MEAC Announces Baseball Championship Seedings

NORFOLK, Virginia --  The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) will host its 2014 Baseball Championship from Wednesday, May 14 through Sunday, May 18 at the Marty L. Miller Field on the campus of Norfolk State University. The Delaware State Hornets and the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats will enter tournament play as the number one seeds.

Delaware State clinched the northern divisional title with a 17-7 conference record, including sweeping Maryland Eastern Shore to end regular season play. The Hornets are 9-1 in their last 10 conference games and 30-15 overall heading into the tournament.

Bethune-Cookman enters tournament play with a 14-10 MEAC mark and 22-31 overall record. The Wildcats solidified a share of the conference’s regular season divisional title by taking 2-of-3 games against Savannah State to close out the conference season. B-CU earned the top seed over Florida A&M following tiebreaking procedures.

Florida A&M (14-10) earned a share of the southern divisional title following a 9-8 win over North Carolina Central on Saturday. FAMU will enter tournament play as the number two seed in the south, followed by North Carolina Central (12-12) and defending tournament champion Savannah State (11-13) receiving the fourth and final spot.

Norfolk State (14-10) clinched the number two seed in the north. Coppin State (9-15) earned the number three seed, followed by Maryland Eastern Shore at four (8-16).

Norfolk State (N2) will face North Carolina Central (S3) in the opening game. Bethune-Cookman (S1) will meet Maryland Eastern Shore (N4) in game two, followed by Delaware State (N1) against Savannah State (S4) in the third contest. Florida A&M (S2) will take on Coppin State (N3) in the final game of the first day.

Only the top four teams from each division will compete for the tournament title. North Carolina A&T was eliminated from conference play based on its regular season finish.

The championship finale is set for Sunday, May 18 beginning at 1 p.m.

The 2014 MEAC Baseball Championship tournament gets underway Wednesday, May 14 beginning at 9 a.m. at the Marty L. Miller Field in Norfolk, Virginia. Admission is $7 per day or $25 for the four-day tournament. A complete tournament bracket can be found on www.MEACsports.com

 2014 MEAC Baseball Bracket

 Northern Division                                                                               Southern Division

School (MEAC record)                                                                           School (MEAC record)

1.      Delaware State                   17-7                                                     1. Bethune-Cookman       14-10

2.      Norfolk State                     14-10                                                   2. Florida A&M                14-10

3.      Coppin State                      9-15                                                     3. North Carolina Central  12-12

4.      Maryland Eastern Shore     8-16                                                     4. Savannah State           11-13

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