2017 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament

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2017 Colonial Athletic Association
baseball tournament
Teams6
Format Double-elimination tournament
Finals site
Champions Delaware  (1st title)
Winning coach Jim Sherman  (1st title)
MVP Jeremy Ake (Delaware)
2017 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Northeastern  167 .6962925 .537
UNC Wilmington  168 .6673029 .508
William & Mary  158 .6523225 .561
Delaware  y159 .6253423 .596
College of Charleston  1311 .5422831 .475
Elon  1212 .5002432 .429
James Madison  717 .2922427 .471
Hofstra  717 .2921437 .275
Towson  618 .2502034 .370
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2017 [1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2017 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament was held at Brooks Field in Wilmington, North Carolina, from May 24 through 27, 2017. Fourth-seeded Delaware won the tournament for the first time and earned the Colonial Athletic Association's automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. [2] [3]

Contents

Entering the event, UNC Wilmington had won the most championships among active teams, with four. James Madison and William & Mary had claimed two titles, while Towson and fourth-year member College of Charleston each had one. Former member East Carolina won 7 titles during their tenure in the conference. [4]

Seeding and format

Continuing the format adopted in 2012, the top six finishers from the regular season competed in the double-elimination tournament, with the top two seeds earning first round byes. [5] [6]

TeamWLPctGBSeed
Northeastern 167.6961
UNC Wilmington 168.6670.52
William & Mary 158.65213
Delaware 159.6251.54
College of Charleston 1311.5423.55
Elon 1212.5004.56
James Madison 717.2929.5
Hofstra 717.2929.5
Towson 618.25010.5

Bracket

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
1 Northeastern 3
4 Delaware 94Delaware5
5 College of Charleston 04Delaware14
2UNC Wilmington8
2 UNC Wilmington 6
3 William & Mary 53William & Mary2
6 Elon 2
4Delaware10
2UNC Wilmington3
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
1Northeastern1
5College of Charleston52UNC Wilmington10
5College of Charleston71Northeastern8
5College of Charleston13William & Mary6
6Elon0 [lower-alpha 1]
  1. Elon pitchers Jordan Barrett and George Kirby threw a combined no-hitter, the first no-hitter in CAA tournament history. [7] Elon lost the game, however, after College of Charleston scored the game's only run in the fifth inning without getting a hit.

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. [4] [6]

PlayerTeam
Jeremy AkeDelaware
Logan BeehlerUNC Wilmington
Jordan GloverDelaware
Casey GoldenUNC Wilmington
Kyle HintonDelaware
Ryan JeffersUNC Wilmington
Carter LoveCollege of Charleston
Ron MarinaccioDelaware
Brian MayerDelaware
Logan McRaeCollege of Charleston
Nick PattenDelaware
Alex RoyaltyUNC Wilmington

Most Valuable Player

Jeremy Ake was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Ake was a shortstop for Delaware. [4] [6]

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