2017 Mid–Eastern Athletic Conference baseball tournament
# 2017 Mid–Eastern Athletic Conference baseball tournament

The 2017 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball tournament began on May 17 and ended on May 20 at Arthur W. Perdue Stadium, in Salisbury, MD. It was a six team double-elimination tournament. Bethune-Cookman won the tournament and claimed the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference's automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. The Wildcats won their sixteenth tournament out of the nineteen events, with Florida A&M winning in 2015, Savannah State in 2013 and North Carolina A&T earning the 2005 title.

## Format and seeding

The top three teams in each division were seeded one through three based on regular season records. The two division winners earned a first round bye, with the second seed from each division playing the third seed from the opposite division in the first round. The winners advanced in the winners' bracket, while first round losers played elimination games.

North Division :

| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | Seed |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Norfolk State | 16 | 7 | .696 | — | 1N |
| Delaware State | 14 | 10 | .583 | 2.5 | 2N |
| Maryland Eastern Shore | 9 | 15 | .375 | 7.5 | 3N |
| Coppin State | 8 | 15 | .348 | 8 | — |

South Division :

| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | Seed |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bethune-Cookman | 15 | 8 | .652 | — | 1S |
| North Carolina A&T | 15 | 9 | .625 | 0.5 | 2S |
| Florida A&M | 14 | 10 | .583 | 1.5 | 3S |
| North Carolina Central | 12 | 11 | .522 | 3 | — |
| Savannah State | 3 | 21 | .125 | 12.5 | — |

## Bracket

| First round Wednesday, May 17 | First round Wednesday, May 17 | First round Wednesday, May 17 | Second round Thursday, May 18 | Second round Thursday, May 18 | Second round Thursday, May 18 | Third round Friday, May 19 | Third round Friday, May 19 | Third round Friday, May 19 | | | | Championship Saturday, May 20 | Championship Saturday, May 20 | Championship Saturday, May 20 | Championship Saturday, May 20 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | 1N | Norfolk State | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2S | North Carolina A&T | 8 | 2S | North Carolina A&T | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3N | Maryland Eastern Shore | 0 | | | | 1N | Norfolk State | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1S | Bethune-Cookman | 16 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 1S | Bethune-Cookman | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2N | Delaware State | 2 | 3S | Florida A&M | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3S | Florida A&M | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3S | Florida A&M | 12 | | | | | | | | | | 1S | Bethune-Cookman | 11 | — |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 1N | Norfolk State | 1 | — |
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 3 | Lower round 3 | Lower round 3 | Lower final | Lower final | Lower final | |
| | | | | | | | | | 2S | North Carolina A&T | 11 | |
| | | | | | | 2N | Delaware State | 4 | 1N | Norfolk State | 12 | |
| | | | 2N | Delaware State | 7 | 2S | North Carolina A&T | 7 | | | | | | |
| 3N | Maryland Eastern Shore | 5 | 3S | Florida A&M | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2N | Delaware State | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.

| Name | School |
| - | - |
| Evan Regez | Delaware State |
| Darnell Maisonet | Delaware State |
| Kyle Clary | North Carolina A&T State |
| Myles Sowell | North Carolina A&T State |
| Justin Burrell | Norfolk State |
| Devin Hemmerich | Norfolk State |
| Andre' Moore | Norfolk State |
| Stephen Baughan | Norfolk State |
| Danny Rodriguez | Bethune-Cookman |
| Austin Garcia | Bethune-Cookman |
| Anthony Maldonado | Bethune-Cookman |
| Demetrius Sims | Bethune-Cookman |

### Outstanding performer

Bethune-Cookman first baseman Danny Rodriguez was named Tournament Outstanding Performer.

