2013 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament


The 2013 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament was held at Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park in Harrisonburg, Virginia, from May 22 through 25. In the championship game, fourth-seeded Towson defeated second-seeded William & Mary, 5–2, to win its first tournament championship. As a result, Towson earned the Colonial Athletic Association's automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2]

2013 Colonial Athletic Association
baseball tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsTowson (1st title)
Winning coachMike Gottlieb (1st title)
MVPZach Fisher (Towson)
2013 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UNC Wilmington  ‍‍‍y 18 8   .692 38 23   .623
William & Mary  ‍‍‍y 17 10   .630 39 24   .619
Delaware  ‍‍‍ 15 12   .556 33 22   .600
Old Dominion  ‍‍‍ 15 12   .556 30 24   .556
Georgia State  ‍‍‍ 14 13   .519 35 21   .625
Towson  ‍‍y 14 13   .519 30 30   .500
Northeastern  ‍‍‍ 12 15   .444 31 26   .544
James Madison  ‍‍‍ 11 15   .423 25 30   .455
Hofstra  ‍‍‍ 11 16   .407 26 27   .491
George Mason  ‍‍‍ 7 20   .259 18 35   .340
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2013[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Seeding and format

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Continuing the format adopted in 2012, the top six finishers from the regular season competed in the double-elimination tournament. The top two seeds received a single bye to the second round. Due to their planned departure from the CAA after this season, Old Dominion and Georgia State were not eligible for the tournament.[3]

Team W L Pct. GB Seed
UNC Wilmington 18 8 .692 1
William & Mary 17 10 .630 1.5 2
Delaware 15 12 .556 3.5 3
Old Dominion 15 12 .556 3.5
Georgia State 14 13 .519 4.5
Towson 14 13 .519 4.5 4
Northeastern 12 15 .444 6.5 5
James Madison 11 15 .423 7 6
Hofstra 11 16 .407 7.5
George Mason 7 20 .259 11.5

Bracket

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Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
1UNC Wilmington11
4Towson94Towson13
5Northeastern84Towson20
2William & Mary13
2William & Mary20
3Delaware66James Madison19
6James Madison9
4Towson5
2William & Mary2
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
2William & Mary12
1UNC Wilmington45Northeastern4
6James Madison75Northeastern5
5Northeastern75Northeastern11
3Delaware6

All-Tournament Team

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

Name School
Zach Fisher Towson
Mike Volpe Towson
Kurt Wertz Towson
Dominic Fratantuono Towson
Andrew Parker Towson
Ryan Lindemuth William & Mary
Jonathan Sarty William & Mary
Michael Katz William & Mary
William Shaw William & Mary
Jason Vosler Northeastern
Jordan Ramsey UNC Wilmington
Cole McInturff James Madison

Most Valuable Player

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Towson's Zach Fisher was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player. In the tournament, Fisher batted .476 with three home runs and 10 RBI.

References

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  1. ^ "Baseball standings". CAASports.com. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
  2. ^ "2013 CAA Baseball Championship". Colonial Athletic Association. Archived from the original on March 1, 2012. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
  3. ^ "Field Set For 2013 CAA Baseball Championship". Colonial Athletic Association. May 18, 2013. Retrieved May 21, 2013.