2017 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament

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2017 Colonial Athletic Association
Baseball Tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsDelaware (1st title)
Winning coachJim Sherman (1st title)
MVPJeremy Ake (Delaware)
2017 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northeastern  ‍†‍‍ 16 – 7   .696 29 – 25   .537
UNC Wilmington  ‍‍‍ 16 – 8   .667 30 – 29   .508
William & Mary  ‍‍‍ 15 – 8   .652 32 – 25   .561
Delaware  ‍‍‡‍y 15 – 9   .625 34 – 23   .596
College of Charleston  ‍‍‍ 13 – 11   .542 28 – 31   .475
Elon  ‍‍‍ 12 – 12   .500 24 – 32   .429
James Madison  ‍‍‍ 7 – 17   .292 24 – 27   .471
Hofstra  ‍‍‍ 7 – 17   .292 14 – 37   .275
Towson  ‍‍‍ 6 – 18   .250 20 – 34   .370
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2017[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2017 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament was held at Brooks Field in Wilmington, NC from May 24 through May 27, 2017. Fourth-seeded Delaware won the tournament for the first time and earned the Colonial Athletic Association's automatic bid to the 2017 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 Towson and fourth-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 double-elimination tournament, with the top two seeds earning first round byes.[5][6]

Team W L Pct GB Seed
Northeastern 16 7 .696 — 1
UNC Wilmington 16 8 .667 0.5 2
William & Mary 15 8 .652 1 3
Delaware 15 9 .625 1.5 4
College of Charleston 13 11 .542 3.5 5
Elon 12 12 .500 4.5 6
James Madison 7 17 .292 9.5 —
Hofstra 7 17 .292 9.5 —
Towson 6 18 .250 10.5 —

Bracket[]

  First round Second round Third Round Semi-Finals Finals
                                                 
Winner's Bracket
  4 Delaware 9     1 Northeastern 3  
  5 College of Charleston 0     4 Delaware 5    
      4 Delaware 14              
      2 UNC Wilmington 8              
  3 William & Mary 5     2 UNC Wilmington 6          
  6 Elon 2     3 William & Mary 2        
        4 Delaware 10 —
Loser's Bracket       2 UNC Wilmington 3 —
  5 College of Charleston 1        
  6 Elon 0[a]          
      5 College of Charleston 7        
      3 William & Mary 6          
            5 College of Charleston 5              
          1 Northeastern 8              
      1 Northeastern 1    
    2 UNC Wilmington 10  
  1. ^ Elon pitchers Jordan Barrett and George Kirby threw a combined no-hitter, the first no-hitter in CAA tournament history.[7] Elon lost the game, however, after College of Charleston scored the game's only run in the fifth inning without getting a hit.

All-Tournament Team[]

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[4][6]

Player Team
Jeremy Ake Delaware
Logan Beehler UNC Wilmington
Jordan Glover Delaware
Casey Golden UNC Wilmington
Kyle Hinton Delaware
Ryan Jeffers UNC Wilmington
Carter Love College of Charleston
Ron Marinaccio Delaware
Brian Mayer Delaware
Logan McRae College of Charleston
Nick Patten Delaware
Alex Royalty UNC Wilmington

Most Valuable Player[]

Jeremy Ake was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Ake was a shortstop for Delaware.[4][6]

References[]

  1. ^ "2017 Baseball Standings". Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  2. ^ "2016-17 Championship Schedule". caasports.com. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
  3. ^ "2017 Division I baseball conference tournaments, automatic qualifiers". NCAA. May 28, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
  4. ^ a b c 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 11. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  5. ^ "2017 CAA Baseball Championship". caasports.com. Archived from the original on January 16, 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
  6. ^ a b c "Delaware Captures First CAA Baseball Title". Colonial Athletic Association. May 27, 2017. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  7. ^ "CofC Edges Elon, 1-0, Despite No Hits". caasports.com. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
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