Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball tournament
{{Infobox NCAA conference tournament
| name = Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball tournament
| optional_subheader = Conference baseball championship
| defunct =
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| sport = Baseball
| conference = Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
| number_of_teams = 4
| format = double elimination
| current_stadium = Marty L. Miller Field
| current_location = Norfolk, Virginia
| years = 1972–2022
| most_recent = 2022
| current_champion = Coppin State
| most_championships = Bethune-Cookman (19)
| trophy =
| television =
| website = [http://www.meacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=20800&ATCLID=205416342 Championship Central]
| sponsors =
| all_stadiums =
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The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball tournament was the conference baseball championship of the NCAA Division I Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. In its final edition in 2022, all four MEAC baseball teams participated in the double elimination tournament at Marty L. Miller Field in Norfolk, Virginia. The winner of the tournament received an automatic berth to the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship. The automatic bid was granted beginning in 1994.{{cite book|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/mdes/sports/m-basebl/auto_pdf/2009BaseballMediaGuide.pdf|website=Maryland Eastern Shore Athletics|publisher=University of Maryland Eastern Shore|title=2009 Baseball Media Guide|page=8|accessdate=February 27, 2018}}
From 1999 until leaving the conference after the 2021 season, Bethune-Cookman had claimed all but six tournament championships, as North Carolina A&T won the 2005 and 2018 tournaments, Savannah State won the 2013 tournament, Florida A&M won the 2015 and 2019 events, while Norfolk State won in 2021. Coppin State won the last MEAC tournament in 2022.
The MEAC merged its baseball league into that of the Northeast Conference (NEC) after the 2022 season, by which time it had only four baseball-sponsoring members—two short of the minimum required for a conference to maintain its automatic tournament bid. The remaining MEAC baseball schools became NEC affiliates at that time.{{cite press release|url=https://northeastconference.org/news/2022/6/26/GEN_NEC_MEAC_Partnership_Rel_2223.aspx |title=NEC & MEAC Announce Three-Sport Associate Member Partnership |publisher=Northeast Conference |date=July 12, 2022 |access-date=July 12, 2022}}
Champions
=By year=
The following is a list of conference champions and sites listed by year.
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Year | Program | Site | Most Outstanding Performer | Outstanding Coach |
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1972 | {{cbsb link|year=1972|team=Howard Bison|title=Howard}} | |||
1973 | {{cbsb link|year=1973|team=South Carolina State Bulldogs|title=South Carolina State}} | |||
1974 | {{cbsb link|year=1974|team=North Carolina A&T Aggies|title=North Carolina A&T}} | |||
1975 | {{cbsb link|year=1975|team=Howard Bison|title=Howard}} | |||
1976 | {{cbsb link|year=1976|team=Howard Bison|title=Howard}} | |||
1977 | {{cbsb link|year=1977|team=Howard Bison|title=Howard}} | |||
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| colspan=5| 1978–1983 No Conference Competition Sponsored | ||||
1984 | {{cbsb link|year=1994|team=Howard Bison|title=Howard}} | |||
1985 | {{cbsb link|year=1996|team=Bethune-Cookman Wildcats|title=Bethune-Cookman}} | |||
1986 | {{cbsb link|year=1986|team=Howard Bison|title=Howard}} | |||
1987 | {{cbsb link|year=1987|team=Florida A&M Rattlers|title=Florida A&M}} | |||
1988 | {{cbsb link|year=1988|team=Florida A&M Rattlers|title=Florida A&M}} | Marquis Grissom, Florida A&M{{cite news |title=Rattler Great Marquis Grissom Tabbed For MEAC Hall |url=https://famuathletics.com/news/2014/11/12/209762676.aspx |access-date=14 September 2021 |publisher=Florida A&M |date=November 11, 2014 |language=en}} | ||
