2015 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament

2015 Colonial Athletic Association
baseball tournament

Teams	6
Format	Double-elimination tournament
Finals site	CofC Baseball Stadium at Patriot's Point Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Champions	UNC Wilmington  (4th title)
Winning coach	Mark Scalf  (3rd title)
MVP	Corey Dick (UNC Wilmington)
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2015 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings

v t e	Conf.									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
No. 28 College of Charleston  ‍†‍‍y	21	–	3	–	0		.875			45	–	15	–	0		.750
UNC Wilmington  ‍‍‡‍y	18	–	6	–	0		.750			41	–	18	–	0		.695
Northeastern  ‍‍‍	14	–	10	–	0		.583			25	–	30	–	0		.455
Elon  ‍‍‍	13	–	11	–	0		.542			25	–	29	–	0		.463
Delaware  ‍‍‍	11	–	13	–	0		.458			26	–	24	–	0		.520
William & Mary  ‍‍‍	10	–	14	–	0		.417			22	–	30	–	0		.423
Towson  ‍‍‍	9	–	15	–	0		.375			17	–	35	–	2		.333
Hofstra  ‍‍‍	6	–	18	–	0		.250			19	–	29	–	0		.396
James Madison  ‍‍‍	6	–	18	–	0		.250			18	–	33	–	0		.353
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2015 [1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2015 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament was held at CofC Baseball Stadium at Patriot's Point in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, from May 20 through 23. It consisted of the top 6 finishers in the CAA in a double-elimination tournament. UNC Wilmington won their 4th championship and earned the Colonial Athletic Association's automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. ^[2]

Entering the event, UNC Wilmington had won the most championships among active teams, with three. James Madison had claimed two titles, while William & Mary, Towson, and second-year member College of Charleston each had one. Former member East Carolina won 7 titles during their tenure in the conference. ^[3]

Seeding and format

Continuing the format adopted in 2012, the top six finishers from the regular season will compete in the double-elimination tournament. The top two teams received a single bye and played the winners of the opening round games. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Seed
College of Charleston	21	3	.875	—	1
UNC Wilmington	18	6	.750	3	2
Northeastern	14	10	.583	7	3
Elon	13	11	.542	8	4
Delaware	11	13	.458	10	5
William & Mary	10	14	.417	11	6
Towson	9	15	.375	12	—
Hofstra	6	18	.250	15	—
James Madison	6	18	.250	15	—

Bracket

	Upper round 1					Upper round 2					Upper final										Final
						1	College of Charleston	9
	4	Elon	7			4	Elon	0
	5	Delaware	6								1	College of Charleston	3
											2	UNC Wilmington	410
						2	UNC Wilmington	16
	3	Northeastern	3			3	Northeastern	7
	6	William & Mary	2
																					2	UNC Wilmington	7	–
																					1	College of Charleston	6	–
	Lower round 1					Lower round 2					Lower round 3					Lower final
																5	Delaware	1
											3	Northeastern	3			1	College of Charleston	4
						5	Delaware	4			5	Delaware	7
	5	Delaware	3			4	Elon	1
	6	William & Mary	1

All-Tournament team

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

Player	School
Ryan Brown	College of Charleston
Taylor Clarke	College of Charleston
Adam Davis	Delaware
Corey Dick	UNC Wilmington
Luke Dunlap	UNC Wilmington
Cam Hanley	Northeastern
Hayden McCutcheon	College of Charleston
Kennard McDowell	UNC Wilmington
Brock Niggebrugge	Delaware
Evan Phillips	UNC Wilmington
Jordan Ramsey	UNC Wilmington
Gavin Stupienski	UNC Wilmington

Most Valuable Player

Corey Dick was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Dick was a first baseman for UNC Wilmington, who went 3 for 5 in the Championship Game with a pair of doubles and two RBI. ^[4]

References

1. "2015 Baseball standings". CAASports.com. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
2. "2014-15 Championship Schedule". caasports.com. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
3. 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 11. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
4. "Seahawks Edge Charleston to Claim CAA Title, 7–6". UNC Wilmington Seahawks. May 23, 2015. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
5. "2015 CAA Baseball Championship". Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved December 10, 2020.