2008 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball tournament

August 2023 2008 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference MEAC 150px 6 Double-elimination tournament Marty L. Miller Field Norfolk, Virginia 2008 Bethune-Cookman Wildcats Bethune-Cookman 9th Mervyl Melendez 8th Jose Lozada Bethune-Cookman The 2008 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball tournament began on May 15 and ended on May 17, 2008, at Marty L. Miller Field, on the campus of Norfolk State University in Norfolk, Virginia. It was a six-team double elimination tournament. 2008 Bethune-Cookman Wildcats Bethune-Cookman won the tournament, as they have done each year but one since the tournament began in 1999. The Wildcats claimed the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference's automatic bid to the 2008 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.https://meacsports.com/news/2008/5/18/1475671.aspx Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference May 18, 2008 May 6, 2021 B-CU Tops Norfolk State, 13–2 to Win Third Straight MEAC Baseball Titlehttps://static.meacsports.com/custompages/Records/Baseball%20Records%20Book.pdf Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Baseball Records Book November 19, 2020 May 6, 2021 Format and seeding The top six finishers from the regular season were seeded one through six based on conference winning percentage only, with the top seed playing the sixth seed, second seed playing the fifth, and so on for first round matchups. The winners advanced in the winners' bracket, while first round losers played elimination games. The format meant that 2008 Coppin State Eagles Coppin State was left out of the field.https://meacsports.com/documents/2009/4/24/400779.pdf Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference 2008 MEAC Baseball Championship Bracket May 6, 2021 Team W L Pct. GB Seed 2008 Bethune-Cookman Wildcats Bethune-Cookman 17 1 17 1 — 1 2008 North Carolina A&T Aggies North Carolina A&T 11 6 11 6 5.5 2 2008 Florida A&M Rattlers Florida A&M 11 7 11 7 6 3 2008 Delaware State Hornets Delaware State 11 7 11 7 7 4 2008 Norfolk State Spartans Norfolk State 7 10 7 10 9.5 5 2008 Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks Maryland Eastern Shore 4 12 4 12 12 6 2008 Coppin State Eagles Coppin State 0 18 0 18 17 — Bracket and results Bracket to be added Game results Date Game Winner Score Loser Notes May 15 Game 1 (1) 2008 Bethune-Cookman Wildcats Bethune-Cookman 13–1 (6) 2008 Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks Maryland Eastern Shore Game 2 (2) 2008 North Carolina A&T Aggies North Carolina A&T 4–2 (5) 2008 Norfolk State Spartans Norfolk State Game 3 (3) 2008 Florida A&M Rattlers Florida A&M 7–6 (4) 2008 Delaware State Hornets Delaware State May 16 Game 4 (5) 2008 Norfolk State Spartans Norfolk State 7–2 (6) 2008 Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks Maryland Eastern Shore Maryland Eastern Shore eliminated Game 5 (2) 2008 North Carolina A&T Aggies North Carolina A&T 6–5 (3) 2008 Florida A&M Rattlers Florida A&M Game 6 (5) 2008 Norfolk State Spartans Norfolk State 5–1 (4) 2008 Delaware State Hornets Delaware State Delaware State eliminated May 17 Game 7 (5) 2008 Norfolk State Spartans Norfolk State 5–2 (3) 2008 Florida A&M Rattlers Florida A&M Florida A&M eliminated Game 8 (1) 2008 Bethune-Cookman Wildcats Bethune-Cookman 3–2 (2) 2008 North Carolina A&T Aggies North Carolina A&T Game 9 (5) 2008 Norfolk State Spartans Norfolk State 10–5 (2) 2008 North Carolina A&T Aggies North Carolina A&T North Carolina A&T eliminated Game 10 (1) 2008 Bethune-Cookman Wildcats Bethune-Cookman 13–2 (5) 2008 Norfolk State Spartans Norfolk State Bethune-Cookman wins MEAC championship All-Tournament Team The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. Name Team Darryl Evans Florida A&M Jerrod Farley Norfolk State Marquis Frink North Carolina A&T Moriba George Norfolk State Jeremy Jones North Carolina A&T Chris Joyce Norfolk State Jose Lozada Bethune-Cookman Ryan Mailen Delaware State Joe McIntyre North Carolina A&T Ken Richardson Maryland Eastern Shore Nick Rogers North Carolina A&T Brad Stephenson Norfolk State Osvaldo Torres Bethune-Cookman Outstanding Performer Jose Lozada was named Tournament Outstanding Performer. Lozada was an infielder for Bethune-Cookman. References Tournament Category:Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball tournament Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Baseball Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Baseball