2002 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament

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The 2002 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball tournament was held in Ormond Beach, FL. Bethune-Cookman College defeated Florida A&M University for the title.

Participating Teams[edit]

Seed School Conf. Record Head Coach
North 1 Delaware State University 16-1 J.P. Blandin
North 2 Coppin State College 9-7 Paul Blair
North 3 University of Maryland Eastern Shore 3-14 Kirkland Hall
South 1 Bethune-Cookman College 16-2 Mervyl Melendez
South 2 Florida A&M University 10-8 Joe Durant
South 3 North Carolina A&T State University 6-11 Keith Shumate
South 4 Norfolk State University 3-15 Marty L. Miller

* Howard (6-12) sat out tournament due to NCAA rules violations.

Results[edit]

Bracket[edit]

  First Round     Second Round     Third Round     Fourth Round     Finals
                                                 
  Winner's Bracket
    S1 Bethune-Cookman 8  
      N2 Coppin St. 2    
  N2 Coppin St. 21          
  S3 North Carolina A&T 3        
      S1 Bethune-Cookman 4            
      S2 Florida A&M 2              
  N1 Delaware St. 3              
  S4 Norfolk St. 2                
      N1 Delaware St. 9          
      S2 Florida A&M 10        
  S2 Florida A&M 7          
  N3 MD-Eastern Shore 3         S1 Bethune-Cookman 7 x
      S2 Florida A&M 3 x
  Loser's Bracket      
  S3 North Carolina A&T 10        
  N3 MD-Eastern Shore 6     S4 Norfolk St. 4        
    S3 North Carolina A&T 5          
      S3 North Carolina A&T 16        
      N1 Delaware St. 20     S2 Florida A&M 16    
  N1 Delaware St. 18         N1 Delaware St. 4  
  N2 Coppin St. 5  


Game Results[edit]

Game Winner Score Loser Notes
May 9
Game 1 Coppin State College 21-3 North Carolina A&T State University
Game 2 Delaware State University 3-2 Norfolk State University
Game 3 Florida A&M University 7-3 University of Maryland Eastern Shore
May 10
Game 4 North Carolina A&T State University 10-6 University of Maryland Eastern Shore Maryland Eastern Shore eliminated
Game 5 Bethune-Cookman College 8-2 Coppin State College
Game 6 Florida A&M University 10-9 Delaware State University
Game 7 North Carolina A&T State University 5-4 Norfolk State University Norfolk State eliminated
Game 8 Delaware State University 18-5 Coppin State College Coppin State eliminated
May 11
Game 9 Bethune-Cookman College 4-2 Florida A&M University
Game 10 Delaware State University 20-16 North Carolina A&T State University North Carolina A&T eliminated
Game 11 Florida A&M University 16-4 Delaware State University Delaware State eliminated
May 12
Game 12 Bethune-Cookman College 7-3 Florida A&M University Bethune-Cookman advances to NCAA tournament

All-Tournament Team[edit]

  • Alberto Meran, Bethune-Cookman
  • Helpiz Moises, Bethune-Cookman
  • Jose Ramos, Bethune-Cookman
  • Malcolm King, Delaware State
  • Scott Martin, Delaware State
  • Brett Underwood, Delaware State
  • Vince Palmer, Florida A&M
  • Manny Quinones, Florida A&M
  • Ronald Bean, North Carolina A&T State
  • Carlos Geathers, North Carolina A&T State