2018 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament

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2018 Colonial Athletic Association
Baseball Tournament
Teams6
FormatModified Double-elimination tournament
Finals site
Champions UNC Wilmington  (5th title)
Winning coach Mark Scalf  (5th title)
MVPCole Weiss (UNC Wilmington)
TelevisionCAA TV (Wed-Fri)
Sports Live (Sat)
2018 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Northeastern  y176 .7393621 .632
Elon  168 .6673623 .610
College of Charleston  158 .6523619 .655
UNC Wilmington  y149 .6093923 .629
Delaware  1211 .5223127 .534
Hofstra  1212 .5002323 .500
James Madison  1113 .4582626 .500
Towson  618 .2501342 .236
William & Mary  321 .1251539 .278
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2018 [1] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2018 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament was held at Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park in Harrisonburg, Virginia from May 23 through May 26. The winner of the tournament, UNC Wilmington, earned the Colonial Athletic Association's automatic bid to the 2018 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 Delaware, Towson and fifth-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 modified double-elimination tournament. [5]

TeamWLPct.GBSeed
Northeastern 176.7391
Elon 168.6671.52
College of Charleston 158.65223
UNC Wilmington 149.60934
Delaware 1211.52255
Hofstra 1212.5005.56
James Madison 1113.4586.5
Towson 618.25011.5
William & Mary 321.12514.5

Bracket

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
1 Northeastern 2
4 UNC Wilmington 24UNC Wilmington9
5 Delaware 14UNC Wilmington11
2Elon3
2 Elon 312
3 College of Charleston 103College of Charleston2
6 Hofstra 3
4UNC Wilmington27
1Northeastern34
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
2Elon4
5Delaware21Northeastern5
5Delaware51Northeastern7
5Delaware33College of Charleston1
6Hofstra1

All-Tournament Team

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

NameSchool
Kyle BakerDelaware
Kyle BrnovichElon
Ian FairNortheastern
Jake FarrellNortheastern
Scott HolzwasserNortheastern
Ryan JeffersUNC Wilmington
Greg JonesUNC Wilmington
Kyle MurphyNortheastern
Alex RoyaltyUNC Wilmington
Billy Sullivan IVDelaware
Austin WarrenUNC Wilmington
Cole WeissUNC Wilmington

Most Valuable Player

Cole Weiss was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Weiss was a third baseman for UNC Wilmington. [3] [4]

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