The 2018 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament was held at Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park in Harrisonburg, Virginia, from May 23 through 26. The winner of the tournament, UNC Wilmington, earned the Colonial Athletic Association's automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2][3]
| Teams | 6 |
|---|---|
| Format | Modified Double-elimination tournament |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | UNC Wilmington (5th title) |
| Winning coach | Mark Scalf (5th title) |
| MVP | Cole Weiss (UNC Wilmington) |
| Television | CAA TV (Wed-Fri) Sports Live (Sat) |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northeastern †y | 17 | – | 6 | .739 | 36 | – | 21 | .632 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elon | 16 | – | 8 | .667 | 36 | – | 23 | .610 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College of Charleston | 15 | – | 8 | .652 | 36 | – | 19 | .655 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNC Wilmington ‡y | 14 | – | 9 | .609 | 39 | – | 23 | .629 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware | 12 | – | 11 | .522 | 31 | – | 27 | .534 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hofstra | 12 | – | 12 | .500 | 23 | – | 23 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Madison | 11 | – | 13 | .458 | 26 | – | 26 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Towson | 6 | – | 18 | .250 | 13 | – | 42 | .236 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 3 | – | 21 | .125 | 15 | – | 39 | .278 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2018[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Entering the event, UNC Wilmington had won the most championships among active teams, with four. James Madison and William & Mary had claimed two titles, while Delaware, Towson and fifth-year member College of Charleston each had one. Former member East Carolina won 7 titles during their tenure in the conference.[4]
Seeding and format
editContinuing the format adopted in 2012, the top six finishers from the regular season competed in the modified double-elimination tournament.[5]
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northeastern | 17 | 6 | .739 | — | 1 |
| Elon | 16 | 8 | .667 | 1.5 | 2 |
| College of Charleston | 15 | 8 | .652 | 2 | 3 |
| UNC Wilmington | 14 | 9 | .609 | 3 | 4 |
| Delaware | 12 | 11 | .522 | 5 | 5 |
| Hofstra | 12 | 12 | .500 | 5.5 | 6 |
| James Madison | 11 | 13 | .458 | 6.5 | — |
| Towson | 6 | 18 | .250 | 11.5 | — |
| William & Mary | 3 | 21 | .125 | 14.5 | — |
Bracket
edit| Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Final | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Northeastern | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | UNC Wilmington | 2 | 4 | UNC Wilmington | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Delaware | 1 | 4 | UNC Wilmington | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Elon | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Elon | 312 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | College of Charleston | 10 | 3 | College of Charleston | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Hofstra | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | UNC Wilmington | 2 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Northeastern | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 3 | Lower final | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Elon | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Delaware | 2 | 1 | Northeastern | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Delaware | 5 | 1 | Northeastern | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Delaware | 3 | 3 | College of Charleston | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Hofstra | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
All-Tournament Team
editThe following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[3][4]
| Name | School |
|---|---|
| Kyle Baker | Delaware |
| Kyle Brnovich | Elon |
| Ian Fair | Northeastern |
| Jake Farrell | Northeastern |
| Scott Holzwasser | Northeastern |
| Ryan Jeffers | UNC Wilmington |
| Greg Jones | UNC Wilmington |
| Kyle Murphy | Northeastern |
| Alex Royalty | UNC Wilmington |
| Billy Sullivan IV | Delaware |
| Austin Warren | UNC Wilmington |
| Cole Weiss | UNC Wilmington |
Most Valuable Player
editCole Weiss was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Weiss was a third baseman for UNC Wilmington.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ "Baseball standings". CAASports.com. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
- ^ "2017-18 Championship Schedule". caasports.com. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
- ^ a b c "UNCW Captures Fifth CAA Baseball Title With 7–4 Triumph Over Northeastern". Colonial Athletic Association. May 26, 2018. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
- ^ a b c 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 11. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
- ^ "2018 CAA Baseball Championship". caasports.com. Retrieved May 12, 2018.