2004 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball tournament

2004 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
baseball tournament
Teams7
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsBethune-Cookman (6th title)
Winning coachMervyl Melendez (5th title)
MVPJon Roberts (Bethune-Cookman)
2004 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Bethune-Cookman  ‍†‍‡‍y 14 – 4   .778 27 – 28   .491
Delaware State  ‍‍‍ 11 – 5   .688 27 – 22   .551
Florida A&M  ‍‍‍ 9 – 6   .600 22 – 30   .423
North Carolina A&T  ‍‍‍ 10 – 8   .556 23 – 26   .469
Norfolk State  ‍‍‍ 8 – 9   .471 17 – 30   .362
Coppin State  ‍‍‍ 8 – 10   .444 18 – 32   .360
Maryland Eastern Shore  ‍‍‍ 0 – 18   .000 3 – 43   .065
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 25, 2004[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2004 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball tournament began on April 29 and ended on May 2 at Cracker Jack Stadium, on the campus of in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. It was a seven-team double elimination tournament. Bethune-Cookman won the tournament, as they had done each year since 1999. The Wildcats claimed the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference's automatic bid to the 2004 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2][3]

Format and seeding

The teams were seeded one through seven based on conference winning percentage only, with the top seed receiving a single bye while the second seed played the seventh seed, third seed played the sixth, and so on for first round matchups. The winners advanced in the winners' bracket, while first round losers played elimination games.

Team W L Pct. GB Seed
Bethune-Cookman 14 4 .778 — 1
Delaware State 11 5 .688 2 2
Florida A&M 9 6 .600 3.5 3
North Carolina A&T 10 8 .556 4 4
Norfolk State 8 9 .471 5.5 5
Coppin State 8 10 .444 6 6
Maryland Eastern Shore 0 18 .000 14 7

Bracket and results

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
1Bethune-Cookman9
5Norfolk State0
4North Carolina A&T4
5Norfolk State8
1Bethune-Cookman7
2Delaware State3
3Florida A&M7
6Coppin State2
3Florida A&M0
2Delaware State12
2Delaware State21
7Maryland Eastern Shore0
1Bethune-Cookman37
2Delaware State44
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
5Norfolk State7
6Coppin State36Coppin State22Delaware State5
7Maryland Eastern Shore25Norfolk State14North Carolina A&T1
4North Carolina A&T6
3Florida A&M1
4North Carolina A&T5

Game results

Date Game Winner Score Loser Notes
April 29 Game 1 (5) Norfolk State 8–4 (4) North Carolina A&T
Game 2 (3) Florida A&M 7–2 (6) Coppin State
Game 3 (2) Delaware State 21–0 (7) Maryland Eastern Shore
Game 4 (1) Bethune-Cookman 9–0 (5) Norfolk State
April 30 Game 5 (2) Delaware State 12–0 (3) Florida A&M
Game 6 (6) Coppin State 3–2 (7) Maryland Eastern Shore Maryland Eastern Shore eliminated
Game 7 (4) North Carolina A&T 5–1 (3) Florida A&M Florida A&M eliminated
Game 8 (5) Norfolk State 7–2 (6) Coppin State Coppin State eliminated
May 1 Game 9 (1) Bethune-Cookman 7–3 (2) Delaware State
Game 10 (4) North Carolina A&T 6–1 (5) Norfolk State Norfolk State eliminated
Game 11 (2) Delaware State 5–1 (4) North Carolina A&T North Carolina A&T eliminated
May 2 Game 12 (2) Delaware State 4–3 (1) Bethune-Cookman
Game 13 (1) Bethune-Cookman 7–4 (2) Delaware State Bethune-Cookman wins MEAC Championship

All-Tournament Team

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

Name Team
Juan Figueroa Bethune-Cookman
Brad Fricke Bethune-Cookman
Bryan Maples Bethune-Cookman
Jon Roberts Bethune-Cookman
Brandon Gravely Delaware State
Garrett Weir Delaware State
Kelly Williams Delaware State
A.J. Corbin Norfolk State
Austin Love North Carolina A&T

Outstanding Performer

Jon Roberts was named Tournament Outstanding Performer. Roberts was an outfielder for Bethune-Cookman.[3]

References

  1. ^ Baseball Records Book (PDF). Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
  2. ^ "Final 2004 Baseball Statistical Report". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c Baseball Records Book (PDF). Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. November 19, 2020. Retrieved August 10, 2021.