2005 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament

2005 Colonial Athletic Association
baseball tournament

Teams	6
Format	Double-elimination tournament
Finals site	Brooks Field Wilmington, North Carolina
Champions	VCU (3rd title)
Winning coach	Paul Keyes (3rd title)
MVP	Tim St. Clair (VCU)

2005 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
UNC Wilmington  ‍†‍‍	21	–	3		.875			40	–	19		.678
George Mason  ‍‍‍	15	–	9		.625			35	–	19		.648
VCU  ‍‍‡‍^y	14	–	10		.583			33	–	22		.600
Towson  ‍‍‍	13	–	11		.542			34	–	24		.586
Delaware  ‍‍‍	13	–	11		.542			27	–	31		.466
Hofstra  ‍‍‍	10	–	14		.417			24	–	32		.429
William & Mary  ‍‍‍	9	–	15		.375			27	–	27		.500
James Madison  ‍‍‍	8	–	16		.333			20	–	35		.364
Old Dominion  ‍‍‍	5	–	19		.208			22	–	33		.400
‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2005[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2005 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament was held at Brooks Field in Wilmington, North Carolina, from May 26 through 29. The event determined the champion of the Colonial Athletic Association for the 2005 season. Third-seeded VCU won the tournament for the third time and earned the CAA's automatic bid to the 2005 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

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 and VCU had each won twice and UNC Wilmington and William & Mary had won once.[2]

Format and seeding

The top six teams from the CAA's round-robin regular season qualified for the tournament. Teams were seeded by conference winning percentage. They played a double-elimination tournament.[2]

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Seed
UNC Wilmington	21	3	.875	—	1
George Mason	15	9	.625	6	2
VCU	14	10	.583	7	3
Towson	13	11	.542	8	4
Delaware	13	11	.542	8	5
Hofstra	10	14	.417	11	6
William & Mary	9	15	.375	12	—
James Madison	5	19	.208	16	—
Old Dominion	3	21	.125	17	—

Bracket and results

	First round					Second round					Third round					Final
						1	UNC Wilmington	1
						4	Towson	6
	1	UNC Wilmington	9								4	Towson	5
	6	Hofstra	6								5	Delaware	0
						6	Hofstra	2
						5	Delaware	13
	3	VCU	6													4	Towson	6	—
	4	Towson	5													3	VCU	13	—
						3	VCU	8
						2	George Mason	3
	2	George Mason	9								3	VCU	5
	5	Delaware	5								2	George Mason	3
						1	UNC Wilmington	7
						2	George Mason	9

All-Tournament Team

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

Name	Team
Jimmy Freund	George Mason
Alex Gary	VCU
Matt Holley	Towson
John Leonard	VCU
Mick Mattaliano	VCU
Harold Mozingo	VCU
Matt Poulk	UNC Wilmington
John Raynor	UNC Wilmington
Dan Richardson	Delaware
Casey Slattery	George Mason
Casper Wells	Towson

Most Valuable Player

Tim St. Clair was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. St. Clair was a first baseman and designated hitter 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 8, 2021.