| Coastal Athletic Association baseball tournament | |
| Optional Subheader: | Conference baseball championship |
| Sport: | Baseball |
| Conference: | Coastal Athletic Association |
| Number Of Teams: | 12 |
| Format: | Double-elimination |
| Current Stadium: | Brooks Field |
| Current Location: | Wilmington, NC |
| Years: | 1986–present |
| Most Recent: | 2023 |
| Current Champion: | UNC Wilmington |
| Most Championships: | East Carolina & UNC Wilmington (7) |
| Website: | CAASports.com baseball |
| All Stadiums: | Walter C. Latham Park (2022) Brooks Field (1989-90, 1993, 2004-2011, 2014, 2017, 2021, 2024) Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park (2012-13, 2018–19) CofC Baseball Stadium at Patriots Point (2015–2016, 2023) Coy Tillett Sr. Memorial Field (2000-2003) Grainger Stadium (1995-1999) Bud Metheny Baseball Complex (1994) Harrington Field (1986, 1991-92) The Diamond (1987-88) |
| All Locations: | Elon, NC (2022) Wilmington, NC (1989-90, 1993, 2004-2011, 2014, 2017, 2021, 2024) Harrisonburg, VA (2012-13, 2018–19) Mount Pleasant, SC (2015–2016) Manteo, NC (2000-2003) Kinston, NC (1995-1999) Norfolk, VA (1994) Greenville, NC (1986, 1991-92) Richmond, VA (1987-88) |
The Coastal Athletic Association baseball tournament, sometimes referred to simply as the CAA Tournament, is the conference baseball championship of the NCAA Division I Coastal Athletic Association (formerly known as the Colonial Athletic Association up through the 2023 season). The top six finishers in the regular season of the conference's twelve baseball teams advance to the double-elimination tournament, whose most recent edition was held in 2023 at The Ballpark at Patriots Point in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, the off-campus baseball home of the College of Charleston. The winner of the tournament receives an automatic berth to the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship.
The first CAA Tournament in 1986 was a four team double-elimination tournament, with the bottom three finishers not participating. From 1987 through 1993, all six teams participated in a double-elimination tournament. After Old Dominion joined the league in 1992, the last place team did not participate in tournament. The CAA adopted a seven team format in 1994, with the top seed getting a bye and playing the winner of the opening round game between the four and five seeds. This format was used until VCU joined the conference in 1996 and the league adopted a traditional 8 team double-elimination tournament. After the conference shakeup prior to the 2002 season, the league split into divisions and brought six teams to the tournament. The two division champions were automatically in the field as the top two seeds, and the top four remaining finishers were seeded three through six. This format lasted only two years, as discontinued baseball and the league dropped to nine teams and eliminated divisions. The six team format survived through the 2009 season, and the league used a four team format for 2010 and 2011. The six team format was adopted again in 2012 and maintained through 2019. In the aftermath of the cancellation of the 2020 event due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the CAA decided to include all 9 teams in the tournament in 2021, with the bottom two seeds participating in a play-in game before the traditional double-elimination tournament.[1] [2]
The following is a list of conference champions and sites listed by year.[3]
| Year | Program | Site | MVP, Pos, School | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Sickinger, P/DH, Richmond | ||||
| Gary Smith, P, East Carolina | ||||
| The Diamond • Richmond, VA | John Styles, P, George Mason | |||
| Brien Berckman, P, East Carolina | ||||
| Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC | Calvin Brown, 1B, East Carolina | |||
| Harrington Field • Greenville, NC | David Leisten, OF, East Carolina | |||
| Harrington Field • Greenville, NC | Chris Widger, C, George Mason | |||
| Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC | Lyle Hartgrove, P, East Carolina | |||
| Matt Quataro, 1B/OF, Old Dominion | ||||
| Maika Symmonds, OF/P, Old Dominion | ||||
| Grainger Stadium • Kinston, NC | Ron Walker, 3B/P, Old Dominion | |||
| Grainger Stadium • Kinston, NC | John Wagler, OF, Richmond | |||
| Grainger Stadium • Kinston, NC | Mike Dwyer, 1B/P, Richmond | |||
| Grainger Stadium • Kinston, NC | James Molinari, OF, East Carolina | |||
| Lee Delfino, SS, East Carolina | ||||
| Coy Tillett Sr. Memorial Field • Manteo, NC | Mike O'Kelly, 1B, William & Mary | |||
| Coy Tillett Sr. Memorial Field • Manteo, NC | Brian Marshall, P, VCU | |||
| Coy Tillett Sr. Memorial Field • Manteo, NC | Matt Prendergast, P, VCU | |||
| Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC | Matt Poulk, 3B, UNCW | |||
| Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC | Tim St. Clair, 1B/DH, VCU | |||
| Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC | Chris Hatcher, C, UNCW | |||
| Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC | John Leonard, P/OF, VCU | |||
| Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC | Alex Foltz, OF, James Madison | |||
| Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC | Bradley Logan, 3B/1B, Georgia State | |||
| Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC | Joe Van Meter, 3B, VCU | |||
| Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC | Johnny Bladel, OF, James Madison | |||
| Jimmy, Yezzo, 1B, Delaware | ||||
| Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park • Harrisonburg, VA | Zach Fisher, 3B, Towson | |||
| Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC | Bailey Ober, P, College of Charleston | |||
| Corey Dick, 1B, UNCW | ||||
| William & Mary | CofC Baseball Stadium at Patriots Point • Mount Pleasant, SC | Josh Smith, OF, William & Mary | ||
| Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC | Jeremy Ake, SS, Delaware | |||
| Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park • Harrisonburg, VA | Cole Weiss, 3B, UNC Wilmington | |||
| Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park • Harrisonburg, VA | Greg Jones, SS, UNC Wilmington | |||
| 2020 | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||
| Northeastern | Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC[4] | Ben Malgeri, OF, Northeastern | ||
| Brad Camarda, P, Hofstra | ||||
| Dillon Lifrieri, OF, UNCW |
The following is a list of conference champions listed by school.
| Program | No. of titles | Title years | |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Carolina | 7 | 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1999, 2000 | |
| 7 | 2004, 2006, 2012, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2023 | ||
| VCU | 5 | 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2010 | |
| Old Dominion | 3 | 1994, 1995, 1996 | |
| Richmond | 3 | 1986, 1997, 1998 | |
| George Mason | 2 | 1988, 1992 | |
| James Madison | 2 | 2008, 2011 | |
| 2 | 2001, 2016 | ||
| 1 | 2014 | ||
| 1 | 2017 | ||
| Georgia State | 1 | 2009 | |
| 1 | 2022 | ||
| 1 | 2021 | ||
| 1 | 2013 |