SEEDINGS SET FOR 2008 MEAC BASEBALL
CHAMPIONSHIP
Bethune-Cookman Wildcats Earn Top Seed
Sahar
Rashid
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. –
The defending Mid-Eastern Athletic
Conference (MEAC) champion Bethune-Cookman
Wildcats earned the top seed in the 2008
MEAC Baseball Championship. The
tournament begins May 15-18 at the Marty
L. Miller Baseball Field on the campus
of Norfolk (Va.) State University.
The Wildcats dominated conference play
en route to the 2008 MEAC regular season
title with a 17-1 conference record,
33-20 overall. Winners of 11 MEAC
baseball crowns, Bethune-Cookman will
compete for their third consecutive
title.
North Carolina A&T tallied a 11-6
conference mark, 27-27 overall to secure
the second seed. Florida A&M and
Delaware State finished the regular
season tied at 11-7 in conference play.
The Rattlers of FAMU secured the number
three seed while the Delaware State
Hornets claimed the four seed following
the conference tie-breaker.
Norfolk State finished fifth and the
Hawks of Maryland Eastern Shore finished
in the sixth and final position for the
second straight year.
Only the top six teams qualify to
compete for the MEAC tournament title.
The winner will earn an automatic berth
to the NCAA Division I Baseball Regional
scheduled for May 30- June 2. Coppin
State (0-18) was eliminated from
tournament play based on their
conference finish.
The 2008 MEAC Baseball Championship
Tournament begins at 10 a.m. on
Thursday, May 15, with Bethune-Cookman
against Maryland Eastern Shore. North
Carolina A&T drew Norfolk State for game
two at 2 p.m. while Florida A&M will
take on Delaware State in game three
beginning at 6 p.m. The championship
game is set for Sunday, May 18 at 1 p.m.
Admission is $5 per day for adults and
$3 for students, military and seniors
with identification. Tickets prices are
discounted for the entire tournament at
$15 for adults and $9 for students,
seniors and military with
identification.
2008 MEAC Baseball Seedings
Conference, Overall
1. Bethune-Cookman
17-1, 33-20
2. North Carolina A&T
11-6, 27-27
3. Florida A&M
11-7, 19-20*
4. Delaware State
11-7, 16-31*
5. Norfolk State
7-10,
21-22
6. Md. Eastern Shore
4-12, 6-48
*seeding based on MEAC tie-breaker