2007 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament explained

Year:2007
Conference:Colonial Athletic Association
Teams:6
Format:Double-elimination tournament
Ballpark:Brooks Field
City:Wilmington, North Carolina
Champions:VCU
Titlecount:4th
Coach:Paul Keyes
Coachcount:4th
Mvp:John Leonard
Mvpteam:VCU

The 2007 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament was held at Brooks Field in Wilmington, North Carolina, from May 23 through 26. The event determined the champion of the Colonial Athletic Association for the 2007 season. Third-seeded VCU won the tournament for the fourth time and earned the CAA's automatic bid to the 2007 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

Entering the event, former member East Carolina had won the most championships, with seven. Among active members, Old Dominion and VCU led with three titles while George Mason and UNC Wilmington had won twice each 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. The top four seeds were awarded by tiebreakers as VCU, Old Dominion, Delaware, and UNC Wilmington all finished with the same record in conference. George Mason earned the fifth seed by tiebreaker over Georgia State, as the Patriots and Panthers had the same conference winning percentage. They played a double-elimination tournament.

Team W L Pct. GB Seed
18 11 .621 1
18 11 .621 2
18 11 .621 3
18 11 .621 4
14 14 .500 3.5 5
15 15 .500 3.5 6
13 16 .448 5
12 17 .414 6
11 17 .393 6.5
11 18 .379 7
11 18 .379 7

All-Tournament Team

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

Name Team
Jared Bolden VCU
Alex Buchholz Delaware
Billy Harris Delaware
Dan Hudson Old Dominion
Ryan Jablonski Delaware
John Leonard VCU
Mick Mattaliano VCU
Mike McGuire Delaware
Sergio Miranda VCU
Luke Pisker VCU
Anthony Shawler Old Dominion

Most Valuable Player

John Leonard was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Leonard was a pitcher and outfielder for VCU.

Notes and References

  1. Book: 2020 Baseball Record Book. Colonial Athletic Association. 9. April 7, 2021.