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MID-EASTERN Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Softball 2018 Season • Week 12 Contact: Ryan McGinty, Assistant Commissioner for Media Relations ATHLETIC CONFERENCE [email protected] • 757.951.055 48 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE |——CONFERENCE——| |———OVERALL———| NORTHERN DIVISION W L T Pct. W L T Pct. Last 10 Streak Morgan State 13 2 0 .867 25 14 0 .641 9-1 W 3 Hampton 8 4 0 .667 19 20 0 .487 6-4 W 1 Delaware State 9 6 0 .600 11 26 0 .297 2-8 W 2 Coppin State 8 6 0 .571 12 20 0 .375 3-7 L 1 Norfolk State 8 7 0 .533 19 26 0 .422 4-6 L 2 Howard 3 11 0 .214 5 36 0 .122 2-8 L 2 Md Eastern Shore 1 14 0 .067 4 32 0 .111 1-9 L 7 SOUTHERN DIVISION Florida A&M 11 1 0 .917 20 24 0 .455 7-3 W 1 Bethune-Cookman 9 3 0 .750 24 24 0 .500 7-3 L 1 Savannah State 6 6 0 .500 11 19 0 .367 4-6 W 3 N.C. Central 5 7 0 .417 14 24 0 .368 5-5 W 3 North Carolina A&T 4 8 0 .333 7 32 0 .179 2-8 L 6 SC State 1 11 0 .083 1 25 0 .038 0-10 L 13 LAST WEEK’S GAMES THIS WEEK’S GAMES NOTES Tuesday, April 17 Tuesday, April 24 Norfolk State 1, N.C. Central 0 Howard at Coppin State • MEAC softball begins week 12 as only two weeks remain in the regular season. N.C. Central 5, Norfolk State 0 Delaware State at Towson Morgan State 5, Delaware State 0 Delaware State at Towson • The Hampton Lady Pirates and the Florida A&M Lady Rattlers were predicted to Wednesday, April 18 Wednesday, April 25 win the MEAC softball Northern and Southern Divisions, respectively. Florida A&M Florida 19, Florida A&M 3 George Washington at Hampton has won four consecutive MEAC Championships while Hampton has two champi- Saint Peter’s 2, Md Eastern Shore 0 George Washington at Hampton onships all-time. Radford 8, Norfolk State 3 South Carolina State at Presbyterian Radford 7, Norfolk State 1 South Carolina State at Presbyterian Western Carolina 14, North Carolina A&T 6 North Carolina A&T State at Elon • Morgan State remains in the Northern Division driver’s seat after its three-game Western Carolina 10, North Carolina A&T 5 sweep over Maryland Eastern Shore. A sweep this weekend would tie a school Villanova 5, Morgan State 2 Thursday, April 26 record for conference wins (16). The Bears can clinch the Northern Division outright Morgan State 1, Villanova 0 Liberty at Hampton with two wins this weekend over Coppin State or a share with one win. If the Lady Saint Peter’s 8, Md Eastern Shore 0 Liberty at Hampton Bears are swept and Hampton wins its final six games, Hampton would clinch the Hampton 2, N.C. Central 0 Longwood at Norfolk State Hampton 5, N.C. Central 1 Longwood at Norfolk State Northern Division title. If both teams are tied, Hampton wins the division based on Mount St. Mary’s 7, Coppin State 3 a 2-1 in record in the head-to-head match-up. Mount St. Mary’s 2, Coppin State 1 Stetson 6, Bethune-Cookman 5 Saturday, April 21 • To no surprise, Florida A&M and Bethune-Cookman will battle for the Southern Di- Hampton at Norfolk State vision title once again. If the Lady Rattlers win one game against BCU this weekend, Thursday, April 19 Hampton at Norfolk State Florida A&M 2, North Florida 1 North Carolina Central at North Carolina A&T State they’ll clinch the crown outright. BCU would win the division if they sweep FAMU. North Carolina Central at North Carolina A&T State Saturday, April 21 Savannah State at South Carolina State • While the divisional championships are at stake this weekend, seeding and post- Savannah State 5, North Carolina A&T 4 Savannah State at South Carolina State season berths are also at stake. Norfolk State, Coppin State and Delaware State Savannah State 7, North Carolina A&T 0 Coppin State at Morgan State are all fighting postseason berths as only one game separates the trio in the north. Morgan State 8, Md Eastern Shore 3 Coppin State at Morgan State Morgan State 9, Md Eastern Shore 2 Howard at Maryland Eastern Shore In the south, North Carolina A&T State, North Carolina Central and Savannah State N.C. Central 4, SC State 2 Howard at Maryland Eastern Shore are fighting for postseason berths as Savannah State is two games ahead of North N.C. Central 7, SC State 0 Bethune-Cookman at Florida A&M Carolina A&T State and a game on top of NCCU. Delaware State 6, Howard 1 Bethune-Cookman at Florida A&M Howard 2, Delaware State 0 Albany State at Delaware State • DaSha Hill of Hampton leads the MEAC with a .432 average while also ac- Coppin State 5, Hampton 2 Albany State at Delaware State Hampton 2, Coppin State 1 counting for 48 hits and is 40-of-42 in stolen bases. North Carolina