2017 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament

The 2017 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament was held at Brooks Field in Wilmington, NC from May 24 through May 27, 2017. Fourth-seeded Delaware won the tournament and earned the Colonial Athletic Association's automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[1][2]

2017 Colonial Athletic Association
Baseball Tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsDelaware (1st title)
Winning coachJim Sherman
MVPJeremy Ake, (Delaware)
2017 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Northeastern   167 .696  2925 .537
UNC Wilmington   168 .667  3029 .508
William & Mary   158 .652  3225 .561
Delaware  y 159 .625  3423 .596
College of Charleston   1311 .542  2831 .475
Elon   1212 .500  2432 .429
James Madison   717 .292  2427 .471
Hofstra   717 .292  1437 .275
Towson   618 .250  2034 .370
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
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, with the top two seeds earning first round byes.[3]

TeamWLPctGBSeed
Northeastern167.696
1
UNC Wilmington168.667
0.5
2
William & Mary158.652
1
3
Delaware159.625
1.5
4
College of Charleston1311.542
3.5
5
Elon1212.500
4.5
6
James Madison717.292
9.5
Hofstra717.292
9.5
Towson618.250
10.5

Bracket

  First round Second round Third Round Semi-Finals Finals
                                                 
Winner's Bracket
  4 Delaware 9     1 Northeastern 3  
  5 College of Charleston 0     4 Delaware 5    
      4 Delaware 14              
      2 UNC Wilmington 8              
  3 William & Mary 5     2 UNC Wilmington 6          
  6 Elon 2     3 William & Mary 2        
        4 Delaware 10 -
Loser's Bracket       2 UNC Wilmington 3 -
  5 College of Charleston 1        
  6 Elon 0          
      5 College of Charleston 7        
      3 William & Mary 6          
            5 College of Charleston 5              
          1 Northeastern 8              
      1 Northeastern 1    
    2 UNC Wilmington 10  

Tournament note: In the Elon-College of Charleston elimination game, Elon pitchers Jordan Barrett and George Kirby threw a combined no-hitter, the first no-hitter in CAA tournament history.[4] Elon lost the game, however, after Charleston scored the game's only run in the fifth inning without getting a hit.

References

  1. "2016-17 Championship Schedule". caasports.com. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
  2. "2017 Division I baseball conference tournaments, automatic qualifiers". NCAA. May 28, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
  3. "2017 CAA Baseball Championship". caasports.com. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
  4. "CofC Edges Elon, 1-0, Despite No Hits". caasports.com. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
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