2003 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament

The 2003 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament was held at Coy Tillett Sr. Memorial Field in Manteo, North Carolina, from May 21 through 25. The event determined the champion of the Colonial Athletic Association for the 2003 season. Top-seeded VCU won the tournament for the second time and earned the CAA's automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

2003 Colonial Athletic Association
baseball tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsVCU (2nd title)
Winning coachPaul Keyes (2nd title)
MVPMatt Prendergast (VCU)
2003 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
American Division
UNC Wilmington  xy 156 .7144023 .635
James Madison   137 .6502927 .518
Towson   119 .5502825 .528
Old Dominion   515 .2501833 .353
Drexel   317 .1501234 .261
Colonial Division
VCU  xy 173 .8504613 .780
William & Mary   124 .7503120 .608
George Mason   98 .5293120 .608
Delaware   713 .3502132 .396
Hofstra   515 .2501235 .255
x Division champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2003[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Entering the event, former member East Carolina had won the most championships, with seven. Among active members, Old Dominion led with three titles while George Mason had won twice and VCU and William & Mary had each won once.[2]

Format and seeding

The CAA's two division winners received the top two seeds. The next four teams, regardless of division, were selected and seeded by conference winning percentage. They played a double-elimination tournament.[2]

American Division
TeamWLPct.GBSeed
UNC Wilmington156.7142
James Madison137.6501.54
Towson119.5503.55
Old Dominion515.2509.5
Drexel317.15011.5
Colonial Division
TeamWLPct.GBSeed
VCU173.8501
William & Mary124.7502.53
George Mason98.5296.56
Delaware713.35010
Hofstra515.25012

Bracket and results

First roundSecond roundThird roundSemifinalsFinal
1VCU6
6George Mason41VCU11
4James Madison3
3William & Mary131VCU13
4James Madison122UNC Wilmington10
3William & Mary31VCU3
2UNC Wilmington4126George Mason0
2UNC Wilmington182UNC Wilmington12
5Towson53William & Mary86George Mason1311
6George Mason256George Mason14
5Towson10

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[2]

NameTeam
Michael BrownWilliam & Mary
Blake CrossUNC Wilmington
Chip GraweyUNC Wilmington
Jamie HemingwayUNC Wilmington
Chris LoozeGeorge Mason
Sean MarshallVCU
Justin MattisonVCU
Cla MeredithVCU
Jeff PalumboGeorge Mason
Jeff ParrishVCU
Matt PrendergastVCU
Nick ShimerGeorge Mason

Most Valuable Player

Matt Prendergast was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Prendergast was a pitcher for VCU.[2]

References

  1. 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 18. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  2. 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 9. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
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