Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament

Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament
	Conference Baseball Championship
Sport	Baseball
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Number of teams	9
Format	Double-elimination
Current stadium	Brooks Field
Current location	Wilmington, NC
Played	1986-present
Last contest	2019
Current champion	UNCW
Most championships	East Carolina (7)
Official website	CAASports.com baseball
Host stadiums
	Brooks Field (1989-90, 1993, 2004-2011, 2014, 2017, 2021); Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park (2012-13, 2018–19); CofC Baseball Stadium at Patriot's Point (2015–2016); Coy Tillett, Sr., Memorial Field (2000-2003); Grainger Stadium (1995-1999); Bud Metheny Baseball Complex (1994); Harrington Field (1986, 1991-92); The Diamond (1987-88)
Host locations
	Wilmington, NC (1989-90, 1993, 2004-2011, 2014, 2017, 2021); Harrisonburg, VA (2012-13, 2018–19); Mount Pleasant, SC (2015–2016); Manteo, NC (2000-2003); Kinston, NC (1995-1999); Norfolk, VA (1994); Greenville, NC (1986, 1991-92); Richmond, VA (1987-88)

The Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament, sometimes referred to simply as the CAA Tournament, is the conference baseball championship of the NCAA Division I Colonial Athletic Association. The top six finishers in the regular season of the conference's nine baseball teams advance to the double-elimination tournament, which in 2019 was played at Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park. The winner of the tournament receives an automatic berth to the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship.

Format

The first CAA Tournament in 1986 was a four team double-elimination tournament, with the bottom three finishers not participating. From 1987 through 1993, all six teams participated in a double-elimination tournament. After Old Dominion joined the league in 1992, the last place team did not participate in tournament. The CAA adopted a seven team format in 1994, with the top seed getting a bye and playing the winner of the opening round game between the four and five seeds. This format was used until VCU joined the conference in 1996 and the league adopted a traditional 8 team double-elimination tournament. After the conference shakeup prior to the 2002 season, the league split into divisions and brought six teams to the tournament. The two division champions were automatically in the field as the top two seeds, and the top four remaining finishers were seeded three through six. This format lasted only two years, as Drexel discontinued baseball and the league dropped to nine teams and eliminated divisions. The six team format survived through the 2009 season, and the league used a four team format for 2010 and 2011. The six team format was adopted again in 2012 and maintained through 2019. In the aftermath of the cancellation of the 2020 event due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, the CAA decided to include all 9 teams in the tournament in 2021, with the bottom two seeds participating in a play-in game before the traditional double-elimination tournament.[1][2]

Champions

By year

The following is a list of conference champions and sites listed by year.[3]

Year	Program	Site	MVP, Pos, School
1986	Richmond	Harrington Field • Greenville, NC	Kevin Sickinger, P/DH, Richmond
1987	East Carolina	The Diamond • Richmond, VA	Gary Smith, P, East Carolina
1988	George Mason	The Diamond • Richmond, VA	John Styles, P, George Mason
1989	East Carolina	Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC	Brien Berckman, P, East Carolina
1990	East Carolina	Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC	Calvin Brown, 1B, East Carolina
1991	East Carolina	Harrington Field • Greenville, NC	David Leisten, OF, East Carolina
1992	George Mason	Harrington Field • Greenville, NC	Chris Widger, C, George Mason
1993	East Carolina	Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC	Lyle Hartgrove, P, East Carolina
1994	Old Dominion	Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA	Matt Quataro, 1B/OF, Old Dominion
1995	Old Dominion	Grainger Stadium • Kinston, NC	Maika Symmonds, OF/P, Old Dominion
1996	Old Dominion	Grainger Stadium • Kinston, NC	Ron Walker, 3B/P, Old Dominion
1997	Richmond	Grainger Stadium • Kinston, NC	John Wagler, OF, Richmond
1998	Richmond	Grainger Stadium • Kinston, NC	Mike Dwyer, 1B/P, Richmond
1999	East Carolina	Grainger Stadium • Kinston, NC	James Molinari, OF, East Carolina
2000	East Carolina	Coy Tillett, Sr., Memorial Field • Manteo, NC	Lee Delfino, SS, East Carolina
2001	William & Mary	Coy Tillett, Sr., Memorial Field • Manteo, NC	Mike O'Kelly, 1B, William & Mary
2002	VCU	Coy Tillett, Sr., Memorial Field • Manteo, NC	Brian Marshall, P, VCU
2003	VCU	Coy Tillett, Sr., Memorial Field • Manteo, NC	Matt Prendergast, P, VCU
2004	UNC Wilmington	Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC	Matt Poulk, 3B, UNCW
2005	VCU	Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC	Tim St. Clair, 1B/DH, VCU
2006	UNC Wilmington	Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC	Chris Hatcher, C, UNCW
2007	VCU	Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC	John Leonard, P/OF, VCU
2008	James Madison	Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC	Alex Foltz, OF, James Madison
2009	Georgia State	Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC	Bradley Logan, 3B/1B, Georgia State
2010	VCU	Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC	Joe Van Meter, 3B, VCU
2011	James Madison	Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC	Johnny Bladel, OF, James Madison
2012	UNC Wilmington	Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park • Harrisonburg, VA	Jimmy, Yezzo, 1B, Delaware
2013	Towson	Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park • Harrisonburg, VA	Zach Fisher, 3B, Towson
2014	College of Charleston	Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC	Bailey Ober, P, College of Charleston
2015	UNC Wilmington	CofC Baseball Stadium at Patriot's Point • Mount Pleasant, SC	Corey Dick, 1B, UNCW
2016	William & Mary	CofC Baseball Stadium at Patriot's Point • Mount Pleasant, SC	Josh Smith, OF, William & Mary
2017	Delaware	Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC	Jeremy Ake, SS, Delaware
2018	UNC Wilmington	Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park • Harrisonburg, VA	Cole Weiss, 3B, UNC Wilmington
2019	UNC Wilmington	Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park • Harrisonburg, VA	Greg Jones, SS, UNC Wilmington
2020	Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic
2021		Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC[4]
2022		Walter C. Latham Park • Elon, NC[4]

By school

The following is a list of conference champions listed by school.[3]

Program	No. of titles	Title years
East Carolina	7	1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1999, 2000
UNC Wilmington	6	2004, 2006, 2012, 2015, 2018, 2019
Virginia Commonwealth	5	2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2010
Old Dominion	3	1994, 1995, 1996
Richmond	3	1986, 1997, 1998
George Mason	2	1988, 1992
James Madison	2	2008, 2011
William & Mary	2	2001, 2016
College of Charleston	1	2014
Delaware	1	2017
Georgia State	1	2009
Towson	1	2013

Italics indicate that the program is no longer a CAA member.

References

"2021 Baseball Bracket" (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. June 23, 2020. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
"All Teams Will Compete at CAA Conference Championships in 2020–21". Colonial Athletic Association. June 23, 2020. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
"2021 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
"UNCW to Host CAA Baseball Championship in 2021, Elon Will Host in 2022". Colonial Athletic Association. May 18, 2020. Retrieved December 9, 2020.

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[1] "2021 Baseball Bracket" (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. June 23, 2020. Retrieved December 9, 2020.

[2] "All Teams Will Compete at CAA Conference Championships in 2020–21". Colonial Athletic Association. June 23, 2020. Retrieved December 14, 2020.

[rb-3] "2021 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved December 9, 2020.

[2021t-4] "UNCW to Host CAA Baseball Championship in 2021, Elon Will Host in 2022". Colonial Athletic Association. May 18, 2020. Retrieved December 9, 2020.