2013 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament

2013 Colonial Athletic Association
baseball tournament

Teams	6
Format	Double-elimination tournament
Finals site	Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park Harrisonburg, VA
Champions	Towson (1st title)
Winning coach	Mike Gottlieb (1st title)
MVP	Zach Fisher (Towson)

2013 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings

v t e	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, Virginia, from May 22 through 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

	Upper round 1					Upper round 2					Upper final										Final
						1	UNC Wilmington	11
	4	Towson	9			4	Towson	13
	5	Northeastern	8								4	Towson	20
											2	William & Mary	13
						2	William & Mary	20
	3	Delaware	6			6	James Madison	19
	6	James Madison	9
																					4	Towson	5	—
																					2	William & Mary	2	—
	Lower round 1					Lower round 2					Lower round 3					Lower final
																2	William & Mary	12
											1	UNC Wilmington	4			5	Northeastern	4
						6	James Madison	7			5	Northeastern	5
	5	Northeastern	7			5	Northeastern	11
	3	Delaware	6

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.