2014 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament

The 2014 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament was held at Brooks Field on the campus of UNC Wilmington in Wilmington, NC from May 21 through May 24. In its first season in the conference, College of Charleston won the tournament for the first time, earning the Colonial Athletic Association's automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2]

2014 Colonial Athletic Association
Baseball Tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsCollege of Charleston (1st title)
Winning coachMonte Lee (1st title)
MVPBailey Ober, College of Charleston
2014 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
William & Mary  ‍†‍‍ 15–5 .750  34–21 .618
College of Charleston ‍‍‡‍ 15–6 .714  40–17 .702
UNC Wilmington  ‍‍‍ 10–9 .526  30–27 .526
Delaware  ‍‍‍ 10–10 .500  26–27 .491
Northeastern  ‍‍‍ 9–12 .429  26–29 .473
James Madison  ‍‍‍ 8–12 .400  17–36 .321
Hofstra  ‍‍‍ 7–11 .389  20–24 .455
Towson  ‍‍‍ 4–13 .235  22–25 .468
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
As of May 24, 2014[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Seeding and format

Continuing the format adopted in 2012, the top six finishers from the regular season competed in the double-elimination tournament. The top two seeds, William & Mary and College of Charleston, earned first round byes.

TeamWLPct.GBSeed
William & Mary155.750
–
1
College of Charleston156.714
.5
2
UNC Wilmington109.526
4.5
3
Delaware1010.500
5
4
Northeastern912.429
6.5
5
James Madison812.400
7
6
Hofstra711.389
7
–
Towson413.235
9.5
–

Bracket
  First round Second round Third Round Semi-Finals Finals
                                                 
Winner's Bracket
  4 Delaware 4     1 William & Mary 11  
  5 Northeastern 3     4 Delaware 4    
      1 William & Mary 1              
      2 College of Charleston 3              
  3 UNC Wilmington 11     2 College of Charleston 7          
  6 James Madison 10     3 UNC Wilmington 4        
        2 College of Charleston 6 –
Loser's Bracket       1 William & Mary 4 –
  5 Northeastern 3        
  6 James Madison 1          
      5 Northeastern 2        
      4 Delaware 3          
            4 Delaware 3              
          3 UNC Wilmington 5              
      3 UNC Wilmington 6    
    1 William & Mary 12  

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament team. College of Charleston pitcher Bailey Ober, one of the Cougars' five selections, was named Most Outstanding Player.

NameSchool
Nick BergerNortheastern
Brandon HinkleDelaware
Corey DickUNC Wilmington
Drew FarberUNC Wilmington
Nick BrownWilliam & Mary
Ryan HisseyWilliam & Mary
Josh SmithWilliam & Mary
Ben BoykinCollege of Charleston
Bailey OberCollege of Charleston
Nick PappasCollege of Charleston
Tyler ThorntonCollege of Charleston
Carl WiseCollege of Charleston
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References
  1. "Baseball standings". CAASports.com. Retrieved May 24, 2014.
  2. "2013-14 Championship Schedule". caasports.com. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
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