2003 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament

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2003 Colonial Athletic Association
baseball tournament
Teams6
Format Double-elimination tournament
Finals site
Champions VCU  (2nd title)
Winning coach Paul Keyes  (2nd title)
MVP Matt Prendergast (VCU)
2003 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
American Division
UNC Wilmington  xy156 .7144023 .635
James Madison  137 .6502927 .518
Towson  119 .5502825 .528
Old Dominion  515 .2501833 .353
Drexel  317 .1501234 .261
Colonial Division
VCU  xy173 .8504613 .780
William & Mary  124 .7503120 .608
George Mason  98 .5293120 .608
Delaware  713 .3502132 .396
Hofstra  515 .2501235 .255
x Division champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2003 [1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2003 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 2003 season. Top-seeded VCU won the tournament for the second time and earned the CAA's automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

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 VCU and William & Mary had each won once. [2]

Format and seeding

The CAA's two division winners received the top two seeds. The next four teams, regardless of division, were selected and seeded by conference winning percentage. They played a double-elimination tournament. [2]

American Division
TeamWLPct.GBSeed
UNC Wilmington 156.7142
James Madison 137.6501.54
Towson 119.5503.55
Old Dominion 515.2509.5
Drexel 317.15011.5
Colonial Division
TeamWLPct.GBSeed
VCU 173.8501
William & Mary 124.7502.53
George Mason 98.5296.56
Delaware 713.35010
Hofstra 515.25012

Bracket and results

First roundSecond roundThird roundSemifinalsFinal
1 VCU 6
6 George Mason 41VCU11
4James Madison3
3 William & Mary 131VCU13
4 James Madison 122UNC Wilmington10
3William & Mary31VCU3
2UNC Wilmington4126George Mason0
2 UNC Wilmington 182UNC Wilmington12
5 Towson 53William & Mary86George Mason1311
6George Mason256George Mason14
5Towson10

All-Tournament Team

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

NameTeam
Michael BrownWilliam & Mary
Blake CrossUNC Wilmington
Chip GraweyUNC Wilmington
Jamie HemingwayUNC Wilmington
Chris LoozeGeorge Mason
Sean MarshallVCU
Justin MattisonVCU
Cla MeredithVCU
Jeff PalumboGeorge Mason
Jeff ParrishVCU
Matt PrendergastVCU
Nick ShimerGeorge Mason

Most Valuable Player

Matt Prendergast was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Prendergast was a pitcher for VCU. [2]

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The 2009 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament was held at Brooks Field in Wilmington, North Carolina, from May 21 through 24. The event determined the champion of the Colonial Athletic Association for the 2009 season. Second-seeded Georgia State won the tournament for the first time and earned the CAA's automatic bid to the 2009 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

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