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]
Teams | 6 |
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Format | Double-elimination tournament |
Finals site | |
Champions | Towson (1st title) |
Winning coach | Mike Gottlieb (1st title) |
MVP | Zach Fisher (Towson) |
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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
editContinuing 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 |
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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
editUpper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Final | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 | UNC Wilmington | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Towson | 9 | 4 | Towson | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | Northeastern | 8 | 4 | Towson | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | William & Mary | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | William & Mary | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Delaware | 6 | 6 | James Madison | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | James Madison | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Towson | 5 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | William & Mary | 2 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 3 | Lower final | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | William & Mary | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | UNC Wilmington | 4 | 5 | Northeastern | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | James Madison | 7 | 5 | Northeastern | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | Northeastern | 7 | 5 | Northeastern | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | Delaware | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
All-Tournament Team
editThe following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.
Name | School |
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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
editTowson'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
edit- ^ "Baseball standings". CAASports.com. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
- ^ "2013 CAA Baseball Championship". Colonial Athletic Association. Archived from the original on March 1, 2012. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
- ^ "Field Set For 2013 CAA Baseball Championship". Colonial Athletic Association. May 18, 2013. Retrieved May 21, 2013.