2024 Coastal Athletic Association baseball tournament explained

Year:2024
Conference:Coastal Athletic Association
Shortconference:CAA
Teams:6
Format:Modified Double-elimination tournament
Ballpark:Brooks Field
City:Wilmington, North Carolina
Titlecount:8th
Coach:Randy Hood
Coachcount:2nd
Mvp:Trevor Marsh
Mvpteam:UNC Wilmington
Television:FloSports

The 2024 Coastal Athletic Association baseball tournament was held at Brooks Field in Wilmington, North Carolina, from May 22 through 26.[1] The won back-to-back titles and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. This set a league-record eighth CAA baseball title for the Seahawks, their sixth since 2012.[2] [3]

Seeding and format

Continuing the format adopted in 2012, the top six finishers from the regular season will compete in the modified double-elimination tournament.

Schedule

GameTime*Matchup#ScoreNotesReference
Wednesday, May 22
112:00pmNo. 4 vs No. 5 7−4[4]
24:00pmNo. 3 vs No. 6 9−12[5]
Thursday, May 23
311:00amNo. 5 William & Mary vs No. 3 Northeastern9−6Northeastern eliminated[6]
43:00pmNo. 1 vs No. 6 Hofstra7−8[7]
57:00pmNo. 2 vs No. 4 Delaware10−6[8]
Friday, May 24[9]
611:00amNo. 5 William & Mary vs No. 6 Hofstra16−6Hofstra eliminated[10]
78:00pmNo. 4 Delaware vs No. 5 William & Mary18−8William & Mary eliminated[11]
Saturday, May 25[12]
811:00amNo. 2 UNC Wilmington vs No. 1 College of Charleston8−5[13]
93:00pmNo. 4 Delaware vs No. 1 College of Charleston1−11Game was suspended in the bottom of the 7th inning due to inclement weather and was resumed on Sunday at 11am.
Delaware eliminated
[14]
Sunday, May 26
1012:30pmNo. 2 UNC Wilmington vs No. 1 College of Charleston6−4UNC Wilmington wins championship[15]
11Rematch (not necessary)
  • Game times in EDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed.

All–Tournament Team

Source:[2]

Player Team
Trevor Marsh (MVP) UNC Wilmington
Trace Baker UNC Wilmington
Jac Croom UNC Wilmington
Aiden Evans UNC Wilmington
Tanner Thach UNC Wilmington
Trotter Harlan College of Charleston
Aidan Hunter College of Charleston
Cole Mathis College of Charleston
Avery Neaves College of Charleston
Steve Harrington Hofstra
Aidan Kane Delaware

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Six Teams Set To Battle For 2024 CAA Baseball Championship. caasports.com. May 21, 2024. May 21, 2024.
  2. Web site: UNCW Rallies Past Charleston, 6-4, To Capture League-Record Eighth CAA Baseball Championship. caasports.com. Coastal Athletic Association. May 26, 2024. May 28, 2024.
  3. Web site: 2024 CAA Baseball Championship. Coastal Athletic Association. May 21, 2024.
  4. Web site: W&M-Delaware Boxscore. caasports.com. Colonial Athletic Conference. May 22, 2024. May 22, 2024.
  5. Web site: Hofstra-Northeastern Boxscore. caasports.com. Colonial Athletic Conference. May 22, 2024. May 22, 2024.
  6. Web site:
    1. 3 Huskies Eliminated By #5 Tribe
    . nuhuskies.com. Northeastern University Huskies. May 23, 2024. May 23, 2024.
  7. Web site: Charleston-Hofstra Boxscore. caasports.com. Colonial Athletic Conference. May 23, 2024. May 23, 2024.
  8. Web site: UNCW Thunders Past Delaware, 10-6. uncwsports.com. UNC Wilmington Sports. May 23, 2024. May 23, 2024.
  9. Web site: Weather Causes Changes To CAA Baseball Championship Schedule. caasports.com. Coastal Athletic Conference. May 24, 2024. May 28, 2024.
  10. Web site: Hofstra-William & Mary Boxscore. gohofstra.com. Hofstra Pride. May 24, 2024. May 24, 2024.
  11. Web site: Delaware-William & Mary Boxscore. tribeathletics.com. William & Mary Tribe. May 24, 2024. May 28, 2024.
  12. Web site: Inclement Weather Causes Changes To CAA Baseball Championship Schedule. caasports.com. Coastal Athletic Conference. May 25, 2024. May 28, 2024.
  13. Web site: UNCW-Col of Charleston Boxscore. cofcsports.com. College of Charleston Cougars. May 25, 2024. May 28, 2024.
  14. Web site: Delaware-Col of Charleston Boxscore. bluehens.com. Delaware Blue Hens. May 26, 2024. May 28, 2024.
  15. Web site: UNCW-Col of Charleston Boxscore. uncwsports.com. UNC Wilmington Seahawks. May 26, 2024. May 28, 2024.