2013 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament
Teams | 6 |
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Format | Double-elimination tournament |
Finals site | |
Champions | Towson (1st title) |
Winning coach | Mike Gottlieb (1st title) |
MVP | Zach Fisher (Towson) |
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Team | W | 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 |
The 2013 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament was held at Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park in Harrisonburg, Virginia, from May 22 through 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]
Seeding and format
[edit]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]
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Seed |
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UNC Wilmington | 18 | 8 | .692 | – | 1 |
William & Mary | 17 | 10 | .630 | 1.5 | 2 |
Delaware | 15 | 12 | .556 | 3.5 | 3 |
Old Dominion | 15 | 12 | .556 | 3.5 | – |
Georgia State | 14 | 13 | .519 | 4.5 | – |
Towson | 14 | 13 | .519 | 4.5 | 4 |
Northeastern | 12 | 15 | .444 | 6.5 | 5 |
James Madison | 11 | 15 | .423 | 7 | 6 |
Hofstra | 11 | 16 | .407 | 7.5 | – |
George Mason | 7 | 20 | .259 | 11.5 | – |
Bracket
[edit]Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Final | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 | UNC Wilmington | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Towson | 9 | 4 | Towson | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | Northeastern | 8 | 4 | Towson | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | William & Mary | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | William & Mary | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Delaware | 6 | 6 | James Madison | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | James Madison | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Towson | 5 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | William & Mary | 2 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 3 | Lower final | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | William & Mary | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | UNC Wilmington | 4 | 5 | Northeastern | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | James Madison | 7 | 5 | Northeastern | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | Northeastern | 7 | 5 | Northeastern | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | Delaware | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
All-Tournament Team
[edit]The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.
Name | School |
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Zach Fisher | Towson |
Mike Volpe | Towson |
Kurt Wertz | Towson |
Dominic Fratantuono | Towson |
Andrew Parker | Towson |
Ryan Lindemuth | William & Mary |
Jonathan Sarty | William & Mary |
Michael Katz | William & Mary |
William Shaw | William & Mary |
Jason Vosler | Northeastern |
Jordan Ramsey | UNC Wilmington |
Cole McInturff | James Madison |
Most Valuable Player
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "Baseball standings". CAASports.com. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
- ^ "2013 CAA Baseball Championship". Colonial Athletic Association. Archived from the original on March 1, 2012. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
- ^ "Field Set For 2013 CAA Baseball Championship". Colonial Athletic Association. May 18, 2013. Retrieved May 21, 2013.