2004 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball tournament

The 2004 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball tournament began on April 29 and ended on May 2 at Cracker Jack Stadium, on the campus of in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. It was a seven-team double elimination tournament. Bethune-Cookman won the tournament, as they had done each year since 1999. The Wildcats claimed the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference's automatic bid to the 2004 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.^[2][3]

2004 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
baseball tournament

Teams	7
Format	Double-elimination tournament
Finals site	Cracker Jack Stadium Lake Buena Vista, Florida
Champions	Bethune-Cookman (6th title)
Winning coach	Mervyl Melendez (5th title)
MVP	Jon Roberts (Bethune-Cookman)
← 2003 MEAC baseball tournament 2005 →

2004 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Bethune-Cookman  ‍†‍‡‍y	14	–	4		.778			27	–	28		.491
Delaware State  ‍‍‍	11	–	5		.688			27	–	22		.551
Florida A&M  ‍‍‍	9	–	6		.600			22	–	30		.423
North Carolina A&T  ‍‍‍	10	–	8		.556			23	–	26		.469
Norfolk State  ‍‍‍	8	–	9		.471			17	–	30		.362
Coppin State  ‍‍‍	8	–	10		.444			18	–	32		.360
Maryland Eastern Shore  ‍‍‍	0	–	18		.000			3	–	43		.065
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 25, 2004[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Format and seeding

The teams were seeded one through seven based on conference winning percentage only, with the top seed receiving a single bye while the second seed played the seventh seed, third seed played the sixth, and so on for first round matchups. The winners advanced in the winners' bracket, while first round losers played elimination games.

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Seed
Bethune-Cookman	14	4	.778	—	1
Delaware State	11	5	.688	2	2
Florida A&M	9	6	.600	3.5	3
North Carolina A&T	10	8	.556	4	4
Norfolk State	8	9	.471	5.5	5
Coppin State	8	10	.444	6	6
Maryland Eastern Shore	0	18	.000	14	7

Bracket and results

	Upper round 1					Upper round 2					Upper final										Final
						1	Bethune-Cookman	9
						5	Norfolk State	0
	4	North Carolina A&T	4
	5	Norfolk State	8
											1	Bethune-Cookman	7
											2	Delaware State	3
	3	Florida A&M	7
	6	Coppin State	2
						3	Florida A&M	0
						2	Delaware State	12
	2	Delaware State	21
	7	Maryland Eastern Shore	0
																					1	Bethune-Cookman	3	7
																					2	Delaware State	4	4
	Lower round 1					Lower round 2					Lower round 3					Lower final
						5	Norfolk State	7
	6	Coppin State	3			6	Coppin State	2								2	Delaware State	5
	7	Maryland Eastern Shore	2								5	Norfolk State	1			4	North Carolina A&T	1
											4	North Carolina A&T	6
						3	Florida A&M	1
						4	North Carolina A&T	5

Game results

Date	Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
April 29	Game 1	(5) Norfolk State	8–4	(4) North Carolina A&T
	Game 2	(3) Florida A&M	7–2	(6) Coppin State
	Game 3	(2) Delaware State	21–0	(7) Maryland Eastern Shore
	Game 4	(1) Bethune-Cookman	9–0	(5) Norfolk State
April 30	Game 5	(2) Delaware State	12–0	(3) Florida A&M
	Game 6	(6) Coppin State	3–2	(7) Maryland Eastern Shore	Maryland Eastern Shore eliminated
	Game 7	(4) North Carolina A&T	5–1	(3) Florida A&M	Florida A&M eliminated
	Game 8	(5) Norfolk State	7–2	(6) Coppin State	Coppin State eliminated
May 1	Game 9	(1) Bethune-Cookman	7–3	(2) Delaware State
	Game 10	(4) North Carolina A&T	6–1	(5) Norfolk State	Norfolk State eliminated
	Game 11	(2) Delaware State	5–1	(4) North Carolina A&T	North Carolina A&T eliminated
May 2	Game 12	(2) Delaware State	4–3	(1) Bethune-Cookman
	Game 13	(1) Bethune-Cookman	7–4	(2) Delaware State	Bethune-Cookman wins MEAC Championship

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.^[3]

Name	Team
Juan Figueroa	Bethune-Cookman
Brad Fricke	Bethune-Cookman
Bryan Maples	Bethune-Cookman
Jon Roberts	Bethune-Cookman
Brandon Gravely	Delaware State
Garrett Weir	Delaware State
Kelly Williams	Delaware State
A.J. Corbin	Norfolk State
Austin Love	North Carolina A&T

Outstanding Performer

Jon Roberts was named Tournament Outstanding Performer. Roberts was an outfielder for Bethune-Cookman.^[3]