2013 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament

The 2013 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament was held at Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park in Harrisonburg, Virginia, from May 22 through 25. In the championship game, fourth-seeded Towson defeated second-seeded William & Mary, 5–2, to win its first tournament championship. As a result, Towson earned the Colonial Athletic Association's automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2]

2013 Colonial Athletic Association
baseball tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsTowson (1st title)
Winning coachMike Gottlieb (1st title)
MVPZach Fisher (Towson)
2013 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
UNC Wilmington  ‍†‍‍y 18–8 .69238–23 .623
William & Mary  ‍‍‍y 17–10 .63039–24 .619
Delaware  ‍‍‍ 15–12 .55633–22 .600
Old Dominion  ‍‍‍ 15–12 .55630–24 .556
Georgia State  ‍‍‍ 14–13 .51935–21 .625
Towson  ‍‍‡‍y 14–13 .51930–30 .500
Northeastern  ‍‍‍ 12–15 .44431–26 .544
James Madison  ‍‍‍ 11–15 .42325–30 .455
Hofstra  ‍‍‍ 11–16 .40726–27 .491
George Mason  ‍‍‍ 7–20 .25918–35 .340
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2013[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Seeding and format

Continuing the format adopted in 2012, the top six finishers from the regular season competed in the double-elimination tournament. The top two seeds received a single bye to the second round. Due to their planned departure from the CAA after this season, Old Dominion and Georgia State were not eligible for the tournament.[3]

TeamWLPct.GBSeed
UNC Wilmington188.692–1
William & Mary1710.6301.52
Delaware1512.5563.53
Old Dominion1512.5563.5–
Georgia State1413.5194.5–
Towson1413.5194.54
Northeastern1215.4446.55
James Madison1115.42376
Hofstra1116.4077.5–
George Mason720.25911.5–

Bracket
Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
1UNC Wilmington11
4Towson94Towson13
5Northeastern84Towson20
2William & Mary13
2William & Mary20
3Delaware66James Madison19
6James Madison9
4Towson5—
2William & Mary2—
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
2William & Mary12
1UNC Wilmington45Northeastern4
6James Madison75Northeastern5
5Northeastern75Northeastern11
3Delaware6

All-Tournament Team

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

NameSchool
Zach FisherTowson
Mike VolpeTowson
Kurt WertzTowson
Dominic FratantuonoTowson
Andrew ParkerTowson
Ryan LindemuthWilliam & Mary
Jonathan SartyWilliam & Mary
Michael KatzWilliam & Mary
William ShawWilliam & Mary
Jason VoslerNortheastern
Jordan RamseyUNC Wilmington
Cole McInturffJames Madison

Most Valuable Player

Towson's Zach Fisher was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player. In the tournament, Fisher batted .476 with three home runs and 10 RBI.

References
  1. "Baseball standings". CAASports.com. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
  2. "2013 CAA Baseball Championship". Colonial Athletic Association. Archived from the original on March 1, 2012. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
  3. "Field Set For 2013 CAA Baseball Championship". Colonial Athletic Association. May 18, 2013. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
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