Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball tournament
| Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Conference baseball championship | |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Conference | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
| Number of teams | 4 |
| Format | double elimination |
| Current stadium | Marty L. Miller Field |
| Current location | Norfolk, Virginia |
| Played | 1972–2022 |
| Last contest | 2022 |
| Current champion | Coppin State |
| Most championships | Bethune-Cookman (19) |
| Official website | Championship Central |
The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball tournament was the conference baseball championship of the NCAA Division I Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. In its final edition in 2022, all four MEAC baseball teams participated in the double elimination tournament at Marty L. Miller Field in Norfolk, Virginia. The winner of the tournament received an automatic berth to the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship. The automatic bid was granted beginning in 1994.[1]
From 1999 until leaving the conference after the 2021 season, Bethune-Cookman had claimed all but six tournament championships, as North Carolina A&T won the 2005 and 2018 tournaments, Savannah State won the 2013 tournament, Florida A&M won the 2015 and 2019 events, while Norfolk State won in 2021. Coppin State won the last MEAC tournament in 2022.
The MEAC merged its baseball league into that of the Northeast Conference (NEC) after the 2022 season, by which time it had only four baseball-sponsoring members—two short of the minimum required for a conference to maintain its automatic tournament bid. The remaining MEAC baseball schools became NEC affiliates at that time.[2]
Champions
[edit]By year
[edit]The following is a list of conference champions and sites listed by year.
| Year | Program | Site | Most Outstanding Performer | Outstanding Coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Howard | |||
| 1973 | South Carolina State | |||
| 1974 | North Carolina A&T | |||
| 1975 | Howard | |||
| 1976 | Howard | |||
| 1977 | Howard | |||
| 1978–1983 No Conference Competition Sponsored | ||||
| 1984 | Howard | |||
| 1985 | Bethune-Cookman | |||
| 1986 | Howard | |||
| 1987 | Florida A&M | |||
| 1988 | Florida A&M | Marquis Grissom, Florida A&M[3] | ||
| 1989 | Delaware State | |||
| 1990 | Florida A&M | |||
| 1991 | Florida A&M | |||
| 1992 | Florida A&M | |||
| 1993 | North Carolina A&T | |||
| 1994 | Florida A&M | Moore-Kittles Field • Tallahassee, FL | ||
| 1995 | Coppin State | Moore-Kittles Field • Tallahassee, FL | ||
| 1996 | Bethune-Cookman | Moore-Kittles Field • Tallahassee, FL | ||
| 1997 | Bethune-Cookman | Moore-Kittles Field • Tallahassee, FL | ||
| 1998 | Howard University | |||
| 1999 | Bethune-Cookman | |||
| 2000 | Bethune-Cookman | |||
| 2001 | Bethune-Cookman | Claudell Clark, Norfolk State | Mervyl Melendez, Bethune-Cookman | |
| 2002 | Bethune-Cookman | Carlos Geathers, North Carolina A&T | Mervyl Melendez, Bethune-Cookman | |
| 2003 | Bethune-Cookman | John Gragg, Bethune-Cookman | Mervyl Melendez, Bethune-Cookman | |
| 2004 | Bethune-Cookman | Cracker Jack Stadium • Lake Buena Vista, FL | Jon Roberts, Bethune-Cookman | Mervyl Melendez, Bethune-Cookman |
| 2005 | North Carolina A&T | Cracker Jack Stadium • Lake Buena Vista, FL | Joe McIntyre, North Carolina A&T | Keith Shumate, North Carolina A&T |
| 2006 | Bethune-Cookman | Marty L. Miller Field • Norfolk, VA | Jose Rivera Ortiz, Bethune-Cookman | Mervyl Melendez, Bethune-Cookman |
| 2007 | Bethune-Cookman | Marty L. Miller Field • Norfolk, VA[4] | Angel Mercado, Bethune-Cookman | Mervyl Melendez, Bethune-Cookman |
| 2008 | Bethune-Cookman | Marty L. Miller Field • Norfolk, VA[5] | Jose Lozada, Bethune-Cookman | Mervyl Melendez, Bethune-Cookman |
| 2009 | Bethune-Cookman | Jackie Robinson Ballpark • Daytona Beach, FL[6] | Marquis Riley, North Carolina A&T | Mervyl Melendez, Bethune-Cookman |
