Baseball MEAC Media Relations

Bethune-Cookman vs. Delaware State Baseball to Air on ESPNU

The Bethune-Cookman Wildcats will host the Delaware State Hornets in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) televised baseball game, Saturday, May 2 at the Jackie Robinson Ballpark in Daytona Beach, Florida.  The game will be televised live on ESPNU beginning at 3 p.m.

 

The three-time defending MEAC Tournament Champion Bethune-Cookman Wildcats are atop the conference with a 14-1 mark and are 24-21 overall record.   Junior C.J. Lauriello leads the Wildcats with a .389 average and is tied for third in the MEAC with 15 doubles.

 

Delaware State is currently second in the MEAC with a 9-6 record, 18-17-1 overall. The Hornets are led by senior pitcher Dan Perkins. Perkins leads the MEAC and is second in the nation with a 1.73 ERA. Senior outfielder Ross Babineaux has guided the team with a .441 batting average, second best in the MEAC. 

 

The 2009 MEAC Baseball Championship is slated for May 14-17 at the Jackie Robinson Ballpark, 105 E. Orange Ave, in Daytona Beach, Florida.  Only the top six teams in the conference will compete in the double elimination tournament.

 

For more information on MEAC baseball, log on to www.MEACsports.com.

 

About ESPNU

ESPNU launched on March 4, 2005. The 24-hour college sports television network features more than 550 live events annually, including college football, college basketball and Olympic sports from more than 25 Division I conferences, as well as premier high school content. The network also has a wide-ranging, long-term agreement with the NCAA for enhanced coverage of 22 NCAA Championships.

 

ESPNU also offers comprehensive studio programming, including live simulcasts of ESPN Radio’s The Herd with Colin Cowherd, and replays the best games of the week from ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN Regional Television. The brand is also available in high definition on ESPNU HD and online at ESPNU.com. In addition, ESPNU Campus Connection, a multi-platform student-generated content initiative, was introduced in August 2007.

 

ESPNU is available nationwide in 24 million households and has long-term carriage agreements with several top 10 providers, including Charter, Cox, DIRECTV (Channel 614), DISH Network (Channel 148), Insight Communications, Mediacom, Suddenlink, and Time Warner. ESPNU is also available on Verizon FIOS TV and AT&T U-verse.