2021 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament


The 2021 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament was held at Brooks Field in Wilmington, North Carolina, from May 25 through 30. The Northeastern Huskies won the tournament, their first CAA victory, and earned the Colonial Athletic Association's automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2]

2021 Colonial Athletic Association
baseball tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsNortheastern (1st title)
Winning coachMike Glavine (1st title)
MVPBen Malgeri (Northeastern)
2021 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North
Northeastern  x‍‍y 20 3   .870 36 12   .750
Towson  ‍‍‍ 11 12   .478 21 36   .368
Hofstra  ‍‍‍ 8 16   .333 17 22   .436
Delaware  ‍‍‍ 8 16   .333 12 22   .353
South
UNC Wilmington  x‍‍‍ 13 8   .619 32 22   .593
Elon  ‍‍‍ 10 8   .556 22 22   .500
College of Charleston  ‍‍‍ 12 12   .500 27 25   .519
William & Mary  ‍‍‍ 10 14   .417 14 29   .326
James Madison  ‍‍‍ 6 9   .400 11 17   .393
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 5, 2021[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

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

The 2020 Tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and so no champion was crowned.[4]

Seeding and format

edit

The CAA Tournament operates under a double-elimination format.[5]

Tournament

edit
Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
1Northeastern10
4College of Charleston64College of Charleston3
5Towson51Northeastern4
2UNC Wilmington8
2UNC Wilmington2
3Elon73Elon0
6William & Mary3
2UNC Wilmington510
1Northeastern711
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
4College of Charleston1
4College of Charleston61Northeastern5
6William & Mary33Elon2
5Towson34College of Charleston8
6William & Mary7

References

edit
  1. ^ "Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings". D1Baseball.com. Retrieved May 31, 2021.}
  2. ^ "2020-21 Championship Schedule". Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  3. ^ 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 12. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  4. ^ "Final CAA Baseball Report". Colonial Athletic Association. March 31, 2020. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  5. ^ "2021 Baseball Bracket" (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. June 23, 2020. Retrieved December 14, 2020.