2013 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament

The 2013 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament was held at Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park in Harrisonburg, VA from May 22–25. In the championship game, fourth-seeded Towson defeated second-seeded William & Mary, 5-2, to win its first tournament championship. As a result, Towson earned the Colonial Athletic Association's automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2]

2013 Colonial Athletic Association
Baseball Tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsTowson (1st title)
Winning coachMike Gottlieb (1st title)
MVPZach Fisher, Towson
2013 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
UNC Wilmington  ‍†‍‍y 18–8 .692  38–23 .623
William & Mary  ‍‍‍y 17–10 .630  39–24 .619
Delaware  ‍‍‍ 15–12 .556  33–22 .600
Old Dominion  ‍‍‍ 15–12 .556  30–24 .556
Georgia State  ‍‍‍ 14–13 .519  35–21 .625
Towson  ‍‍‡‍y 14–13 .519  30–30 .500
Northeastern  ‍‍‍ 12–15 .444  31–26 .544
James Madison  ‍‍‍ 11–15 .423  25–30 .455
Hofstra  ‍‍‍ 11–16 .407  26–27 .491
George Mason  ‍‍‍ 7–20 .259  18–35 .340
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2013[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 received a single bye to the second round. Due to their planned departure from the CAA after this season, Old Dominion and Georgia State were not eligible for the tournament.[3]

TeamWLPct.GBSeed
UNC Wilmington188.692
–
1
William & Mary1710.630
1.5
2
Delaware1512.556
3.5
3
Old Dominion1512.556
3.5
–
Georgia State1413.519
4.5
–
Towson1413.519
4.5
4
Northeastern1215.444
6.5
5
James Madison1115.423
7
6
Hofstra1116.407
7.5
–
George Mason720.259
11.5
–

Bracket
  First round Second round Third Round Semi-Finals Finals
                                                 
Winner's Bracket
  4 Towson 9     1 UNC Wilmington 11  
  5 Northeastern 8     4 Towson 13    
      4 Towson 20              
      2 William & Mary 13              
  3 Delaware 6     2 William & Mary 20          
  6 James Madison 9     6 James Madison 19        
        4 Towson 5 x
Loser's Bracket       2 William & Mary 2 x
  5 Northeastern 7        
  3 Delaware 6          
      6 James Madison 7        
      5 Northeastern 11          
            1 UNC Wilmington 4              
          5 Northeastern 5              
      2 William & Mary 12    
    5 Northeastern 4  

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.

NameSchool
Zach FisherTowson
Mike VolpeTowson
Kurt WertzTowson
Dominic FratantuonoTowson
Andrew ParkerTowson
Ryan LindemuthWilliam & Mary
Jonathan SartyWilliam & Mary
Michael KatzWilliam & Mary
William ShawWilliam & Mary
Jason VoslerNortheastern
Jordan RamseyUNC Wilmington
Cole McInturffJames Madison

Most Valuable Player

Towson's Zach Fisher was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player. In the tournament, Fisher batted .476 with three home runs and 10 RBI.

References
  1. "Baseball standings". CAASports.com. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
  2. "2013 CAA Baseball Championship". Colonial Athletic Association. Archived from the original on March 1, 2012. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
  3. "Field Set For 2013 CAA Baseball Championship". Colonial Athletic Association. May 18, 2013. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
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