2018 Colonial Athletic Association
baseball tournament
Teams6
FormatModified Double-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsUNC Wilmington (5th title)
Winning coachMark Scalf (5th title)
MVPCole Weiss (UNC Wilmington)
TelevisionCAA TV (Wed-Fri)
Sports Live (Sat)
2018 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Northeastern y 176 .7393621 .632
Elon   168 .6673623 .610
College of Charleston   158 .6523619 .655
UNC Wilmington  y 149 .6093923 .629
Delaware   1211 .5223127 .534
Hofstra   1212 .5002323 .500
James Madison   1113 .4582626 .500
Towson   618 .2501342 .236
William & Mary   321 .1251539 .278
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2018[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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]

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

Continuing the format adopted in 2012, the top six finishers from the regular season competed in the modified double-elimination tournament.[5]

TeamWLPct.GBSeed
Northeastern176.7391
Elon168.6671.52
College of Charleston158.65223
UNC Wilmington149.60934
Delaware1211.52255
Hofstra1212.5005.56
James Madison1113.4586.5
Towson618.25011.5
William & Mary321.12514.5

Bracket

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
1Northeastern2
4UNC Wilmington24UNC Wilmington9
5Delaware14UNC Wilmington11
2Elon3
2Elon312
3College of Charleston103College of Charleston2
6Hofstra3
4UNC Wilmington27
1Northeastern34
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
2Elon4
5Delaware21Northeastern5
5Delaware51Northeastern7
5Delaware33College of Charleston1
6Hofstra1

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[3][4]

NameSchool
Kyle BakerDelaware
Kyle BrnovichElon
Ian FairNortheastern
Jake FarrellNortheastern
Scott HolzwasserNortheastern
Ryan JeffersUNC Wilmington
Greg JonesUNC Wilmington
Kyle MurphyNortheastern
Alex RoyaltyUNC Wilmington
Billy Sullivan IVDelaware
Austin WarrenUNC Wilmington
Cole WeissUNC Wilmington

Most Valuable Player

Cole Weiss was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Weiss was a third baseman for UNC Wilmington.[3][4]

References

  1. "Baseball standings". CAASports.com. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  2. "2017-18 Championship Schedule". caasports.com. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 "UNCW Captures Fifth CAA Baseball Title With 7–4 Triumph Over Northeastern". Colonial Athletic Association. May 26, 2018. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 11. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  5. "2018 CAA Baseball Championship". caasports.com. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
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