1989 | {{cbsb link|year=1989|team=Delaware State Hornets|title=Delaware State}} | |||
1990 | {{cbsb link|year=1990|team=Florida A&M Rattlers|title=Florida A&M}} | |||
1991 | {{cbsb link|year=1991|team=Florida A&M Rattlers|title=Florida A&M}} | |||
1992 | {{cbsb link|year=1992|team=Florida A&M Rattlers|title=Florida A&M}} | |||
1993 | {{cbsb link|year=1993|team=North Carolina A&T Aggies|title=North Carolina A&T}} | |||
1994 | {{cbsb link|year=1994|team=Florida A&M Rattlers|title=Florida A&M}} | Moore-Kittles Field • Tallahassee, FL | ||
1995 | {{cbsb link|year=1995|team=Coppin State Eagles|title=Coppin State}} | Moore-Kittles Field • Tallahassee, FL | ||
1996 | {{cbsb link|year=1996|team=Bethune-Cookman Wildcats|title=Bethune-Cookman}} | Moore-Kittles Field • Tallahassee, FL | ||
1997 | {{cbsb link|year=1997|team=Bethune-Cookman Wildcats|title=Bethune-Cookman}} | Moore-Kittles Field • Tallahassee, FL | ||
1998 | {{cbsb link|year=1998|team=Howard Bison|title=Howard University}} | |||
1999 | {{cbsb link|year=1999|team=Bethune-Cookman Wildcats|title=Bethune-Cookman}} | |||
2000 | {{cbsb link|year=2000|team=Bethune-Cookman Wildcats|title=Bethune-Cookman}} | |||
2001 | {{cbsb link|year=2001|team=Bethune-Cookman Wildcats|title=Bethune-Cookman}} | Claudell Clark, Norfolk State | Mervyl Melendez, Bethune-Cookman | |
2002 | {{cbsb link|year=2002|team=Bethune-Cookman Wildcats|title=Bethune-Cookman}} | Carlos Geathers, North Carolina A&T | Mervyl Melendez, Bethune-Cookman | |
2003 | {{cbsb link|year=2003|team=Bethune-Cookman Wildcats|title=Bethune-Cookman}} | John Gragg, Bethune-Cookman | Mervyl Melendez, Bethune-Cookman | |
2004 | {{cbsb link|year=2004|team=Bethune-Cookman Wildcats|title=Bethune-Cookman}} | Cracker Jack Stadium • Lake Buena Vista, FL | Jon Roberts, Bethune-Cookman | Mervyl Melendez, Bethune-Cookman |
2005 | {{cbsb link|year=2005|team=North Carolina A&T Aggies|title=North Carolina A&T}} | Cracker Jack Stadium • Lake Buena Vista, FL | Joe McIntyre, North Carolina A&T | Keith Shumate, North Carolina A&T |
2006 | {{cbsb link|year=2006|team=Bethune-Cookman Wildcats|title=Bethune-Cookman}} | Marty L. Miller Field • Norfolk, VA | Jose Rivera Ortiz, Bethune-Cookman | Mervyl Melendez, Bethune-Cookman |
2007 | {{cbsb link|year=2007|team=Bethune-Cookman Wildcats|title=Bethune-Cookman}} | Marty L. Miller Field • Norfolk, VA{{cite web|url=http://www.meacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=98165&SPID=12091&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=20800&ATCLID=1512183|title=Bethune-Cookman Wins 2007 MEAC Baseball Championship|date=May 20, 2007|website=meacsports.com|accessdate=May 15, 2016}} | Angel Mercado, Bethune-Cookman | Mervyl Melendez, Bethune-Cookman |
2008 | {{cbsb link|year=2008|team=Bethune-Cookman Wildcats|title=Bethune-Cookman}} | Marty L. Miller Field • Norfolk, VA{{cite web|url=http://www.meacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&SPSID=98168&SPID=12091&DB_OEM_ID=20800&ATCLID=1475671|title=B-CU Tops Norfolk State, 13-2 to Win Third Straight MEAC Baseball Title|website=meacsports.com|accessdate=April 28, 2012}} | Jose Lozada, Bethune-Cookman | Mervyl Melendez, Bethune-Cookman |
2009 | {{cbsb link|year=2009|team=Bethune-Cookman Wildcats|title=Bethune-Cookman}} | Jackie Robinson Ballpark • Daytona Beach, FL{{cite web|url=http://www.meacsports.com//pdf4/406952.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=20800|title=2009 Championship Bracket|website=meacsports.com|accessdate=April 28, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140525232823/http://www.meacsports.com//pdf4/406952.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=20800|archive-date=May 25, 2014}} | Marquis Riley, North Carolina A&T | Mervyl Melendez, Bethune-Cookman |
