2011 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament explained

Year:2011
Conference:Colonial Athletic Association
Teams:4
Format:Double-elimination tournament
Ballpark:Brooks Field
City:Wilmington, North Carolina
Titlecount:2nd
Coach:Spanky McFarland
Coachcount:2nd
Mvp:Johnny Bladel
Mvpteam:James Madison

The 2011 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament was held at Brooks Field in Wilmington, North Carolina, from May 26 through 28. The event determined the champion of the Colonial Athletic Association for the 2011 season. Second-seeded won the tournament for the second time and earned the CAA's automatic bid to the 2011 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 five titles, Old Dominion had won three titles while George Mason and UNC Wilmington had won twice each and Georgia State, James Madison, and William & Mary had each won once.[1]

Format and seeding

The top four 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 9 .700 1
19 11 .633 2 2
18 12 .600 3 3
17 13 .567 4 4
16 14 .533 5
16 14 .533 5
15 15 .500 6
12 18 .400 9
12 18 .400 9
12 18 .400 9
7 23 .233 14

All-Tournament Team

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

Name Team
Johnny Bladel James Madison
D.J. Brown James Madison
Matt Campbell UNC Wilmington
Daniel Cropper UNC Wilmington
Brent Frazier Old Dominion
David Herbek James Madison
Jake Lowery James Madison
Phil McCarthy Old Dominion
Matt Tenaglia James Madison
Sean Tierney James Madison
Ben Tomchick Old Dominion
Alex Valadja James Madison

Most Valuable Player

Johnny Bladel was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Bladel was an outfielder for James Madison.

Notes and References

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