2016 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament

2016 Colonial Athletic Association
baseball tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsWilliam & Mary (2nd title)
Winning coachBrian Murphy (1st title)
MVPJosh Smith (William & Mary)
2016 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
UNC Wilmington  ‍†‍‍y 16 – 6 – 0   .727 41 – 19 – 0   .683
William & Mary  ‍‍‡‍y 14 – 9 – 0   .609 31 – 31 – 0   .500
Elon  ‍‍‍ 13 – 10 – 0   .565 25 – 29 – 0   .463
James Madison  ‍‍‍ 13 – 11 – 0   .542 24 – 31 – 0   .436
Northeastern  ‍‍‍ 12 – 11 – 0   .522 31 – 27 – 0   .534
College of Charleston  ‍‍‍ 12 – 12 – 0   .500 31 – 26 – 1   .543
Delaware  ‍‍‍ 10 – 14 – 0   .417 32 – 22 – 0   .593
Towson  ‍‍‍ 10 – 14 – 0   .417 20 – 35 – 0   .364
Hofstra  ‍‍‍ 5 – 18 – 0   .217 15 – 37 – 0   .288
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 20, 2016[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball


The 2016 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament was held at CofC Baseball Stadium at Patriot's Point in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, from May 25 through 28. The event matched the top six teams from the CAA's regular season to determine the conference champion for the 2016 season. William & Mary won their second title, and first in 15 years, and earned the Colonial Athletic Association's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2]

Entering the event, UNC Wilmington had won the most championships among active teams, with four. James Madison had claimed two titles, while William & Mary, Towson, and third-year member College of Charleston each had one. Former member East Carolina won 7 titles during their tenure in the conference.[3]

Seeding and format

Continuing the format adopted in 2012, the top six finishers from the regular season will compete in the double-elimination tournament. The top two teams received a single bye and played the winners of the opening round games.[3][4][5]

Team W L Pct GB Pct
UNC Wilmington 16 6 .727 — 1
William & Mary 14 9 .609 2.5 2
Elon 13 10 .565 3.5 3
James Madison 13 11 .542 4 4
Northeastern 12 11 .522 4.5 5
College of Charleston 12 12 .500 5 6
Delaware 10 14 .417 7 —
Towson 10 14 .417 7 —
Hofstra 5 18 .217 11.5 —

Bracket

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
1UNC Wilmington5
4James Madison34James Madison4
5Northeastern21UNC Wilmington6
6College of Charleston1
2William & Mary2
3Elon86College of Charleston7
6College of Charleston 9
1UNC Wilmington89
2William & Mary914
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
2William & Mary10
5Northeastern26College of Charleston3
5Northeastern192William & Mary5
5Northeastern34James Madison9
3Elon0

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[3][5]

Name School
Charles Ameer William & Mary
Zack Canada UNC Wilmington
Aaron Civale Northeastern
Ryan Foster UNC Wilmington
David Hopkins Northeastern
Steven Linkous UNC Wilmington
Bailey Ober College of Charleston
Dan Powers William & Mary
Tommy Richter College of Charleston
Hunter Smith William & Mary
Josh Smith William & Mary
Gavin Stupienski UNC Wilmington

Most Valuable Player

Josh Smith was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Smith was an outfielder for William & Mary, who hit a grand slam in the eight inning of the decisive championship game as part of a 3 for 5, 7-RBI game.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Colonial Athletic Association - 2016 Standings". d1Baseball.com. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  2. ^ "2015-16 Championship Schedule". caasports.com. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  3. ^ a b c 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 11. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  4. ^ "2016 CAA Baseball Championship". caasports.com. Archived from the original on February 17, 2016. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Smith's Slam Sends W&M to CAA Baseball Title". Colonial Athletic Association. May 29, 2016. Retrieved December 10, 2020.