2013 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2013 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament began on May 15 and ended on May 19, 2013 at Marty L. Miller Field, on the campus of Norfolk State University in Norfolk, VA. 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
TeamW 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 x‍‍‡‍y 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

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.

TeamWLPct.GBSeed
Northern
Delaware State213.875
–
1N
Norfolk State1313.500
9
2N
Coppin State1214.462
10
3N
Maryland Eastern Shore420.167
17
4N
Southern
Savannah State177.708
–
1S
Bethune-Cookman177.708
–
2S
North Carolina Central1212.500
5
3S
North Carolina A&T816.333
9
4S
Florida A&M618.250
11
–

Bracket
  First Round     Second Round     Third Round     Semifinals     Finals
                                                 
  Winner's Bracket
  1S Savannah State 3  
  4N Maryland Eastern Shore 1    
      1S Savannah State 21  
      2N Norfolk State 11    
  2N Norfolk State 5          
  3S North Carolina Central 4        
      1S Savannah State 14            
      3N Coppin State 7              
  2S Bethune-Cookman 8              
  3N Coppin State 10                
      3N Coppin State 7          
      4S North Carolina A&T 3        
  1N Delaware State 11*          
  4S North Carolina A&T 16*         1S Savannah State 1† —
      2S Bethune-Cookman 0† —
  Loser's Bracket      
  4N Maryland Eastern Shore 4        
  3S North Carolina Central 10     2N Norfolk State 6        
    3S North Carolina Central 12          
      3S North Carolina Central 3        
  2S Bethune-Cookman 5         2S Bethune Cookman 7     3N Coppin State 1    
  1N Delaware State 1     4S North Carolina A&T 5         2S Bethune Cookman 4  
    2S Bethune Cookman 11  

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

All-Tournament Team

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

NameSchool
David HamletCoppin State
Eric KimberNorth Carolina Central
Luis DiazNorth Carolina Central
Kelvin FreemanNorth Carolina A&T
Troy MarrowNorth Carolina Central
Tre-Von JohnsonMaryland Eastern Shore
Todd HagenSavannah State
Brandon TurnerBethune-Cookman
Eric SamsBethune-Cookmann
David RichardsSavannah State
Kyle McGowinSavannah State

Outstanding Performer

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]

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References
  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. "Savannah State University Wins MEAC Baseball Title". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. May 19, 2013. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
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