2013 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball tournament


The 2013 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball tournament began on May 15 and ended on May 19 at Marty L. Miller Field, on the campus of Norfolk State University in Norfolk, Virginia. It was an eight-team double elimination tournament. South Division top seed Savannah State won their first tournament championship to claim the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference's automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. The Tigers defeated Bethune-Cookman, who had claimed thirteen of the fourteen tournament championships, with North Carolina A&T winning the other.[2][3][4]

2013 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
baseball tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsSavannah State (1st title)
Winning coachCarlton Hardy (1st title)
MVPKyle McGowin (Savannah State)
2013 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern
Delaware State x‍‍‍ 21 3   .875 32 16   .667
Norfolk State ‍‍‍ 13 13   .500 20 31   .392
Coppin State ‍‍‍ 12 14   .462 19 34   .358
Maryland Eastern Shore ‍‍‍ 4 20   .167 8 45   .151
Southern
Savannah State x‍‍y 17 7   .708 33 22   .600
Bethune–Cookman x‍‍‍ 17 7   .708 34 25   .576
North Carolina Central ‍‍‍ 12 12   .500 28 28   .500
North Carolina A&T ‍‍‍ 8 16   .333 16 37   .302
Florida A&M  ‍‍‍ 6 18   .250 7 47   .130
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 16, 2013[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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 means that one team from the South, Florida A&M, was not in the field. Savannah State claimed the top seed from the South over Bethune-Cookman by tiebreaker.

Team W L Pct. GB Seed
Northern
Delaware State 21 3 .875 1N
Norfolk State 13 13 .500 9 2N
Coppin State 12 14 .462 10 3N
Maryland Eastern Shore 4 20 .167 17 4N
Southern
Savannah State 17 7 .708 1S
Bethune-Cookman 17 7 .708 2S
North Carolina Central 12 12 .500 5 3S
North Carolina A&T 8 16 .333 9 4S
Florida A&M 6 18 .250 11

Bracket

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Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
1SSavannah State3
4NMaryland Eastern Shore1
1SSavannah State21
2NNorfolk State11
2NNorfolk State5
3SNorth Carolina Central4
1SSavannah State14
3NCoppin State7
2SBethune-Cookman8
3NCoppin State10
3NCoppin State7
4SNorth Carolina A&T3
1NDelaware State11*
4SNorth Carolina A&T16*1SSavannah State1
2SBethune-Cookman0†
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
2NNorfolk State6
4NMaryland Eastern Shore43SNorth Carolina Central123NCoppin State1
3SNorth Carolina Central103SNorth Carolina Central32SBethune Cookman4
2SBethune Cookman7
4SNorth Carolina A&T5
2SBethune-Cookman52SBethune Cookman11
1NDelaware State1

* - Indicates game required 13 innings.
† - Indicates game required 10 innings.

All-Tournament Team

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The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[4]

Name School
David Hamlet Coppin State
Eric Kimber North Carolina Central
Luis Diaz North Carolina Central
Kelvin Freeman North Carolina A&T
Troy Marrow North Carolina Central
Tre-Von Johnson Maryland Eastern Shore
Todd Hagen Savannah State
Brandon Turner Bethune-Cookman
Eric Sams Bethune-Cookmann
David Richards Savannah State
Kyle McGowin Savannah State

Outstanding Performer

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Kyle McGowin was named Outstanding Performer of the Tournament. McGowin was a pitcher for Savannah State, who threw all ten innings of the championship and recorded 11 strikeouts.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Standings and Leaders". meacsports.com. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
  2. ^ "2013 MEAC Baseball Championship Central". meacsports.com. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
  3. ^ "Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Baseball Championship" (PDF). meacsports.com. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
  4. ^ a b c "Savannah State University Wins MEAC Baseball Title". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. May 19, 2013. Retrieved May 21, 2013.