2010 | {{cbsb link|year=2010|team=Bethune-Cookman Wildcats|title=Bethune-Cookman}} | Jackie Robinson Ballpark • Daytona Beach, FL{{cite web|url=http://www.meacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=20800&ATCLID=3727274|title=2010 Championship Central|website=meacsports.com|accessdate=April 28, 2012}} | DJ Leonard, Bethune-Cookman | Mervyl Melendez, Bethune-Cookman |
2011 | {{cbsb link|year=2011|team=Bethune-Cookman Wildcats|title=Bethune-Cookman}} | Jackie Robinson Ballpark • Daytona Beach, FL{{cite web|url=http://www.meacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=20800&ATCLID=204983331|title=2011 Championship Central|website=meacsports.com|accessdate=April 28, 2012}} | Peter O'Brien, Bethune-Cookman | Mervyl Melendez, Bethune-Cookman |
2012 | Bethune-Cookman | Marty L. Miller Field • Norfolk, VA | David Lee, Bethune-Cookman | Jason Beverlin, Bethune-Cookman |
2013 | {{CBSB link|year=2013|team=Savannah State Tigers|title=Savannah State}} | Marty L. Miller Field • Norfolk, VA | Kyle McGowin, Savannah State | Carlton Hardy, Savannah State |
2014 | {{cbsb link|year=2014|team=Bethune-Cookman Wildcats|title=Bethune-Cookman}} | Marty L. Miller Field • Norfolk, VA | Montana DuRapau, Bethune-Cookman | Jason Beverlin, Bethune-Cookman |
2015 | Florida A&M | Arthur W. Perdue Stadium • Salisbury, MD{{cite web|title=The Shore to play 2018 baseball season at Perdue Stadium|url=http://www.easternshorehawks.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/022218aaa.html|website=Maryland Eastern Shore Athletics|publisher=University of Maryland Eastern Shore|date=February 22, 2018|accessdate=February 22, 2018}} | Brandon Fleming, Florida A&M | Jamey Shouppe, Florida A&M |
2016 | {{CBSB link|year=2016|team=Bethune-Cookman Wildcats|title=Bethune-Cookman}} | Arthur W. Perdue Stadium • Salisbury, MD | Danny Rodriguez, Bethune-Cookman | Jason Beverlin, Bethune-Cookman |
2017 | {{CBSB link|year=2017|team=Bethune-Cookman Wildcats|title=Bethune-Cookman}} | Arthur W. Perdue Stadium • Salisbury, MD | Danny Rodriguez, Bethune-Cookman | Jason Beverlin, Bethune-Cookman |
2018 | {{CBSB link|year=2018|team=North Carolina A&T Aggies|title=North Carolina A&T}} | Sliwa Stadium • Daytona Beach, FL{{cite web |title=North Carolina A&T State Wins 2018 MEAC Baseball Championship |url=https://meacsports.com/news/2018/5/20/north-carolina-a-t-state-wins-2018-meac-baseball-championship.aspx |website=meacsports.com |publisher=Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |accessdate=January 28, 2019 |language=en |date=May 20, 2018}} | Zach McLean, North Carolina A&T | Ben Hall, North Carolina A&T |
2019 | {{CBSB link|year=2019|team=Florida A&M Rattlers|title=Florida A&M}} | Jackie Robinson Ballpark • Daytona Beach, FL | Kaycee Reese, Florida A&M{{cite web |title=Florida A&M Wins 2019 MEAC Baseball Tournament |url=https://meacsports.com/news/2019/5/18/florida-am-wins-2019-meac-baseball-championship.aspx |website=meacsports.com |publisher=Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |accessdate=18 December 2019}} | Jamey Shouppe, Florida A&M |
2020 | colspan=4 align=center|Canceled due to COVID-19 | |||
2021 | Norfolk State | Marty L. Miller Field • Norfolk, VA | Alsander Womack, Norfolk State | Keith Shumate, Norfolk State |
2022 | Coppin State | Marty L. Miller Field • Norfolk, VA | Brian Nicolas, Coppin State | Sherman Reed, Coppin State |
=By school=
The following is a list of conference champions listed by school, since 1972.
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Program | No. of titles | Title years |
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Bethune-Cookman | 19 | 1985, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017 |
Florida A&M | 8 | 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 2015, 2019 |
Howard | 7 | 1972, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1984, 1986, 1998 |
North Carolina A&T | 4 | 1974, 1993, 2005, 2018 |
Coppin State | 2 | 1995, 2022 |
Delaware State | 1 | 1989 |
Norfolk State | 1 | 2021 |
Savannah State | 1 | 2013 |
South Carolina State | 1 | 1973 |
Italics indicate the school stopped fielding a baseball team in the MEAC before the conference's final baseball season in 2022.