2019 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament
The 2019 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament was held at Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park in Harrisonburg, Virginia from May 22 through May 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]
| Teams | 6 |
|---|---|
| Format | Modified 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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
| First round | Second round | Third Round | Semi-Finals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Winner's Bracket | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Northeastern | 6 | 1 | Elon | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | UNC Wilmington | 811 | 5 | UNC Wilmington | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | UNC Wilmington | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | William & Mary | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | William & Mary | 2 | 2 | College of Charleston | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | James Madison | 1 | 3 | William & Mary | 114 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | UNC Wilmington | 1 | 610 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Loser's Bracket | 1 | Elon | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Northeastern | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | James Madison | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | College of Charleston | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Northeastern | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Elon | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Northeastern | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Elon | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | William & Mary | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Conference championship
| Colonial Athletic Association Championship | ||
|---|---|---|
| (5) UNC Wilmington Seahawks | vs. | (1) Elon Phoenix |
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
References
- "Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings, teams, and schedules". D1Baseball. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
- "2018-19 Championship Schedule". caasports.com. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
- "UNCW Captures Sixth CAA Baseball Championship With Dramatic 6–5 Win Over Elon". Colonial Athletic Association. May 25, 2019. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
- 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 12. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
- "2019 Baseball Championship". Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved December 14, 2020.