bethune-Cookman Wins 2012 Baseball Championship Tournament". meacsports.com. May 20, 2012. Retrieved January 2, 2013.