2017 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball tournament

The 2017 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball tournament began on May 17 and ended on May 20 at Arthur W. Perdue Stadium, in Salisbury, MD. It was a six team double-elimination tournament. Bethune-Cookman won the tournament and claimed the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference's automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.^[1] The Wildcats won their sixteenth tournament out of the nineteen events, with Florida A&M winning in 2015, Savannah State in 2013 and North Carolina A&T earning the 2005 title.^[2][3]

2017 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
baseball tournament

Teams	6
Format	Double-elimination tournament
Finals site	Arthur W. Perdue Stadium Salisbury, MD
Champions	Bethune-Cookman (16th title)
Winning coach	Jason Beverlin (4th title)
MVP	Danny Rodriguez (Bethune-Cookman)
← 2016 MEAC baseball tournament 2018 →

2017 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Northern
Norfolk State  x‍†‍‍	16	–	7		.696			26	–	22		.542
Delaware State  ‍‍‍	14	–	10		.583			22	–	25		.468
Maryland Eastern Shore  ‍‍‍	9	–	15		.375			12	–	40		.231
Coppin State  ‍‍‍	8	–	15		.348			11	–	31		.262
Southern
Bethune–Cookman  x‍‍‡‍y	15	–	8		.652			36	–	25		.590
North Carolina A&T  ‍‍‍	15	–	9		.625			28	–	25		.528
Florida A&M  ‍‍‍	14	–	10		.583			27	–	26		.509
North Carolina Central  ‍‍‍	12	–	11		.522			22	–	28		.440
Savannah State  ‍‍‍	3	–	21		.125			12	–	39		.235
x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Format and seeding

The top three teams in each division were seeded one through three based on regular season records. The two division winners earned a first round bye, with the second seed from each division playing the third seed from the opposite division in the first round. The winners advanced in the winners' bracket, while first round losers played elimination games.

North Division Team W L Pct GB Seed Norfolk State 16 7 .696 — 1N Delaware State 14 10 .583 2.5 2N Maryland Eastern Shore 9 15 .375 7.5 3N Coppin State 8 15 .348 8 —

South Division Team W L Pct GB Seed Bethune-Cookman 15 8 .652 — 1S North Carolina A&T 15 9 .625 0.5 2S Florida A&M 14 10 .583 1.5 3S North Carolina Central 12 11 .522 3 — Savannah State 3 21 .125 12.5 —

Bracket

First round Wednesday, May 17

Second round Thursday, May 18

Third round Friday, May 19

Championship Saturday, May 20

1N

Norfolk State

5

2S

North Carolina A&T

8

2S

North Carolina A&T

4

3N

Maryland Eastern Shore

0

1N

Norfolk State

6

1S

Bethune-Cookman

16

1S

Bethune-Cookman

6

2N

Delaware State

2

3S

Florida A&M

5

3S

Florida A&M

12

1S

Bethune-Cookman

11

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1N

Norfolk State

1

—

Lower round 1

Lower round 2

Lower round 3

Lower final

2S

North Carolina A&T

11

2N

Delaware State

4

1N

Norfolk State

12

2N

Delaware State

7

2S

North Carolina A&T

7

3N

Maryland Eastern Shore

5

3S

Florida A&M

4

2N

Delaware State

6

All-Tournament Team

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

Name	School
Evan Regez	Delaware State
Darnell Maisonet	Delaware State
Kyle Clary	North Carolina A&T State
Myles Sowell	North Carolina A&T State
Justin Burrell	Norfolk State
Devin Hemmerich	Norfolk State
Andre' Moore	Norfolk State
Stephen Baughan	Norfolk State
Danny Rodriguez	Bethune-Cookman
Austin Garcia	Bethune-Cookman
Anthony Maldonado	Bethune-Cookman
Demetrius Sims	Bethune-Cookman

Outstanding performer

Bethune-Cookman first baseman Danny Rodriguez was named Tournament Outstanding Performer.^[3]