2013 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament

2013 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament
Classification Division
Teams 6
Format Double-elimination tournament
Site
Champions Towson (1st title)
Winning coach Mike Gottlieb (1st title)
MVP Zach Fisher (Towson)
2013 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
UNC Wilmington †y 18 – 8   .692     38 – 23   .623
William & Mary y 17 – 10   .630     39 – 24   .619
Delaware 15 – 12   .556     33 – 22   .600
Old Dominion 15 – 12   .556     30 – 24   .556
Georgia State 14 – 13   .519     35 – 21   .625
Towson ‡y 14 – 13   .519     30 – 30   .500
Northeastern 12 – 15   .444     31 – 26   .544
James Madison 11 – 15   .423     25 – 30   .455
Hofstra 11 – 16   .407     26 – 27   .491
George Mason 7 – 20   .259     18 – 35   .340
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2013[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2013 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament was held at Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park in Harrisonburg, VA from May 22–25. 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]

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]

Team W L Pct. GB Seed
UNC Wilmington 18 8 .692
–
1
William & Mary 17 10 .630
1.5
2
Delaware 15 12 .556
3.5
3
Old Dominion 15 12 .556
3.5
–
Georgia State 14 13 .519
4.5
–
Towson 14 13 .519
4.5
4
Northeastern 12 15 .444
6.5
5
James Madison 11 15 .423
7
6
Hofstra 11 16 .407
7.5
–
George Mason 7 20 .259
11.5
–

Bracket

  First round Second round Third Round Semi-Finals Finals
                                                 
Winner's Bracket
  4 Towson 9     1 UNC Wilmington 11  
  5 Northeastern 8     4 Towson 13    
      4 Towson 20              
      2 William & Mary 13              
  3 Delaware 6     2 William & Mary 20          
  6 James Madison 9     6 James Madison 19        
        4 Towson 5 x
Loser's Bracket       2 William & Mary 2 x
  5 Northeastern 7        
  3 Delaware 6          
      6 James Madison 7        
      5 Northeastern 11          
            1 UNC Wilmington 4              
          5 Northeastern 5              
      2 William & Mary 12    
    5 Northeastern 4  

All-Tournament Team

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

Name School
Zach Fisher Towson
Mike Volpe Towson
Kurt Wertz Towson
Dominic Fratantuono Towson
Andrew Parker Towson
Ryan Lindemuth William & Mary
Jonathan Sarty William & Mary
Michael Katz William & Mary
William Shaw William & Mary
Jason Vosler Northeastern
Jordan Ramsey UNC Wilmington
Cole McInturff James 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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