Teams | 8 |
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Format | Double-elimination tournament |
Finals site | |
Champions | Norfolk State (1st title) |
Winning coach | Keith Shumate (1st title) |
MVP | Alsander Womack ( Norfolk State) |
Television | FloSports |
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Norfolk State x‡y | 18 | – | 10 | .643 | 25 | – | 28 | .472 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Delaware State | 13 | – | 18 | .419 | 15 | – | 27 | .357 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coppin State | 7 | – | 20 | .259 | 10 | – | 29 | .256 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina Central x | 17 | – | 11 | .607 | 27 | – | 20 | .574 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida A&M | 15 | – | 13 | .536 | 22 | – | 33 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina A&T | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | 22 | – | 32 | .407 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
|
The 2021 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball tournament began on May 20 and ended on May 22 at
Marty L. Miller Field on the campus of
Norfolk State University in
Norfolk,
Virginia. It was a six-team
double elimination tournament.
Norfolk State won the tournament for the first time and claimed the
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference's automatic bid to the
2021 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.
[2]
[3] Departing member
Bethune-Cookman, which opted out of baseball competition for 2021,
[4] had claimed sixteen of the prior twenty-one tournament championships, with
North Carolina A&T earning the 2005 and 2018 titles,
Florida A&M winning in 2015 and 2019, and
Savannah State in 2013.
The top two teams from each division qualified for the Tournament, with seeding determined by conference winning percentage from the regular season. The top seed form the North Division played the second seed from the South and vice versa, with winners advancing and losers playing elimination games in the double-elimination tournament.
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|
Upper round 1 | Upper final | Final | |||||||||||
1N | Norfolk State | 8 | |||||||||||
2S | Florida A&M | 3 | |||||||||||
1N | Norfolk State | 1 | |||||||||||
1S | North Carolina Central | 0 | |||||||||||
1S | North Carolina Central | 9 | |||||||||||
2N | Delaware State | 4 | |||||||||||
1N | Norfolk State | ||||||||||||
1S | North Carolina Central | ||||||||||||
Lower round 1 | Lower final | ||||||||||||
1S | North Carolina Central | 5 | |||||||||||
2S | Florida A&M | 14 | 2S | Florida A&M | 3 | ||||||||
2N | Delaware State | 13 | |||||||||||
Date | Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
May 20 | Game 1 | (1S) North Carolina Central | 9–4 | (2N) Delaware State | |
Game 2 | (1N) Norfolk State | 8–3 | (2S) Florida A&M | ||
May 21 | Game 3 | (1N) Norfolk State | 1–0 | (1S) North Carolina Central | |
Game 4 | (2S) Florida A&M | 14–13 | (2N) Delaware State | Delaware State eliminated | |
Game 5 | (1S) North Carolina Central | 5–3 | (2S) Florida A&M | Florida A&M eliminated | |
May 22 | Game 6 | (1N) Norfolk State | 7–611 | (1S) North Carolina Central | Norfolk State wins MEAC Tournament |
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. [3]
Name | School |
---|---|
LJ Bryant | Florida A&M |
James Deloatch | Norfolk State |
Ty Hanchey | Norfolk State |
Danny Hosley | Norfolk State |
Cort Maynard | North Carolina Central |
Octavien Moyer | Florida A&M |
Cameron Norgren | North Carolina Central |
Miguel Rivera | Delaware State |
Shawn Runey | North Carolina Central |
Austin Vernon | North Carolina Central |
John Weglarz | Delaware State |
Alsander Womack | Norfolk State |
Alsander Womack was named Tournament Outstanding Performer, while Keith Shumate was named Tournament Outstanding Coach. Womack was a second baseman for Norfolk State, while Shumate was the Spartans' head coach. [3]
Teams | 8 |
---|---|
Format | Double-elimination tournament |
Finals site | |
Champions | Norfolk State (1st title) |
Winning coach | Keith Shumate (1st title) |
MVP | Alsander Womack ( Norfolk State) |
Television | FloSports |
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Norfolk State x‡y | 18 | – | 10 | .643 | 25 | – | 28 | .472 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Delaware State | 13 | – | 18 | .419 | 15 | – | 27 | .357 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coppin State | 7 | – | 20 | .259 | 10 | – | 29 | .256 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina Central x | 17 | – | 11 | .607 | 27 | – | 20 | .574 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida A&M | 15 | – | 13 | .536 | 22 | – | 33 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina A&T | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | 22 | – | 32 | .407 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
|
The 2021 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball tournament began on May 20 and ended on May 22 at
Marty L. Miller Field on the campus of
Norfolk State University in
Norfolk,
Virginia. It was a six-team
double elimination tournament.
Norfolk State won the tournament for the first time and claimed the
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference's automatic bid to the
2021 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.
[2]
[3] Departing member
Bethune-Cookman, which opted out of baseball competition for 2021,
[4] had claimed sixteen of the prior twenty-one tournament championships, with
North Carolina A&T earning the 2005 and 2018 titles,
Florida A&M winning in 2015 and 2019, and
Savannah State in 2013.
The top two teams from each division qualified for the Tournament, with seeding determined by conference winning percentage from the regular season. The top seed form the North Division played the second seed from the South and vice versa, with winners advancing and losers playing elimination games in the double-elimination tournament.
|
|
Upper round 1 | Upper final | Final | |||||||||||
1N | Norfolk State | 8 | |||||||||||
2S | Florida A&M | 3 | |||||||||||
1N | Norfolk State | 1 | |||||||||||
1S | North Carolina Central | 0 | |||||||||||
1S | North Carolina Central | 9 | |||||||||||
2N | Delaware State | 4 | |||||||||||
1N | Norfolk State | ||||||||||||
1S | North Carolina Central | ||||||||||||
Lower round 1 | Lower final | ||||||||||||
1S | North Carolina Central | 5 | |||||||||||
2S | Florida A&M | 14 | 2S | Florida A&M | 3 | ||||||||
2N | Delaware State | 13 | |||||||||||
Date | Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
May 20 | Game 1 | (1S) North Carolina Central | 9–4 | (2N) Delaware State | |
Game 2 | (1N) Norfolk State | 8–3 | (2S) Florida A&M | ||
May 21 | Game 3 | (1N) Norfolk State | 1–0 | (1S) North Carolina Central | |
Game 4 | (2S) Florida A&M | 14–13 | (2N) Delaware State | Delaware State eliminated | |
Game 5 | (1S) North Carolina Central | 5–3 | (2S) Florida A&M | Florida A&M eliminated | |
May 22 | Game 6 | (1N) Norfolk State | 7–611 | (1S) North Carolina Central | Norfolk State wins MEAC Tournament |
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. [3]
Name | School |
---|---|
LJ Bryant | Florida A&M |
James Deloatch | Norfolk State |
Ty Hanchey | Norfolk State |
Danny Hosley | Norfolk State |
Cort Maynard | North Carolina Central |
Octavien Moyer | Florida A&M |
Cameron Norgren | North Carolina Central |
Miguel Rivera | Delaware State |
Shawn Runey | North Carolina Central |
Austin Vernon | North Carolina Central |
John Weglarz | Delaware State |
Alsander Womack | Norfolk State |
Alsander Womack was named Tournament Outstanding Performer, while Keith Shumate was named Tournament Outstanding Coach. Womack was a second baseman for Norfolk State, while Shumate was the Spartans' head coach. [3]