2008 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament explained

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]

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 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

All-Tournament Team

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

Most Valuable Player

Alex Foltz was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Foltz was an outfielder for James Madison.

Notes and References

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