2002 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament

2002 Colonial Athletic Association
baseball tournament

Teams	6
Format	Double-elimination tournament
Finals site	Coy Tillett Sr. Memorial Field Manteo, North Carolina
Champions	VCU (1st title)
Winning coach	Paul Keyes (1st title)
MVP	Brian Marshall (VCU)

2002 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings

v t e	Conf.									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
American Division
James Madison  ^x‍‍‍^y	15	–	5	–	0		.750			44	–	16	–	0		.733
UNC Wilmington  ‍‍‍	14	–	7	–	0		.667			36	–	21	–	0		.632
Towson  ‍‍‍	9	–	12	–	0		.429			23	–	27	–	1		.461
Old Dominion  ‍‍‍	8	–	12	–	0		.400			26	–	17	–	0		.605
Drexel  ‍‍‍	5	–	16	–	0		.238			21	–	34	–	0		.382
Colonial Division
William & Mary  ^x‍‍‍	12	–	9	–	0		.571			32	–	26	–	0		.552
Delaware  ‍‍‍	12	–	7	–	0		.632			35	–	22	–	0		.614
George Mason  ‍‍‍	12	–	7	–	0		.632			28	–	29	–	0		.491
VCU  ‍‍‡‍^y	13	–	8	–	0		.619			38	–	27	–	0		.585
Hofstra  ‍‍‍	2	–	19	–	0		.095			12	–	40	–	0		.231
x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2002[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2002 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament was held at Coy Tillett Sr. Memorial Field in Manteo, North Carolina, from May 21 through 25. The event determined the champion of the Colonial Athletic Association for the 2002 season. Sixth-seeded VCU won the tournament for the first time and earned the CAA's automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. For the first time, the conference named an All-Tournament Team rather than simply a Most Outstanding Player.

Entering the event, former member East Carolina had won the most championships, with seven. Among active members, Old Dominion led with three titles while George Mason had won twice and William & Mary won once.[2]

Format and seeding

The CAA's two division winners received the top two seeds and a first round bye, as determined by division record. James Madison and William & Mary both finished with 9–3 records in their divisions. The next four teams, regardless of division, were selected and seeded by conference winning percentage. They played a double-elimination tournament. This resulted in William & Mary receiving a higher seed than three teams in their own division who finished with higher conference winning percentages.[2]

American Division Div Overall Team W L Pct. GB W L Pct. GB Seed James Madison 9 3 .750 — 15 5 .750 — 1 UNC Wilmington 8 4 .667 1 14 7 .667 1.5 3 Towson 6 6 .500 3 9 12 .429 6.5 — Old Dominion 6 6 .500 3 8 12 .400 7 — Drexel 1 11 .083 8 5 16 .238 10.5 —

Colonial Division Div Overall Team W L Pct. GB W L Pct. GB Seed William & Mary 9 3 .750 — 12 9 .571 — 2 Delaware 7 4 .636 1.5 12 7 .632 +1 4 George Mason 7 4 .636 1.5 12 7 .632 +1 5 VCU 6 6 .500 3 13 8 .619 +1 6 Hofstra 0 12 .000 9 2 19 .095 —

Bracket and results

	Upper round 1					Upper round 2					Upper final					Final
						1	James Madison	7
	4	Delaware	4			4	Delaware	3
	5	George Mason	1								1	James Madison	6^10
											2	William & Mary	2
						2	William & Mary	1
	3	UNC Wilmington	3			6	VCU	0
	6	VCU	6
																1	James Madison	2
																6	VCU	4
	Lower round 1					Lower round 2					Lower final
	5	George Mason	7^12
											2	William & Mary	5
	3	UNC Wilmington	6
						5	George Mason	10			6	VCU	11
						6	VCU	13
	4	Delaware	0
	6	VCU	2

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[2]

Name	Team
Bo Acors	VCU
Travis Ebaugh	James Madison
Whitt Farr	William & Mary
Reid Gorecki	Delaware
Danny Lopaze	VCU
Brian Marshall	VCU
Davy Martin	VCU
Brent Metheny	James Madison
Jose Pabon	VCU
Jeff Palumbo	George Mason
Jeff Parrish	VCU

Most Valuable Player

Brian Marshall was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Marshall was a pitcher for VCU.[2]

References

1. 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 18. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
2. 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 9. Retrieved March 7, 2021.