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2015 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament

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
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 28 College of Charleston  ‍‍‍y 21 3 0   .875 45 15 0   .750
UNC Wilmington  ‍‍y 18 6 0   .750 41 18 0   .695
Northeastern  ‍‍‍ 14 10 0   .583 25 30 0   .455
Elon  ‍‍‍ 13 11 0   .542 25 29 0   .463
Delaware  ‍‍‍ 11 13 0   .458 26 24 0   .520
William & Mary  ‍‍‍ 10 14 0   .417 22 30 0   .423
Towson  ‍‍‍ 9 15 0   .375 17 35 2   .333
Hofstra  ‍‍‍ 6 18 0   .250 19 29 0   .396
James Madison  ‍‍‍ 6 18 0   .250 18 33 0   .353
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2015[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball


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]

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]

Team W L Pct. GB Seed
College of Charleston 21 3 .875 1
UNC Wilmington 18 6 .750 3 2
Northeastern 14 10 .583 7 3
Elon 13 11 .542 8 4
Delaware 11 13 .458 10 5
William & Mary 10 14 .417 11 6
Towson 9 15 .375 12
Hofstra 6 18 .250 15
James Madison 6 18 .250 15

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]

Player School
Ryan Brown College of Charleston
Taylor Clarke College of Charleston
Adam Davis Delaware
Corey Dick UNC Wilmington
Luke Dunlap UNC Wilmington
Cam Hanley Northeastern
Hayden McCutcheon College of Charleston
Kennard McDowell UNC Wilmington
Brock Niggebrugge Delaware
Evan Phillips UNC Wilmington
Jordan Ramsey UNC Wilmington
Gavin Stupienski UNC 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. ^ a b c 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 11. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "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.