Central’s Ava Sunday, April 22 Dolan ranks second with a .423 average while compiling 44 hits, 37 RBI and 22 Sunday, April 22 Hampton at Norfolk State runs. Savannah State’s Brianna Harris ranks third with a .416 average followed Savannah State 6, North Carolina A&T 1 North Carolina Central at North Carolina A&T State by Coppin State freshman Nia Bowe (.409 average, 38 hits, 31 RBIs and 24 N.C. Central 8, SC State 5 Savannah State at South Carolina State runs. Bethune-Cookman’s Ryan Jackson leads the MEAC with 111 total bases. Morgan State 5, Md Eastern Shore 0 Coppin State at Morgan State Delaware State 9, Howard 5 Howard at Maryland Eastern Shore Hampton 2, Coppin State 1 Bethune-Cookman at Florida A&M • Courtney Mirabella of North Carolina Central is obliterating opposing bat- Albany State at Delaware State ters with 256 strikeouts followed by Coppin State’s Madison Didion (141) and Florida A&M’s Kyaira Brown (113). Brown leads the MEAC with 13 wins total and has won 10 straight. • The 2018 MEAC Tournament takes place once again in Ormond Beach, Fla. as Bethune-Cookman will host the tournament. The top four teams from each division make the conference tournament. MEAC softball • MEACSPORTS.COM 2018 MEAC softball WEEKLY NOTES: APRIL 23 • PAGE 1 MEAC SOFTBALL NOTEBOOK 2730 Ellsmere Ave. Norfolk, Virginia 23513 Main: (757) 951-2055 | Fax: (757) 951-2067 Commissioner: Dr. Dennis E. Thomas Sr. Associate Commissioner: Sonja Stills Assistant Commissioner for Championships: Raynoid Dedeaux Assistant Commissioner for Media Relations: Ryan McGinty Director of Multimedia/Coord. of Marketing: Elise Hillman Director of Corporate Partnerships: Patricia A. Easley Assistant Director of Media Relations: Jeff Cunningham Assistant Director of Championship & Compliance: Wyatt Sutton Business Manager: Deon Hallback Special Assistant to the Commissioner: TBA Administrative Assistant: Nikki Johnson Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Coordinator of Softball Officials: Carl Blair Softball Contacts Bethune-Cookman MEAC Overview Annual Awards Bryan Harvey The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and www. The MEAC will name first, second and third all-conference [email protected] MEACsports.com offers authorized media immediate teams, league player of the year, defensive player, rookie (386) 481-2206 access to original, up-to-date information from the MEAC and coach of the year. Coppin State and its member institutions. The awards will be announced in early May prior to the Steven Kramer 2018 MEAC Softball Championship. [email protected] (410) 951-3729 About The MEAC MEAC Players of the Week The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) begins its Delaware State The MEAC will select a player, pitcher and rookie of the 48th year of intercollegiate competition heading into the Dennis Jones 2017-18 academic school year. Located in Norfolk, Va., week throughout the season every Monday. The first weekly [email protected] the MEAC is made up of 13 outstanding historically black honors will commence on Monday, Feb. 12 and will con- (302) 857-6068 clude Monday, May 7. institutions across the Atlantic coastline: Bethune-Cookman Florida A&M University, Coppin State University, Delaware State Univer- Alvin Hollins sity, Florida A&M University, Hampton University, Howard Postseason Awards [email protected] University, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Morgan The MEAC will name first and second All-MEAC teams, (850) 599-3736 State University, Norfolk State University, North Carolina Player of the Year, Rookie of the Year, and Coach of the Year A&T State University, North Carolina Central University, Sa- Hampton at the conclusion of regular season play. All award winners Jim Heath vannah State University and South Carolina State University. are selected by the MEAC head coaches and sports informa- [email protected] The MEAC sponsors 16 Division I (FCS) sports with auto- tion directors. (757) 727-5757 matic qualifying bids for NCAA postseason competition in baseball, bowling, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s Howard and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s tennis, MEAC Softball Championship Derek Bryant men’s and women’s track and field, softball, volleyball and The media credential application for the 2018 MEAC Soft- [email protected] (202) 806-7184 men’s golf. ball Championship is available via the conference website at www.MEACSports.com. For tournament information, log Maryland Eastern Shore onto www.MEACSports.com and visit Championship Cen- Social Media Ralan Wardlaw tral.