2019 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament

2019 Colonial Athletic Association
baseball tournament
Teams6
FormatModified Double-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsUNC Wilmington (6th title)
Winning coachMark Scalf (6th title)
MVPGreg Jones (UNC Wilmington)
2019 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Elon  ‍†‍‍ 19 – 5 – 0   .792 33 – 24 – 0   .579
College of Charleston  ‍‍‍ 16 – 8 – 0   .667 36 – 21 – 0   .632
William & Mary  ‍‍‍ 12 – 12 – 0   .500 33 – 22 – 0   .600
Northeastern  ‍‍‍ 12 – 12 – 0   .500 28 – 29 – 0   .491
UNC Wilmington  ‍‍‡‍y 12 – 12 – 0   .500 32 – 31 – 0   .508
James Madison  ‍‍‍ 11 – 13 – 0   .458 31 – 26 – 0   .544
Hofstra  ‍‍‍ 10 – 14 – 0   .417 18 – 31 – 1   .370
Delaware  ‍‍‍ 9 – 15 – 0   .375 21 – 33 – 0   .389
Towson  ‍‍‍ 7 – 17 – 0   .292 14 – 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]

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]

Team W L Pct. GB Seed
Elon 19 5 .792 — 1
College of Charleston 16 8 .667 3 2
William & Mary 12 12 .500 7 3
Northeastern 12 12 .500 7 4
UNC Wilmington 12 12 .500 7 5
James Madison 11 13 .458 8 6
Hofstra 10 14 .417 9 —
Delaware 9 15 .375 10 —
Towson 7 17 .292 12 —

Bracket

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
1Elon3
4Northeastern65UNC Wilmington8
5UNC Wilmington8115UNC Wilmington5
3William & Mary1
2College of Charleston0
3William & Mary23William & Mary114
6James Madison1
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 Seahawks vs. (1) Elon Phoenix
May 25, 2019, 6:00 p.m. (EDT) at Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park in Harrisonburg, Virginia
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
(1) Elon 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 5 3
(5) UNC Wilmington 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 0
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
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
(5) UNC Wilmington 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 6 11 0
(1) Elon 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 5 10 2
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]

Name School
Ty Adcock Elon
Cam Devanney Elon
Ian Fair Northeastern
Jake Farrell Northeastern
Greg Jones UNC Wilmington
Dean Mc‑Carthy Elon
Griffin McLarty College of Charleston
Matt Oldham Elon
Landon Roupp UNC Wilmington
Zarion Sharpe Elon
Bodie Sheehan William & Mary
Cole Weiss UNC Wilmington

Most Valuable Player

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

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. ^ a b c "UNCW Captures Sixth CAA Baseball Championship With Dramatic 6–5 Win Over Elon". Colonial Athletic Association. May 25, 2019. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  4. ^ a b c 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.