2002 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament

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2002 Colonial Athletic Association
baseball tournament
Teams6
Format Double-elimination tournament
Finals site
Champions VCU  (1st title)
Winning coach Paul Keyes  (1st title)
MVP Brian Marshall (VCU)
2002 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
American Division
James Madison  xy1550 .75044160 .733
UNC Wilmington  1470 .66736210 .632
Towson  9120 .42923271 .461
Old Dominion  8120 .40026170 .605
Drexel  5160 .23821340 .382
Colonial Division
William & Mary  x1290 .57132260 .552
Delaware  1270 .63235220 .614
George Mason  1270 .63228290 .491
VCU  y1380 .61938270 .585
Hofstra  2190 .09512400 .231
x Division champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2002 [1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2002 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament was held at Coy Tillett Sr. Memorial Field in Manteo, North Carolina, from May 21 through 25. The event determined the champion of the Colonial Athletic Association for the 2002 season. Sixth-seeded VCU won the tournament for the first time and earned the CAA's automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. For the first time, the conference named an All-Tournament Team rather than simply a Most Outstanding Player.

Contents

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

Format and seeding

The CAA's two division winners received the top two seeds and a first round bye, as determined by division record. James Madison and William & Mary both finished with 9–3 records in their divisions. The next four teams, regardless of division, were selected and seeded by conference winning percentage. They played a double-elimination tournament. This resulted in William & Mary receiving a higher seed than three teams in their own division who finished with higher conference winning percentages. [2]

American Division
DivOverall
TeamWLPct.GBWLPct.GBSeed
James Madison 93.750155.7501
UNC Wilmington 84.6671147.6671.53
Towson 66.5003912.4296.5
Old Dominion 66.5003812.4007
Drexel 111.0838516.23810.5
Colonial Division
DivOverall
TeamWLPct.GBWLPct.GBSeed
William & Mary 93.750129.5712
Delaware 74.6361.5127.632+14
George Mason 74.6361.5127.632+15
VCU 66.5003138.619+16
Hofstra 012.0009219.095

Bracket and results

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
1 James Madison 7
4 Delaware 44Delaware3
5 George Mason 11James Madison610
2William & Mary2
2 William & Mary 1
3 UNC Wilmington 36VCU0
6 VCU 6
1James Madison2
6VCU4
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower final
5George Mason712
2William & Mary5
3UNC Wilmington6
5George Mason106VCU11
6VCU13
4Delaware0
6VCU2

All-Tournament Team

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

NameTeam
Bo AcorsVCU
Travis EbaughJames Madison
Whitt FarrWilliam & Mary
Reid GoreckiDelaware
Danny LopazeVCU
Brian MarshallVCU
Davy MartinVCU
Brent MethenyJames Madison
Jose PabonVCU
Jeff PalumboGeorge Mason
Jeff ParrishVCU

Most Valuable Player

Brian Marshall was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Marshall was a pitcher for VCU. [2]

References

  1. 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 18. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 9. Retrieved March 7, 2021.