2009 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball tournament

2009 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
baseball tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsBethune-Cookman (10th title)
Winning coachMervyl Melendez (9th title)
MVPMarquis Riley (North Carolina A&T)
2009 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Bethune-Cookman  ‍†‍‡‍y 16 – 2 – 0   .889 32 – 28 – 0   .533
Florida A&M  ‍‍‍ 10 – 8 – 0   .556 24 – 30 – 1   .445
Delaware State  ‍‍‍ 10 – 8 – 0   .556 19 – 25 – 1   .433
Norfolk State  ‍‍‍ 9 – 9 – 0   .500 22 – 23 – 0   .489
North Carolina A&T  ‍‍‍ 9 – 9 – 0   .500 20 – 33 – 0   .377
Maryland Eastern Shore  ‍‍‍ 9 – 9 – 0   .500 14 – 42 – 0   .250
Coppin State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 18 – 0   .000 0 – 29 – 0   .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]

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]

Team W L Pct. GB Seed
Bethune-Cookman 16 2 .889 — 1
Delaware State 10 8 .556 6 2
Florida A&M 10 8 .556 6 3
Maryland Eastern Shore 9 9 .500 7 4
North Carolina A&T 9 9 .500 7 5
Norfolk State 9 9 .500 7 6
Coppin State 3 15 .167 15 —

Bracket and results

Bracket to be added[5]

Game results

Date Game Winner Score Loser Notes
May 14 Game 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 15 Game 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 16 Game 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 17 Game 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]

Name Team
Hiram Burgos Bethune-Cookman
Bryan Chaikowsky Maryland Eastern Shore
Chase Davenport Norfolk State
Russel Deutschmann Maryland Eastern Shore
Darryl Evans Florida A&M
Chris Fullman Florida A&M
Juan Herrera Norfolk State
George Hines North Carolina A&T
CJ Lauriello Bethune-Cookman
John Lynch Norfolk State
Xavier Macklin North Carolina A&T
Marquis Riley North Carolina A&T
Tim Schalch Florida A&M

Outstanding Performer

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

References

  1. ^ "Standings and Leaders". meacsports.com. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Bethune-Cookman Wins 2009 MEAC Baseball Championship". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. May 18, 2009. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c Baseball Records Book (PDF). Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. November 19, 2020. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
  4. ^ "2009 MEAC Baseball Championship Central". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
  5. ^ "2009 MEAC Baseball Championship Bracket" (PDF). Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. May 16, 2009. Retrieved May 6, 2021.