2005 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament

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2005 Colonial Athletic Association
Baseball Tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsVCU (3rd title)
Winning coach (3rd title)
MVPTim St. Clair (VCU)
2005 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UNC Wilmington  ‍†‍‍ 21 – 3   .875 40 – 19   .678
George Mason  ‍‍‍ 15 – 9   .625 35 – 19   .648
VCU  ‍‍‡‍y 14 – 10   .583 33 – 22   .600
Towson  ‍‍‍ 13 – 11   .542 34 – 24   .586
Delaware  ‍‍‍ 13 – 11   .542 27 – 31   .466
Hofstra  ‍‍‍ 10 – 14   .417 24 – 32   .429
William & Mary  ‍‍‍ 9 – 15   .375 27 – 27   .500
James Madison  ‍‍‍ 8 – 16   .333 20 – 35   .364
Old Dominion  ‍‍‍ 5 – 19   .208 22 – 33   .400
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2005[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2005 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 2005 season. Third-seeded VCU won the tournament for the third time and earned the CAA's automatic bid to the 2005 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 UNC Wilmington 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
UNC Wilmington 21 3 .875 — 1
George Mason 15 9 .625 6 2
VCU 14 10 .583 7 3
Towson 13 11 .542 8 4
Delaware 13 11 .542 8 5
Hofstra 10 14 .417 11 6
William & Mary 9 15 .375 12 —
James Madison 5 19 .208 16 —
Old Dominion 3 21 .125 17 —

Bracket and results[]

  First round Semifinals Semi- Finals
                                       
  1 UNC Wilmington 9  
  6 Hofstra 6     1 UNC Wilmington 1  
    4 Towson 6    
      4 Towson 5  
      5 Delaware 0    
  6 Hofstra 2          
  5 Delaware 13        
  3 VCU 6         4 Towson 6 —
  4 Towson 5           3 VCU 13 —
      3 VCU 8        
      2 George Mason 3          
  2 George Mason 9           3 VCU 5    
  5 Delaware 5         2 George Mason 3  
  1 UNC Wilmington 7    
  2 George Mason 9  

All-Tournament Team[]

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

Name Team
Jimmy Freund George Mason
Alex Gary VCU
Matt Holley Towson
John Leonard VCU
Mick Mattaliano VCU
Harold Mozingo VCU
Matt Poulk UNC Wilmington
John Raynor UNC Wilmington
Dan Richardson Delaware
Casey Slattery George Mason
Casper Wells Towson

Most Valuable Player[]

Tim St. Clair was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. St. Clair was a first baseman and designated hitter 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 8, 2021.
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