| 2010 | Bethune-Cookman | Jackie Robinson Ballpark • Daytona Beach, FL[7] | DJ Leonard, Bethune-Cookman | Mervyl Melendez, Bethune-Cookman |
| 2011 | Bethune-Cookman | Jackie Robinson Ballpark • Daytona Beach, FL[8] | Peter O'Brien, Bethune-Cookman | Mervyl Melendez, Bethune-Cookman |
| 2012 | Bethune-Cookman | Marty L. Miller Field • Norfolk, VA | David Lee, Bethune-Cookman | Jason Beverlin, Bethune-Cookman |
| 2013 | Savannah State | Marty L. Miller Field • Norfolk, VA | Kyle McGowin, Savannah State | Carlton Hardy, Savannah State |
| 2014 | Bethune-Cookman | Marty L. Miller Field • Norfolk, VA | Montana DuRapau, Bethune-Cookman | Jason Beverlin, Bethune-Cookman |
| 2015 | Florida A&M | Arthur W. Perdue Stadium • Salisbury, MD[9] | Brandon Fleming, Florida A&M | Jamey Shouppe, Florida A&M |
| 2016 | Bethune-Cookman | Arthur W. Perdue Stadium • Salisbury, MD[9] | Danny Rodriguez, Bethune-Cookman | Jason Beverlin, Bethune-Cookman |
| 2017 | Bethune-Cookman | Arthur W. Perdue Stadium • Salisbury, MD[9] | Danny Rodriguez, Bethune-Cookman | Jason Beverlin, Bethune-Cookman |
| 2018 | North Carolina A&T | Sliwa Stadium • Daytona Beach, FL[10] | Zach McLean, North Carolina A&T[10] | Ben Hall, North Carolina A&T[10] |
| 2019 | Florida A&M | Jackie Robinson Ballpark • Daytona Beach, FL | Kaycee Reese, Florida A&M[11] | Jamey Shouppe, Florida A&M[11] |
| 2020 | Canceled due to COVID-19 | |||
| 2021 | Norfolk State | Marty L. Miller Field • Norfolk, VA | Alsander Womack, Norfolk State | Keith Shumate, Norfolk State |
| 2022 | Coppin State | Marty L. Miller Field • Norfolk, VA | Brian Nicolas, Coppin State | Sherman Reed, Coppin State |
By school
[edit]The following is a list of conference champions listed by school, since 1972.
| Program | No. of titles | Title years |
|---|---|---|
| Bethune-Cookman | 19 | 1985, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017 |
| Florida A&M | 8 | 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 2015, 2019 |
| Howard | 7 | 1972, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1984, 1986, 1998 |
| North Carolina A&T | 4 | 1974, 1993, 2005, 2018 |
| Coppin State | 2 | 1995, 2022 |
| Delaware State | 1 | 1989 |
| Norfolk State | 1 | 2021 |
| Savannah State | 1 | 2013 |
| South Carolina State | 1 | 1973 |
Italics indicate the school stopped fielding a baseball team in the MEAC before the conference's final baseball season in 2022.
References
[edit]- ^ 2009 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). University of Maryland Eastern Shore. p. 8. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - ^ "NEC & MEAC Announce Three-Sport Associate Member Partnership" (Press release). Northeast Conference. July 12, 2022. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
- ^ "Rattler Great Marquis Grissom Tabbed For MEAC Hall". Florida A&M. November 11, 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "Bethune-Cookman Wins 2007 MEAC Baseball Championship". meacsports.com. May 20, 2007. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
- ^ "B-CU Tops Norfolk State, 13-2 to Win Third Straight MEAC Baseball Title". meacsports.com. Retrieved April 28, 2012.
- ^ "2009 Championship Bracket" (PDF). meacsports.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 25, 2014. Retrieved April 28, 2012.
- ^ "2010 Championship Central". meacsports.com. Retrieved April 28, 2012.
- ^ "2011 Championship Central". meacsports.com. Retrieved April 28, 2012.
- ^ a b c "The Shore to play 2018 baseball season at Perdue Stadium". Maryland Eastern Shore Athletics. University of Maryland Eastern Shore. February 22, 2018. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
- ^ a b c "North Carolina A&T State Wins 2018 MEAC Baseball Championship". meacsports.com. Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. May 20, 2018. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
- ^ a b "Florida A&M Wins 2019 MEAC Baseball Tournament". meacsports.com. Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Retrieved 18 December 2019.