2019 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament

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2019 Colonial Athletic Association
baseball tournament
Teams6
FormatModified Double-elimination tournament
Finals site
Champions UNC Wilmington  (6th title)
Winning coach Mark Scalf  (6th title)
MVP Greg Jones (UNC Wilmington)
2019 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Elon  ‍†‍‍19–5–0 .79233–24–0 .579
College of Charleston  ‍‍‍16–8–0 .66736–21–0 .632
William & Mary  ‍‍‍12–12–0 .50033–22–0 .600
Northeastern  ‍‍‍12–12–0 .50028–29–0 .491
UNC Wilmington  ‍‍‡‍y12–12–0 .50032–31–0 .508
James Madison  ‍‍‍11–13–0 .45831–26–0 .544
Hofstra  ‍‍‍10–14–0 .41718–31–1 .370
Delaware  ‍‍‍9–15–0 .37521–33–0 .389
Towson  ‍‍‍7–17–0 .29214–39–0 .264
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2019 [1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2019 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament was held at Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park in Harrisonburg, Virginia, from May 22 through 25. The winner of the tournament, UNC Wilmington, earned the Colonial Athletic Association's automatic bid to the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. [2] [3]

Contents

Entering the event, defending champion UNC Wilmington had won the most championships among active teams, with five. James Madison and William & Mary had claimed two titles, while College of Charleston, Delaware, and Towson 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
Elon 195.792—1
College of Charleston 168.66732
William & Mary 1212.50073
Northeastern 1212.50074
UNC Wilmington 1212.50075
James Madison 1113.45886
Hofstra 1014.4179—
Delaware 915.37510—
Towson 717.29212—

Bracket

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
1 Elon 3
4 Northeastern 65UNC Wilmington8
5 UNC Wilmington 8115UNC Wilmington5
3William & Mary1
2 College of Charleston 0
3 William & Mary 23William & Mary114
6 James Madison 1
5UNC Wilmington1610
1Elon45
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
1Elon9
1Elon83William & Mary2
2College of Charleston74Northeastern6
4Northeastern94Northeastern8
6James Madison7

Conference championship

Colonial Athletic Association Championship
(5) UNC Wilmington Seahawksvs.(1) Elon Phoenix
May 25, 2019, 6:00 p.m. (EDT) at Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park in Harrisonburg, Virginia
Team123456789 R H E
(1) Elon021000100453
(5) UNC Wilmington000001000140
WP: Dean McCarthy (2–3)   LP: Gage Herring (0–6)   Sv: Brandon Justice (2)
Home runs:
ELON: Ty Adcock (12); Adam Spurlin (7)
UNCW: None
Attendance: 486
May 26, 2019, 11:00 a.m. (EDT) at Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park in Harrisonburg, Virginia
Team12345678910 R H E
(5) UNC Wilmington00021100116110
(1) Elon00000300205102
WP: Henry Ryan (4–4)   LP: Joe Sprake (0–1)
Attendance: 276

All-Tournament Team

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

NameSchool
Ty AdcockElon
Cam DevanneyElon
Ian FairNortheastern
Jake FarrellNortheastern
Greg JonesUNC Wilmington
Dean Mc‑CarthyElon
Griffin McLartyCollege of Charleston
Matt OldhamElon
Landon RouppUNC Wilmington
Zarion SharpeElon
Bodie SheehanWilliam & Mary
Cole WeissUNC Wilmington

Most Valuable Player

Greg Jones was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Weiss was a shortstop for UNC Wilmington. [3] [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings, teams, and schedules". D1Baseball. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  2. ↑ "2018-19 Championship Schedule". caasports.com. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 "UNCW Captures Sixth CAA Baseball Championship With Dramatic 6–5 Win Over Elon". Colonial Athletic Association. May 25, 2019. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 12. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  5. ↑ "2019 Baseball Championship". Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
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