2000 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament

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2000 Colonial Athletic Association
baseball tournament
Teams8
Format Double-elimination tournament
Finals site
Champions East Carolina  (7th title)
Winning coach Keith LeClair  (2nd title)
MVP Lee Delfino (East Carolina)
2000 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Old Dominion  y1470 .66733241 .578
No. 29 East Carolina  y1470 .66746180 .719
UNC Wilmington  1380 .61936230 .610
James Madison  1290 .57137220 .627
VCU  9120 .42939220 .639
Richmond  8130 .38125290 .463
George Mason  7140 .33321341 .384
William & Mary  7140 .33332250 .561
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2000 [1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2000 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament was held at Coy Tillett Sr. Memorial Field in Manteo, North Carolina, from May 16 through 20. The event determined the champion of the Colonial Athletic Association for the 2000 season. Second-seeded East Carolina won the tournament for the seventh time, and second in a row, and earned the CAA's automatic bid to the 2000 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

Contents

Entering the event, East Carolina had won the most championships, with six. Old Dominion and Richmond had each won three, while George Mason had won twice. [2]

Format and seeding

The CAA's teams were seeded one to eight based on winning percentage from the conference's round robin regular season. They played a double-elimination tournament. [2]

TeamWLPct.GBSeed
Old Dominion 147.6671
East Carolina 147.6672
UNC Wilmington 138.61913
James Madison 129.57124
VCU 912.42955
Richmond 813.38166
George Mason 714.36877
William & Mary 714.28678

Bracket and results

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
1 Old Dominion 16
8 William & Mary 11
1Old Dominion5
5VCU6
4 James Madison 1
5 VCU 4
5VCU5
2East Carolina8
3 UNC Wilmington 9
6 Richmond 7
3UNC Wilmington4
2East Carolina5
2 East Carolina 8
7 George Mason 32East Carolina7
5VCU6
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
1Old Dominion5
8William & Mary168William & Mary95VCU14
7George Mason58William & Mary118William & Mary13
4James Madison4
3UNC Wilmington5
4James Madison244James Madison6
6Richmond21

Most Valuable Player

Lee Delfino was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Delfino was a shortstop for East Carolina. [2]

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The 2010 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament was held at Brooks Field in Wilmington, North Carolina, from May 27 through 29. The event determined the champion of the Colonial Athletic Association for the 2010 season. Second-seeded VCU won the tournament for the first time and earned the CAA's automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

The 2011 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament was held at Brooks Field in Wilmington, North Carolina, from May 26 through 28. The event determined the champion of the Colonial Athletic Association for the 2011 season. Second-seeded James Madison won the tournament for the second time and earned the CAA's automatic bid to the 2011 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

References

  1. 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 17. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 9. Retrieved February 3, 2021.