Tuesday, May 13, 2014

NSU to Host MEAC Baseball Tournament Wednesday through Sunday

NORFOLK, Virginia  -- Norfolk State University's Marty L. Miller Baseball Field will serve as the host site for the 2014 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament this Wednesday through Sunday. The eight-team, double-elimination tournament will be played in its entirety at the Spartans' home field for the third straight year and for the sixth time since 2006.

Admission is $7 per day or $25 for a tournament pass. Tickets must be purchased on site at the front entrance to Marty L. Miller Field. Cash is the only accepted form of payment. Parking for the general public is available in Lot 5 (adjacent to the NSU Softball Field) and Lot 34 (Community Hospital). Parking in Lot 9 (adjacent to Marty L. Miller Field), in the James D. Gill Gymnasium circle and behind Dick Price Football Stadium are reserved for tournament staff, handicapped individuals, and/or media.



The Spartan baseball team enters the tournament as the No. 2 seed from the MEAC Northern Division. NSU opens tournament play against North Carolina Central, the No. 3 seed from the MEAC South, at 9 a.m. Wednesday morning. Other first-round matchups on Wednesday include Bethune-Cookman (S1) against Maryland Eastern Shore (N4) at 12:30 p.m., followed by Delaware State (N1) against Savannah State (S4) at 4 p.m. Florida A&M (S2) will take on Coppin State (N3) in the final game of the first day, scheduled for a 7:30 p.m. start.

Live statistics will be available through the MEAC web site at the following link: Click here.

The Spartans are searching their first-ever MEAC title. NSU has advanced to the championship round of the tournament five times previously (1998, 2001, '05, '08 and '11) but finished as runner-up each time.

2014 MEAC Baseball Tournament Bracket

By Matt Michalec, Asst. AD/Communications
COURTESY NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY SPORTS COMMUNICATIONS

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