2017 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament explained

Year:2017
Conference:Colonial Athletic Association
Teams:6
Format:Double-elimination tournament
Ballpark:Brooks Field
City:Wilmington, North Carolina
Titlecount:1st
Coach:Jim Sherman
Coachcount:1st
Mvp:Jeremy Ake
Mvpteam:Delaware

The 2017 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament was held at Brooks Field in Wilmington, North Carolina, from May 24 through 27, 2017. Fourth-seeded Delaware won the tournament for the first time and earned the Colonial Athletic Association's automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[1] [2]

Entering the event, UNC Wilmington had won the most championships among active teams, with four. James Madison and William & Mary had claimed two titles, while Towson and fourth-year member College of Charleston each had one. Former member East Carolina won 7 titles during their tenure in the conference.[3]

Seeding and format

Continuing the format adopted in 2012, the top six finishers from the regular season competed in the double-elimination tournament, with the top two seeds earning first round byes.[4] [5]

Team W L Pct GB Seed
16 7 1
16 8 0.5 2
15 8 1 3
15 9 1.5 4
13 11 3.5 5
12 12 4.5 6
7 17 9.5
7 17 9.5
6 18 10.5

All-Tournament Team

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

Player Team
Jeremy Ake Delaware
Logan Beehler UNC Wilmington
Jordan Glover Delaware
Casey Golden UNC Wilmington
Kyle Hinton Delaware
Ryan Jeffers UNC Wilmington
Carter Love College of Charleston
Ron Marinaccio Delaware
Brian Mayer Delaware
Logan McRae College of Charleston
Nick Patten Delaware
Alex Royalty UNC Wilmington

Most Valuable Player

Jeremy Ake was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Ake was a shortstop for Delaware.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016-17 Championship Schedule. caasports.com. January 13, 2017.
  2. Web site: 2017 Division I baseball conference tournaments, automatic qualifiers. NCAA. May 28, 2017. September 2, 2017.
  3. Book: 2020 Baseball Record Book. 11. Colonial Athletic Association. December 10, 2020.
  4. Web site: 2017 CAA Baseball Championship. caasports.com. January 13, 2017. January 16, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170116155425/http://caasports.com/tournaments/2017_caa_baseball_championship. dead.
  5. Web site: Delaware Captures First CAA Baseball Title. May 27, 2017. December 12, 2020. Colonial Athletic Association.