2017 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament
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The 2017 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament was held at Brooks Field in Wilmington, North Carolina, from May 24 through 27, 2017. Fourth-seeded Delaware won the tournament for the first time and earned the Colonial Athletic Association's automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2][3]
| Teams | 6 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination tournament |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Delaware (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Jim Sherman (1st title) |
| MVP | Jeremy Ake (Delaware) |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northeastern † | 16 | – | 7 | .696 | 29 | – | 25 | .537 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNC Wilmington | 16 | – | 8 | .667 | 30 | – | 29 | .508 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 15 | – | 8 | .652 | 32 | – | 25 | .561 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware ‡y | 15 | – | 9 | .625 | 34 | – | 23 | .596 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College of Charleston | 13 | – | 11 | .542 | 28 | – | 31 | .475 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elon | 12 | – | 12 | .500 | 24 | – | 32 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Madison | 7 | – | 17 | .292 | 24 | – | 27 | .471 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hofstra | 7 | – | 17 | .292 | 14 | – | 37 | .275 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Towson | 6 | – | 18 | .250 | 20 | – | 34 | .370 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2017[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Entering the event, UNC Wilmington had won the most championships among active teams, with four. James Madison and William & Mary had claimed two titles, while Towson and fourth-year member College of Charleston each had one. Former member East Carolina won 7 titles during their tenure in the conference.[4]
Seeding and format
Continuing the format adopted in 2012, the top six finishers from the regular season competed in the double-elimination tournament, with the top two seeds earning first round byes.[5][6]
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northeastern | 16 | 7 | .696 | — | 1 |
| UNC Wilmington | 16 | 8 | .667 | 0.5 | 2 |
| William & Mary | 15 | 8 | .652 | 1 | 3 |
| Delaware | 15 | 9 | .625 | 1.5 | 4 |
| College of Charleston | 13 | 11 | .542 | 3.5 | 5 |
| Elon | 12 | 12 | .500 | 4.5 | 6 |
| James Madison | 7 | 17 | .292 | 9.5 | — |
| Hofstra | 7 | 17 | .292 | 9.5 | — |
| Towson | 6 | 18 | .250 | 10.5 | — |
Bracket
| Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Final | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Northeastern | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Delaware | 9 | 4 | Delaware | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | College of Charleston | 0 | 4 | Delaware | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | UNC Wilmington | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | UNC Wilmington | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | William & Mary | 5 | 3 | William & Mary | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Elon | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Delaware | 10 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | UNC Wilmington | 3 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 3 | Lower final | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Northeastern | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | College of Charleston | 5 | 2 | UNC Wilmington | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | College of Charleston | 7 | 1 | Northeastern | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | College of Charleston | 1 | 3 | William & Mary | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Elon | 0[a] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[4][6]
| Player | Team |
|---|---|
| Jeremy Ake | Delaware |
| Logan Beehler | UNC Wilmington |
| Jordan Glover | Delaware |
| Casey Golden | UNC Wilmington |
| Kyle Hinton | Delaware |
| Ryan Jeffers | UNC Wilmington |
| Carter Love | College of Charleston |
| Ron Marinaccio | Delaware |
| Brian Mayer | Delaware |
| Logan McRae | College of Charleston |
| Nick Patten | Delaware |
| Alex Royalty | UNC Wilmington |
Most Valuable Player
Jeremy Ake was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Ake was a shortstop for Delaware.[4][6]