2002 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament

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2002 Colonial Athletic Association
Baseball Tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsVCU (1st title)
Winning coach (1st title)
MVPBrian Marshall (VCU)
2002 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
American Division
James Madison  x‍‍‍y 15 – 5 – 0   .750 44 – 16 – 0   .733
UNC Wilmington  ‍‍‍ 14 – 7 – 0   .667 36 – 21 – 0   .632
Towson  ‍‍‍ 9 – 12 – 0   .429 23 – 27 – 1   .461
Old Dominion  ‍‍‍ 8 – 12 – 0   .400 26 – 17 – 0   .605
Drexel  ‍‍‍ 5 – 16 – 0   .238 21 – 34 – 0   .382
Colonial Division
William & Mary  x‍‍‍ 12 – 9 – 0   .571 32 – 26 – 0   .552
Delaware  ‍‍‍ 12 – 7 – 0   .632 35 – 22 – 0   .614
George Mason  ‍‍‍ 12 – 7 – 0   .632 28 – 29 – 0   .491
VCU  ‍‍‡‍y 13 – 8 – 0   .619 38 – 27 – 0   .585
Hofstra  ‍‍‍ 2 – 19 – 0   .095 12 – 40 – 0   .231
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2002[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2002 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament was held at in Manteo, North Carolina from May 21 through May 25. The event determined the champion of the Colonial Athletic Association for the 2002 season. Sixth-seeded VCU won the tournament for the first time and earned the CAA's automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. For the first time, the conference named an All-Tournament Team rather than simply a Most Outstanding Player.

Entering the event, former member East Carolina had won the most championships, with seven. Among active members, Old Dominion led with three titles while George Mason had won twice and William & Mary won once.[2]

Format and seeding[]

The CAA's two division winners received the top two seeds and a first round bye, as determined by division record. James Madison and William & Mary both finished with 9–3 records in their divisions. The next four teams, regardless of division, were selected and seeded by conference winning percentage. They played a double-elimination tournament. This resulted in William & Mary receiving a higher seed than three teams in their own division who finished with higher conference winning percentages.[2]

American Division
Div Overall
Team W L Pct. GB W L Pct. GB Seed
James Madison 9 3 .750 — 15 5 .750 — 1
UNC Wilmington 8 4 .667 1 14 7 .667 1.5 3
Towson 6 6 .500 3 9 12 .429 6.5 —
Old Dominion 6 6 .500 3 8 12 .400 7 —
Drexel 1 11 .083 8 5 16 .238 10.5 —
Colonial Division
Div Overall
Team W L Pct. GB W L Pct. GB Seed
William & Mary 9 3 .750 — 12 9 .571 — 2
Delaware 7 4 .636 1.5 12 7 .632 +1 4
George Mason 7 4 .636 1.5 12 7 .632 +1 5
VCU 6 6 .500 3 13 8 .619 +1 6
Hofstra 0 12 .000 9 2 19 .095 —

Bracket and results[]

  First Round     Second Round     Semifinals     Finals
                                       
      1 James Madison 7  
  4 Delaware 4     4 Delaware 3    
  5 George Mason 1         1 James Madison 610  
      2 William & Mary 2    
    2 William & Mary 1          
  3 UNC Wilmington 3     6 VCU 0        
  6 VCU 6         1 James Madison 2 0
      6 VCU 4 4
         
  5 George Mason 712        
  3 UNC Wilmington 6         2 William & Mary 5    
      5 George Mason 10     6 VCU 11  
      6 VCU 13  
  4 Delaware 0    
  6 VCU 2  

All-Tournament Team[]

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[2]

Name Team
Bo Acors VCU
Travis Ebaugh James Madison
Whitt Farr William & Mary
Reid Gorecki Delaware
Danny Lopaze VCU
Brian Marshall VCU
Davy Martin VCU
Brent Metheny James Madison
Jose Pabon VCU
Jeff Palumbo George Mason
Jeff Parrish VCU

Most Valuable Player[]

Brian Marshall was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Marshall was a pitcher for VCU.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 18. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 9. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
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