2017 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament

The 2017 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament was held at Brooks Field in Wilmington, NC from May 24 through May 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]

2017 Colonial Athletic Association
Baseball Tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsDelaware (1st title)
Winning coachJim Sherman (1st title)
MVPJeremy Ake, Delaware
2017 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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]

TeamWLPctGBSeed
Northeastern167.696
—
1
UNC Wilmington168.667
0.5
2
William & Mary158.652
1
3
Delaware159.625
1.5
4
College of Charleston1311.542
3.5
5
Elon1212.500
4.5
6
James Madison717.292
9.5
—
Hofstra717.292
9.5
—
Towson618.250
10.5
—

Bracket
  First round Second round Third Round Semi-Finals Finals
                                                 
Winner's Bracket
  4 Delaware 9     1 Northeastern 3  
  5 College of Charleston 0     4 Delaware 5    
      4 Delaware 14              
      2 UNC Wilmington 8              
  3 William & Mary 5     2 UNC Wilmington 6          
  6 Elon 2     3 William & Mary 2        
        4 Delaware 10 —
Loser's Bracket       2 UNC Wilmington 3 —
  5 College of Charleston 1        
  6 Elon 0[lower-alpha 1]          
      5 College of Charleston 7        
      3 William & Mary 6          
            5 College of Charleston 5              
          1 Northeastern 8              
      1 Northeastern 1    
    2 UNC Wilmington 10  
  1. Elon pitchers Jordan Barrett and George Kirby threw a combined no-hitter, the first no-hitter in CAA tournament history.[7] Elon lost the game, however, after College of Charleston scored the game's only run in the fifth inning without getting a hit.

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[4][6]

PlayerTeam
Jeremy AkeDelaware
Logan BeehlerUNC Wilmington
Jordan GloverDelaware
Casey GoldenUNC Wilmington
Kyle HintonDelaware
Ryan JeffersUNC Wilmington
Carter LoveCollege of Charleston
Ron MarinaccioDelaware
Brian MayerDelaware
Logan McRaeCollege of Charleston
Nick PattenDelaware
Alex RoyaltyUNC Wilmington

Most Valuable Player

Jeremy Ake was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Ake was a shortstop for Delaware.[4][6]

References
  1. "2017 Baseball Standings". Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  2. "2016-17 Championship Schedule". caasports.com. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
  3. "2017 Division I baseball conference tournaments, automatic qualifiers". NCAA. May 28, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
  4. 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 11. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  5. "2017 CAA Baseball Championship". caasports.com. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
  6. "Delaware Captures First CAA Baseball Title". Colonial Athletic Association. May 27, 2017. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  7. "CofC Edges Elon, 1-0, Despite No Hits". caasports.com. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
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