2004 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament explained

Year:2004
Conference:Colonial Athletic Association
Teams:6
Format:Double-elimination tournament
Ballpark:Brooks Field
City:Wilmington, North Carolina
Titlecount:1st
Coach:Mark Scalf
Coachcount:1st
Mvp:Matt Poulk
Mvpteam:UNC Wilmington

The 2004 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament was held at Brooks Field in Wilmington, North Carolina, from May 26 through 29. The event determined the champion of the Colonial Athletic Association for the 2004 season. Second-seeded won the tournament for the first time and earned the CAA's automatic bid to the 2004 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

Entering the event, former member East Carolina had won the most championships, with seven. Among active members, Old Dominion led with three titles while George Mason and VCU had each won twice and William & Mary had won once.[1]

Format and seeding

The top six teams from the CAA's round-robin regular season qualified for the tournament. Teams were seeded by conference winning percentage. They played a double-elimination tournament.

Team W L Pct. GB Seed
20 4 .833 1
17 6 .739 2.5 2
14 10 .583 6 3
14 10 .583 6 4
13 11 .542 7 5
12 11 .522 7.5 6
8 16 .333 12
6 18 .250 14
3 21 .125 17

All-Tournament Team

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

Name Team
Bruce Baldwin George Mason
Jarame Beaupre Delaware
Brock Donovan Delaware
Chip Grawey UNC Wilmington
Ronald Hill UNC Wilmington
Mike Mihalik Delaware
Jeff Moore UNC Wilmington
Jeff Palumbo George Mason
Matt Poulk UNC Wilmington
Tim Preston UNC Wilmington
Scott Rambo Delaware
Scott Sizemore VCU
Brian Valichka Delaware

Most Valuable Player

Matt Poulk was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Poulk was a third baseman for UNC Wilmington.

Notes and References

  1. Book: 2020 Baseball Record Book. Colonial Athletic Association. 9. March 8, 2021.