Year: | 2018 |
Conference: | Colonial Athletic Association |
Teams: | 6 |
Format: | Modified Double-elimination tournament |
Ballpark: | Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park |
City: | Harrisonburg, Virginia |
Titlecount: | 5th |
Coach: | Mark Scalf |
Coachcount: | 5th |
Mvp: | Cole Weiss |
Mvpteam: | UNC Wilmington |
Television: | CAA TV (Wed-Fri) Sports Live (Sat) |
The 2018 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament was held at Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park in Harrisonburg, Virginia, from May 23 through 26. The winner of the tournament,, earned the Colonial Athletic Association's automatic bid to the 2018 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 Delaware, Towson and fifth-year member College of Charleston each had one. Former member East Carolina won 7 titles during their tenure in the conference.[3]
Continuing the format adopted in 2012, the top six finishers from the regular season competed in the modified double-elimination tournament.[4]
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Seed | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
17 | 6 | .739 | — | 1 | ||
16 | 8 | .667 | 1.5 | 2 | ||
15 | 8 | .652 | 2 | 3 | ||
14 | 9 | .609 | 3 | 4 | ||
12 | 11 | .522 | 5 | 5 | ||
12 | 12 | .500 | 5.5 | 6 | ||
11 | 13 | .458 | 6.5 | — | ||
6 | 18 | .250 | 11.5 | — | ||
3 | 21 | .125 | 14.5 | — |
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.
Name | School | |
---|---|---|
Kyle Baker | Delaware | |
Kyle Brnovich | Elon | |
Ian Fair | Northeastern | |
Jake Farrell | Northeastern | |
Scott Holzwasser | Northeastern | |
Ryan Jeffers | UNC Wilmington | |
Greg Jones | UNC Wilmington | |
Kyle Murphy | Northeastern | |
Alex Royalty | UNC Wilmington | |
Billy Sullivan IV | Delaware | |
Austin Warren | UNC Wilmington | |
Cole Weiss | UNC Wilmington |
Cole Weiss was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Weiss was a third baseman for UNC Wilmington.