2004 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament

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2004 Colonial Athletic Association
Baseball Tournament
Teams6
Format Double-elimination tournament
Finals site
Champions UNC Wilmington  (1st title)
Winning coach Mark Scalf  (1st title)
MVPMatt Poulk (UNC Wilmington)
2004 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
George Mason  y204 .8333919 .672
UNC Wilmington  y176 .7394023 .635
William & Mary  1410 .5833720 .649
VCU  1410 .5833424 .586
Old Dominion  1311 .5422628 .481
Delaware  1211 .5223324 .579
James Madison  816 .3332826 .519
Towson  618 .2501735 .327
Hofstra  321 .1251436 .280
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2004 [1] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2004 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament was held at Brooks Field in Wilmington, North Carolina from May 26 through May 29. The event determined the champion of the Colonial Athletic Association for the 2004 season. Second-seeded UNC Wilmington won the tournament for the first time and earned the CAA's automatic bid to the 2004 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 and VCU had each won twice and William & Mary had won once. [2]

Format and seeding

The top six teams from the CAA's round-robin regular season qualified for the tournament. Teams were seeded by conference winning percentage. They played a double-elimination tournament. [2]

TeamWLPct.GBSeed
George Mason 204.8331
UNC Wilmington 176.7392.52
William & Mary 1410.58363
VCU 1410.58364
Old Dominion 1311.54275
Delaware 1211.5227.56
James Madison 816.33312
Towson 618.25014
Hofstra 321.12517

Bracket and results

 First roundSecond roundThird roundSemi-finalsFinals
                         
 1 George Mason 5 
 6 Delaware 610  6Delaware7 
  4William & Mary3  
 3 William & Mary 3    6Delaware3      
 4 VCU 4     2UNC Wilmington2       
   3VCU3     6Delaware73
   2UNC Wilmington12    2UNC Wilmington815
 2 UNC Wilmington 6    2UNC Wilmington3  
 5 Old Dominion 4   3VCU3  1George Mason1 
 1George Mason11  1George Mason11 
 5Old Dominion5 

All-Tournament Team

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

NameTeam
Bruce BaldwinGeorge Mason
Jarame BeaupreDelaware
Brock DonovanDelaware
Chip GraweyUNC Wilmington
Ronald HillUNC Wilmington
Mike MihalikDelaware
Jeff MooreUNC Wilmington
Jeff PalumboGeorge Mason
Matt PoulkUNC Wilmington
Tim PrestonUNC Wilmington
Scott RamboDelaware
Scott SizemoreVCU
Brian ValichkaDelaware

Most Valuable Player

Matt Poulk was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Poulk was a third baseman for UNC Wilmington. [2]

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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 8, 2021.