2021 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament

2021 Colonial Athletic Association
baseball tournament
Teams	6
Format	Double-elimination tournament
Finals site	Brooks Field; Wilmington, North Carolina;
Champions	Northeastern (1st title)
Winning coach	Mike Glavine (1st title)
MVP	Ben Malgeri (Northeastern)

The 2021 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament was held at Brooks Field in Wilmington, North Carolina, from May 25 through 30. The Northeastern Huskies won the tournament, their first CAA victory, and earned the Colonial Athletic Association's automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2]

2021 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
North
Northeastern ^x‍‍‡‍^y	20	–	3	.870	36	–	12	.750
Towson ‍‍‍	11	–	12	.478	21	–	36	.368
Hofstra ‍‍‍	8	–	16	.333	17	–	22	.436
Delaware ‍‍‍	8	–	16	.333	12	–	22	.353
South
UNC Wilmington ^x‍‍‍	13	–	8	.619	32	–	22	.593
Elon ‍‍‍	10	–	8	.556	22	–	22	.500
College of Charleston ‍‍‍	12	–	12	.500	27	–	25	.519
William & Mary ‍‍‍	10	–	14	.417	14	–	29	.326
James Madison ‍‍‍	6	–	9	.400	11	–	17	.393

x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 5, 2021[1] Rankings from D1Baseball

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

The 2020 Tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and so no champion was crowned.[4]

Seeding and format

The CAA Tournament operates under a double-elimination format.[5]

Tournament


Upper round 1			Upper round 2			Upper final						Final



			1	Northeastern	10

4	College of Charleston	6	4	College of Charleston	3

5	Towson	5				1	Northeastern	4

						2	UNC Wilmington	8

			2	UNC Wilmington	2

3	Elon	7	3	Elon	0

6	William & Mary	3
												2	UNC Wilmington	5	10

												1	Northeastern	7	11

Lower round 1			Lower round 2			Lower round 3			Lower final



									4	College of Charleston	1

						4	College of Charleston	6	1	Northeastern	5

			6	William & Mary	3	3	Elon	2

5	Towson	3	4	College of Charleston	8

6	William & Mary	7

References

"Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings". D1Baseball.com. Retrieved May 31, 2021.}
"2020-21 Championship Schedule". Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 12. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
"Final CAA Baseball Report". Colonial Athletic Association. March 31, 2020. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
"2021 Baseball Bracket" (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. June 23, 2020. Retrieved December 14, 2020.

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[1] "Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings". D1Baseball.com. Retrieved May 31, 2021.}

[2] "2020-21 Championship Schedule". Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved December 14, 2020.

[record-3] 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 12. Retrieved December 14, 2020.

[4] "Final CAA Baseball Report". Colonial Athletic Association. March 31, 2020. Retrieved December 14, 2020.

[5] "2021 Baseball Bracket" (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. June 23, 2020. Retrieved December 14, 2020.