2005 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament explained

Year:2005
Conference:Colonial Athletic Association
Teams:6
Format:Double-elimination tournament
Ballpark:Brooks Field
City:Wilmington, North Carolina
Champions:VCU
Titlecount:3rd
Coach:Paul Keyes
Coachcount:3rd
Mvp:Tim St. Clair
Mvpteam:VCU

The 2005 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 2005 season. Third-seeded VCU won the tournament for the third time and earned the CAA's automatic bid to the 2005 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 UNC Wilmington 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
21 3 .875 1
15 9 .625 6 2
14 10 .583 7 3
13 11 .542 8 4
13 11 .542 8 5
10 14 .417 11 6
9 15 .375 12
5 19 .208 16
3 21 .125 17

All-Tournament Team

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

Name Team
Jimmy Freund George Mason
Alex Gary VCU
Matt Holley Towson
John Leonard VCU
Mick Mattaliano VCU
Harold Mozingo VCU
Matt Poulk UNC Wilmington
John Raynor UNC Wilmington
Dan Richardson Delaware
Casey Slattery George Mason
Casper Wells Towson

Most Valuable Player

Tim St. Clair was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. St. Clair was a first baseman and designated hitter for VCU.

Notes and References

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