2015 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament

The 2015 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament was held at CofC Baseball Stadium at Patriot's Point in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, from May 20 through 23. It consisted of the top 6 finishers in the CAA in a double-elimination tournament. UNC Wilmington won their 4th championship and earned the Colonial Athletic Association's automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2]

2015 Colonial Athletic Association
baseball tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsUNC Wilmington (4th title)
Winning coachMark Scalf (3rd title)
MVPCorey Dick (UNC Wilmington)
2015 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 28 College of Charleston  ‍†‍‍y 21–3–0 .87545–15–0 .750
UNC Wilmington  ‍‍‡‍y 18–6–0 .75041–18–0 .695
Northeastern  ‍‍‍ 14–10–0 .58325–30–0 .455
Elon  ‍‍‍ 13–11–0 .54225–29–0 .463
Delaware  ‍‍‍ 11–13–0 .45826–24–0 .520
William & Mary  ‍‍‍ 10–14–0 .41722–30–0 .423
Towson  ‍‍‍ 9–15–0 .37517–35–2 .333
Hofstra  ‍‍‍ 6–18–0 .25019–29–0 .396
James Madison  ‍‍‍ 6–18–0 .25018–33–0 .353
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2015[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Entering the event, UNC Wilmington had won the most championships among active teams, with three. James Madison had claimed two titles, while William & Mary, Towson, and second-year member College of Charleston each had one. Former member East Carolina won 7 titles during their tenure in the conference.[3]

Seeding and format

Continuing the format adopted in 2012, the top six finishers from the regular season will compete in the double-elimination tournament. The top two teams received a single bye and played the winners of the opening round games.[3][4][5]

TeamWLPct.GBSeed
College of Charleston213.875—1
UNC Wilmington186.75032
Northeastern1410.58373
Elon1311.54284
Delaware1113.458105
William & Mary1014.417116
Towson915.37512—
Hofstra618.25015—
James Madison618.25015—

Bracket
Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
1College of Charleston9
4Elon74Elon0
5Delaware61College of Charleston3
2UNC Wilmington410
2UNC Wilmington16
3Northeastern33Northeastern7
6William & Mary2
2UNC Wilmington7–
1College of Charleston6–
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
5Delaware1
3Northeastern31College of Charleston4
5Delaware45Delaware7
5Delaware34Elon1
6William & Mary1

All-Tournament team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[3][4]

PlayerSchool
Ryan BrownCollege of Charleston
Taylor ClarkeCollege of Charleston
Adam DavisDelaware
Corey DickUNC Wilmington
Luke DunlapUNC Wilmington
Cam HanleyNortheastern
Hayden McCutcheonCollege of Charleston
Kennard McDowellUNC Wilmington
Brock NiggebruggeDelaware
Evan PhillipsUNC Wilmington
Jordan RamseyUNC Wilmington
Gavin StupienskiUNC Wilmington

Most Valuable Player

Corey Dick was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Dick was a first baseman for UNC Wilmington, who went 3 for 5 in the Championship Game with a pair of doubles and two RBI.[4]

References
  1. "2015 Baseball standings". CAASports.com. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  2. "2014-15 Championship Schedule". caasports.com. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
  3. 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 11. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  4. "Seahawks Edge Charleston to Claim CAA Title, 7–6". UNC Wilmington Seahawks. May 23, 2015. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  5. "2015 CAA Baseball Championship". Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
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