Year: | 2008 |
Conference: | Colonial Athletic Association |
Teams: | 6 |
Format: | Double-elimination tournament |
Ballpark: | Brooks Field |
City: | Wilmington, North Carolina |
Titlecount: | 1st |
Coach: | Spanky McFarland |
Coachcount: | 1st |
Mvp: | Alex Foltz |
Mvpteam: | James Madison |
The 2008 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament was held at Brooks Field in Wilmington, North Carolina, from May 21 through 24. The event determined the champion of the Colonial Athletic Association for the 2008 season. Second-seeded won the tournament for the first time and earned the CAA's automatic bid to the 2008 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.
Entering the event, former member East Carolina had won the most championships, with seven. Among active members, VCU led with four titles, Old Dominion had won three titles while George Mason and UNC Wilmington had won twice each and William & Mary had won once.[1]
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 | T | Pct. | GB | Seed | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
25 | 4 | 1 | .850 | — | 1 | ||
20 | 9 | 0 | .690 | 5 | 2 | ||
18 | 10 | 0 | .643 | 6.5 | 3 | ||
16 | 13 | 0 | .552 | 9 | 4 | ||
14 | 14 | 0 | .500 | 10.5 | 5 | ||
14 | 16 | 0 | .467 | 11.5 | 6 | ||
12 | 17 | 1 | .417 | 13 | — | ||
12 | 17 | 0 | .414 | 13 | — | ||
11 | 17 | 0 | .393 | 13.5 | — | ||
8 | 17 | 0 | .320 | 15 | — | ||
7 | 23 | 0 | .233 | 18.5 | — |
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.
Name | Team | |
---|---|---|
Steven Caseres | James Madison | |
Brian Conley | Towson | |
Alex Foltz | James Madison | |
Greg Furmanek | Towson | |
Sean Grieve | William & Mary | |
Brad Holt | UNC Wilmington | |
Kurt Houck | James Madison | |
Trevor Knight | James Madison | |
Scott Krieger | George Mason | |
Turner Phelps | James Madison | |
Mike Sheridan | William & Mary |
Alex Foltz was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Foltz was an outfielder for James Madison.