1985 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament

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The 1985 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball tournament was held in Greensboro, NC. Bethune-Cookman College defeated Howard University for the title.

Participating Teams[edit]

Seed School Conf. Record Head Coach
Bethune-Cookman College Joe Golinski
Delaware State College Harry Van Sant
Howard University Chuck Hinton
University of Maryland Eastern Shore Allen Cassell
Morgan State University Tommy Davis
North Carolina A&T State University Mel "Big Ten" Groomes

Results[edit]

Bracket[edit]

  First Round     Second Round     Third Round     Finals
                                       
      Bethune-Cookman 11  
  Delaware State 14     Delaware State 7    
  UM Eastern Shore 1         Bethune-Cookman 19  
      Howard 6    
    Howard 13          
  North Carolina A&T 14     North Carolina A&T 3        
  Morgan State 5         Bethune-Cookman 6 x
      Howard 3 x
  Losers Bracket 1-2     Losers Bracket 2     Losers Bracket 3    
         
  North Carolina A&T 11        
  UM Eastern Shore 1         Howard 12    
      North Carolina A&T 7     Delaware State 6  
      Delaware State 8  
  Delaware State 13    
  Morgan State 2  


Game Results[edit]

Game Winner Score Loser Notes
April 11
Game 1 North Carolina A&T State University 14-5 Morgan State University
Game 2 Delaware State College 14-1 University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Game 3 Howard University 13-3 North Carolina A&T State University
Game 4 Bethune-Cookman College 11-7 Delaware State College
April 12
Game 5 Delaware State College 13-2 Morgan State University Morgan State eliminated
Game 6 North Carolina A&T State University 11-1 University of Maryland Eastern Shore Maryland Eastern Shore eliminated
Game 7 Bethune-Cookman College 19-6 Howard University
Game 8 Delaware State College 8-7 North Carolina A&T State University North Carolina A&T eliminated
April 13
Game 9 Howard University 12-6 Delaware State College Delaware State eliminated
Game 10 Bethune-Cookman College 6-3 Howard University Bethune-Cookman wins MEAC title

All-Tournament Team[edit]

(possibly incomplete)

  • Ernest Cloud, Bethune-Cookman
  • Gerald Sanders, Bethune-Cookman
  • Shedrick Stephens, Bethune-Cookman
  • Jonathan Wright, Bethune-Cookman
  • Elmore Briggs, Delaware State
  • Jack Jacobs, Delaware State
  • James Baynes, Howard
  • Paul Sumners, Howard
  • Donald Shaw, North Carolina A&T State