2014 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament

2014 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament
Classification Division
Teams 6
Format Double-elimination tournament
Site
Champions College of Charleston (1st title)
Winning coach Monte Lee (1st title)
MVP Bailey Ober (College of Charleston)
2014 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
William & Mary † 15 – 5   .750     34 – 21   .618
College of Charleston ‡ 15 – 6   .714     40 – 17   .702
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
As of May 24, 2014[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2014 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament was held at Brooks Field on the campus of UNC Wilmington in Wilmington, NC from May 21 through May 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]

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
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

  First round Second round Third Round Semi-Finals Finals
                                                 
Winner's Bracket
  4 Delaware 4     1 William & Mary 11  
  5 Northeastern 3     4 Delaware 4    
      1 William & Mary 1              
      2 College of Charleston 3              
  3 UNC Wilmington 11     2 College of Charleston 7          
  6 James Madison 10     3 UNC Wilmington 4        
        2 College of Charleston 6 –
Loser's Bracket       1 William & Mary 4 –
  5 Northeastern 3        
  6 James Madison 1          
      5 Northeastern 2        
      4 Delaware 3          
            4 Delaware 3              
          3 UNC Wilmington 5              
      3 UNC Wilmington 6    
    1 William & Mary 12  

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
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

  1. ↑ "Baseball standings". CAASports.com. Retrieved May 24, 2014.
  2. ↑ "2013-14 Championship Schedule". caasports.com. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
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