1996 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament

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The 1996 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball tournament was held in Tallahassee, FL. #1 Bethune-Cookman College defeated #4 Florida A&M University for the title.

Participating Teams[edit]

Seed School Conf. Record Head Coach
1 Bethune-Cookman College 12-1 Brian Rhees
2 Coppin State College 13-5 Jason Booker
3 Howard University 11-7 Chuck Hinton
4 Florida A&M University 6-4 Joe Durant
5 Delaware State University 9-9 Harry Van Sant
6 University of Maryland Eastern Shore 4-16 Kaye Pinhey
7 North Carolina A&T State University 1-10 Richard Watkins

Results[edit]

Bracket[edit]

  First Round     Second Round     Third Round     Fourth Round     Finals
                                                 
  Winner's Bracket
    1 Bethune-Cookman 4  
      4 Florida A&M 3    
  4 Florida A&M 7          
  5 Delaware St. 2        
      1 Bethune-Cookman 3            
      2 Coppin St. 2              
  2 Coppin St. 5              
  7 North Carolina A&T 4                
      2 Coppin St. 8          
      6 Maryland-Eastern Shore 1        
  3 Howard 7          
  6 Maryland-Eastern Shore 8         1 Bethune-Cookman 6 x
      4 Florida A&M 3 x
  Loser's Bracket      
  5 Delaware St. 5        
  3 Howard 2     4 Florida A&M 8        
    5 Delaware St. 7          
      6 Maryland-Eastern Shore 6        
      4 Florida A&M 14     2 Coppin St. 3    
  4 Florida A&M 8         4 Florida A&M 9  
  7 North Carolina A&T 7  


Game Results[edit]

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

All-Tournament Team[edit]

(possibly incomplete)

  • Francisco Antunez, Bethune-Cookman
  • Rory Beauford, Bethune-Cookman
  • Freddie Little, Bethune-Cookman
  • Mervyl Melendez, Bethune-Cookman
  • Mike Rawls, Bethune-Cookman
  • Ramon Santiago, Coppin State
  • Danny Singletary, Coppin State
  • Corey Battey, Florida A&M
  • Demetry Beamon, Florida A&M
  • Anthony Robinson, Florida A&M