2004 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament

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2004 Colonial Athletic Association
Baseball Tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsUNC Wilmington (1st title)
Winning coachMark Scalf (1st title)
MVPMatt Poulk (UNC Wilmington)
2004 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
George Mason  ‍†‍‍y 20 – 4   .833 39 – 19   .672
UNC Wilmington  ‍‍‡‍y 17 – 6   .739 40 – 23   .635
William & Mary  ‍‍‍ 14 – 10   .583 37 – 20   .649
VCU  ‍‍‍ 14 – 10   .583 34 – 24   .586
Old Dominion  ‍‍‍ 13 – 11   .542 26 – 28   .481
Delaware  ‍‍‍ 12 – 11   .522 33 – 24   .579
James Madison  ‍‍‍ 8 – 16   .333 28 – 26   .519
Towson  ‍‍‍ 6 – 18   .250 17 – 35   .327
Hofstra  ‍‍‍ 3 – 21   .125 14 – 36   .280
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2004[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2004 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament was held at Brooks Field in Wilmington, North Carolina from May 26 through May 29. The event determined the champion of the Colonial Athletic Association for the 2004 season. Second-seeded UNC Wilmington won the tournament for the first time and earned the CAA's automatic bid to the 2004 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.

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 and VCU had each won twice and William & Mary had won once.[2]

Format and seeding[]

The top six teams from the CAA's round-robin regular season qualified for the tournament. Teams were seeded by conference winning percentage. They played a double-elimination tournament.[2]

Team W L Pct. GB Seed
George Mason 20 4 .833 — 1
UNC Wilmington 17 6 .739 2.5 2
William & Mary 14 10 .583 6 3
VCU 14 10 .583 6 4
Old Dominion 13 11 .542 7 5
Delaware 12 11 .522 7.5 6
James Madison 8 16 .333 12 —
Towson 6 18 .250 14 —
Hofstra 3 21 .125 17 —

Bracket and results[]

  First round Second round Third round Semi-finals Finals
                                                 
  1 George Mason 5  
  6 Delaware 610     6 Delaware 7  
    4 William & Mary 3    
  3 William & Mary 3         6 Delaware 3            
  4 VCU 4           2 UNC Wilmington 2              
      3 VCU 3           6 Delaware 7 3
      2 UNC Wilmington 12         2 UNC Wilmington 8 15
  2 UNC Wilmington 6         2 UNC Wilmington 3    
  5 Old Dominion 4       3 VCU 3     1 George Mason 1  
  1 George Mason 11     1 George Mason 11  
  5 Old Dominion 5  

All-Tournament Team[]

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

Name Team
Bruce Baldwin George Mason
Jarame Beaupre Delaware
Brock Donovan Delaware
Chip Grawey UNC Wilmington
Ronald Hill UNC Wilmington
Mike Mihalik Delaware
Jeff Moore UNC Wilmington
Jeff Palumbo George Mason
Matt Poulk UNC Wilmington
Tim Preston UNC Wilmington
Scott Rambo Delaware
Scott Sizemore VCU
Brian Valichka Delaware

Most Valuable Player[]

Matt Poulk was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Poulk was a third baseman for UNC Wilmington.[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 8, 2021.
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