2018 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament

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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
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northeastern ‍†‍‍y 17 – 6   .739 36 – 21   .632
Elon  ‍‍‍ 16 – 8   .667 36 – 23   .610
College of Charleston  ‍‍‍ 15 – 8   .652 36 – 19   .655
UNC Wilmington  ‍‍‡‍y 14 – 9   .609 39 – 23   .629
Delaware  ‍‍‍ 12 – 11   .522 31 – 27   .534
Hofstra  ‍‍‍ 12 – 12   .500 23 – 23   .500
James Madison  ‍‍‍ 11 – 13   .458 26 – 26   .500
Towson  ‍‍‍ 6 – 18   .250 13 – 42   .236
William & Mary  ‍‍‍ 3 – 21   .125 15 – 39   .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 May 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]

Team W L Pct. GB Seed
Northeastern 17 6 .739 — 1
Elon 16 8 .667 1.5 2
College of Charleston 15 8 .652 2 3
UNC Wilmington 14 9 .609 3 4
Delaware 12 11 .522 5 5
Hofstra 12 12 .500 5.5 6
James Madison 11 13 .458 6.5 —
Towson 6 18 .250 11.5 —
William & Mary 3 21 .125 14.5 —

Bracket[]

  First round Second round Third Round Semi-Finals Finals
                                                 
Winner's Bracket
  4 UNC Wilmington 2     1 Northeastern 2  
  5 Delaware 1     4 UNC Wilmington 9    
      4 UNC Wilmington 11              
      2 Elon 3              
  3 College of Charleston 10     2 Elon 312          
  6 Hofstra 3     3 College of Charleston 2        
        4 UNC Wilmington 2 7
Loser's Bracket       1 Northeastern 3 4
  5 Delaware 3        
  6 Hofstra 1          
      5 Delaware 5        
      3 College of Charleston 1          
            5 Delaware 2              
          1 Northeastern 7              
      2 Elon 4    
    1 Northeastern 5  

All-Tournament Team[]

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

Name School
Kyle Baker Delaware
Kyle Brnovich Elon
Ian Fair Northeastern
Jake Farrell Northeastern
Scott Holzwasser Northeastern
Ryan Jeffers UNC Wilmington
Greg Jones UNC Wilmington
Kyle Murphy Northeastern
Alex Royalty UNC Wilmington
Billy Sullivan IV Delaware
Austin Warren UNC Wilmington
Cole Weiss UNC 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. ^ a b c "UNCW Captures Fifth CAA Baseball Title With 7–4 Triumph Over Northeastern". Colonial Athletic Association. May 26, 2018. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  4. ^ a b c 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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