2016 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament

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2016 Colonial Athletic Association
Baseball Tournament
Teams6
Format Double-elimination tournament
Finals site
Champions William & Mary  (2nd title)
Winning coach Brian Murphy  (1st title)
MVPJosh Smith (William & Mary)
2016 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
UNC Wilmington  ‍†‍‍y16–6–0 .72741–19–0 .683
William & Mary  ‍‍‡‍y14–9–0 .60931–31–0 .500
Elon  ‍‍‍13–10–0 .56525–29–0 .463
James Madison  ‍‍‍13–11–0 .54224–31–0 .436
Northeastern  ‍‍‍12–11–0 .52231–27–0 .534
College of Charleston  ‍‍‍12–12–0 .50031–26–1 .543
Delaware  ‍‍‍10–14–0 .41732–22–0 .593
Towson  ‍‍‍10–14–0 .41720–35–0 .364
Hofstra  ‍‍‍5–18–0 .21715–37–0 .288
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 20, 2016 [1] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2016 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament was held at CofC Baseball Stadium at Patriot's Point in Mount Pleasant, SC from May 25 through May 28. The event matched the top six teams from the CAA's regular season to determine the conference champion for the 2016 season. William & Mary won their second title, and first in 15 years, and earned the Colonial Athletic Association's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. [2]

Contents

Entering the event, UNC Wilmington had won the most championships among active teams, with four. James Madison had claimed two titles, while William & Mary, Towson, and third-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]

TeamWLPctGBPct
UNC Wilmington 166.727—1
William & Mary 149.6092.52
Elon 1310.5653.53
James Madison 1311.54244
Northeastern 1211.5224.55
College of Charleston 1212.50056
Delaware 1014.4177—
Towson 1014.4177—
Hofstra 518.21711.5—

Bracket

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
1 UNC Wilmington 5
4 James Madison 34James Madison4
5 Northeastern 21UNC Wilmington6
6College of Charleston1
2 William & Mary 2
3 Elon 86College of Charleston7
6 College of Charleston 9
1UNC Wilmington89
2William & Mary914
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
2William & Mary10
5Northeastern26College of Charleston3
5Northeastern192William & Mary5
5Northeastern34James Madison9
3Elon0

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. [3] [5]

NameSchool
Charles AmeerWilliam & Mary
Zack CanadaUNC Wilmington
Aaron CivaleNortheastern
Ryan FosterUNC Wilmington
David HopkinsNortheastern
Steven LinkousUNC Wilmington
Bailey Ober College of Charleston
Dan PowersWilliam & Mary
Tommy RichterCollege of Charleston
Hunter SmithWilliam & Mary
Josh SmithWilliam & Mary
Gavin StupienskiUNC Wilmington

Most Valuable Player

Josh Smith was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Smith was an outfielder for William & Mary, who hit a grand slam in the eight inning of the decisive championship game as part of a 3 for 5, 7-RBI game. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Colonial Athletic Association - 2016 Standings". d1Baseball.com. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  2. ↑ "2015-16 Championship Schedule". caasports.com. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 11. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  4. ↑ "2016 CAA Baseball Championship". caasports.com. Archived from the original on February 17, 2016. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  5. 1 2 3 "Smith's Slam Sends W&M to CAA Baseball Title". Colonial Athletic Association. May 29, 2016. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
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