2014 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament
The 2014 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament was held at Brooks Field on the campus of UNC Wilmington in Wilmington, North Carolina, from May 21 through 24. In its first season in the conference, College of Charleston won the tournament for the first time, earning the Colonial Athletic Association's automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2]
Teams | 6 |
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Format | Double-elimination tournament |
Finals site | |
Champions | College of Charleston (1st title) |
Winning coach | Monte Lee (1st title) |
MVP | Bailey Ober (College of Charleston) |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William & Mary † | 15 | – | 5 | .750 | 34 | – | 22 | .607 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 College of Charleston ‡y | 15 | – | 6 | .714 | 44 | – | 19 | .698 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNC Wilmington | 10 | – | 9 | .526 | 30 | – | 27 | .526 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Delaware | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 26 | – | 27 | .491 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northeastern | 9 | – | 12 | .429 | 26 | – | 29 | .473 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
James Madison | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | 17 | – | 36 | .321 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hofstra | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 20 | – | 24 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Towson | 4 | – | 13 | .235 | 22 | – | 25 | .468 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2014[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, William & Mary and College of Charleston, earned first round byes.
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Seed |
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William & Mary | 15 | 5 | .750 | – | 1 |
College of Charleston | 15 | 6 | .714 | .5 | 2 |
UNC Wilmington | 10 | 9 | .526 | 4.5 | 3 |
Delaware | 10 | 10 | .500 | 5 | 4 |
Northeastern | 9 | 12 | .429 | 6.5 | 5 |
James Madison | 8 | 12 | .400 | 7 | 6 |
Hofstra | 7 | 11 | .389 | 7 | – |
Towson | 4 | 13 | .235 | 9.5 | – |
Bracket
Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Final | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 | William & Mary | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Delaware | 4 | 4 | Delaware | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | Northeastern | 3 | 1 | William & Mary | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | College of Charleston | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | College of Charleston | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | UNC Wilmington | 11 | 3 | UNC Wilmington | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | James Madison | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | College of Charleston | 6 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 | William & Mary | 4 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 3 | Lower final | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 | UNC Wilmington | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Delaware | 3 | 1 | William & Mary | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | Northeastern | 2 | 3 | UNC Wilmington | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | Northeastern | 3 | 4 | Delaware | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | James Madison | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament team. College of Charleston pitcher Bailey Ober, one of the Cougars' five selections, was named Most Outstanding Player.
Name | School |
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Nick Berger | Northeastern |
Brandon Hinkle | Delaware |
Corey Dick | UNC Wilmington |
Drew Farber | UNC Wilmington |
Nick Brown | William & Mary |
Ryan Hissey | William & Mary |
Josh Smith | William & Mary |
Ben Boykin | College of Charleston |
Bailey Ober | College of Charleston |
Nick Pappas | College of Charleston |
Tyler Thornton | College of Charleston |
Carl Wise | College of Charleston |
References
- "2014 Baseball standings". CAASports.com. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
- "2013-14 Championship Schedule". caasports.com. Retrieved April 8, 2014.