2016 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2016 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament began on May 19 and ended on May 24, 2016 at Arthur W. Perdue Stadium, in Salisbury, MD. It was a six-team double elimination tournament. Bethune-Cookman won their record fifteenth tournament championship and earned the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2]

2016 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsBethune-Cookman (15th title)
Winning coachJason Beverlin (3rd title)
MVPDanny Rodriguez (Bethune-Cookman)
2016 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Northern
Norfolk State  x‍‍‍ 19–5 .79229–21 .580
Delaware State  ‍‍‍ 13–10 .56513–37 .260
Coppin State  ‍‍‍ 8–16 .33314–38 .269
Maryland Eastern Shore  ‍‍‍ 7–16 .30416–32 .333
Southern
Florida A&M  x‍‍‍ 19–5 .79231–21 .596
Bethune–Cookman  ‍‍‡‍y 17–7 .70829–27 .518
North Carolina Central  ‍‍‍ 11–13 .45825–30 .455
Savannah State  ‍‍‍ 7–17 .29212–40 .231
North Carolina A&T  ‍‍‍ 6–18 .25013–41 .241
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 11, 2016[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Entering the tournament, Bethune-Cookman had claimed fourteen of the seventeen tournament championships, with Florida A&M winning in 2015, Savannah State in 2013 and North Carolina A&T earning the 2005 title.[3][4]

Format and seeding

The top three teams in each division will be seeded one through three based on regular season records. The two division winners will earn a first round bye, with the second seed from each division playing the third seed from the opposite division in the first round.. The winners advance in the winners' bracket, while first round losers play elimination games.

North Division
TeamWLPctGBSeed
Norfolk State195.792—1N
Delaware State1310.5655.52N
Coppin State816.333113N
Maryland Eastern Shore716.30411.5—
South Division
TeamWLPctGBSeed
Florida A&M195.792—1S
Bethune-Cookman177.70822S
North Carolina Central1113.45883S
Savannah State717.29212—
North Carolina A&T618.25013—

Bracket
  First Round     Second Round     Semifinals     Finals
                                       
      1N Norfolk State 4  
  2S Bethune-Cookman 10     2S Bethune-Cookman 14    
  3N Coppin State 0         2S Bethune-Cookman 5  
      1S Florida A&M 2    
    1S Florida A&M 10          
  2N Delaware State 5     3S North Carolina Central 2        
  3S North Carolina Central 10         2S Bethune-Cookman 1 —
      1N Norfolk State 0 —
         
  3N Coppin State 15        
  2N Delaware State 4         1S Florida A&M 2    
      3N Coppin State 6     1N Norfolk State 4  
      1N Norfolk State 7***  
  3N Coppin State 7    
  3S North Carolina Central 5  

References
  1. "Mid-Eastern Conference - 2016 Standings". d1Baseball.com. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
  2. "Bethune-Cookman University wins 2016 MEAC Baseball Championship". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. May 24, 2015. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
  3. "2016 MEAC Baseball Championship Central" (PDF). meacsports.com. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
  4. "2015-16 MEAC Championships". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Archived from the original on March 10, 2016. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
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