2024 Coastal Athletic Association baseball tournament
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| Teams | 6 |
|---|---|
| Format | Modified Double-elimination tournament |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | UNC Wilmington (8th title) |
| Winning coach | Randy Hood (2nd title) |
| MVP | Trevor Marsh (UNC Wilmington) |
| Television | FloSports |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charleston † | 21 | – | 5 | .808 | 41 | – | 14 | .745 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNC Wilmington ‡y | 20 | – | 7 | .741 | 39 | – | 19 | .672 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northeastern | 18 | – | 9 | .667 | 38 | – | 17 | .691 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware | 16 | – | 11 | .593 | 31 | – | 26 | .544 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 13 | – | 14 | .481 | 32 | – | 26 | .552 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hofstra | 13 | – | 14 | .481 | 24 | – | 33 | .421 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Campbell | 12 | – | 15 | .444 | 31 | – | 22 | .585 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stony Brook | 12 | – | 15 | .444 | 24 | – | 28 | .462 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monmouth | 11 | – | 16 | .407 | 18 | – | 30 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elon | 10 | – | 17 | .370 | 21 | – | 32 | .396 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina A&T | 9 | – | 17 | .346 | 25 | – | 28 | .472 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Towson | 5 | – | 20 | .200 | 15 | – | 39 | .278 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of May 26, 2024[1] Rankings from D1Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2024 Coastal Athletic Association baseball tournament was held at Brooks Field in Wilmington, North Carolina, from May 22 through 26.[2] The UNC Wilmington Seahawks won back-to-back titles and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. This set a league-record eighth CAA baseball title for the Seahawks, their sixth since 2012.[3][4]
Seeding and format
Continuing the format adopted in 2012, the top six finishers from the regular season will compete in the modified double-elimination tournament.
Bracket
| Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Final | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Hofstra | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | William & Mary | 4 | 1 | College of Charleston | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Delaware | 7 | 2 | UNC Wilmington | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | College of Charleston | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Delaware | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Hofstra | 12 | 2 | UNC Wilmington | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Northeastern | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | UNC Wilmington | 6 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | College of Charleston | 4 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 3 | Lower final | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Delaware | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | William & Mary | 8 | 1 | College of Charleston | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Hofstra | 6 | 4 | Delaware | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | William & Mary | 9 | 5 | William & Mary | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Northeastern | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Schedule
| Game | Time* | Matchup# | Score | Notes | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, May 22 | ||||||
| 1 | 12:00pm | No. 4 Delaware vs No. 5 William & Mary | 7−4 | [5] | ||
| 2 | 4:00pm | No. 3 Northeastern vs No. 6 Hofstra | 9−12 | [6] | ||
| Thursday, May 23 | ||||||
| 3 | 11:00am | No. 5 William & Mary vs No. 3 Northeastern | 9−6 | Northeastern eliminated | [7] | |
| 4 | 3:00pm | No. 1 College of Charleston vs No. 6 Hofstra | 7−8 | [8] | ||
| 5 | 7:00pm | No. 2 UNC Wilmington vs No. 4 Delaware | 10−6 | [9] | ||
| Friday, May 24[10] | ||||||
| 6 | 11:00am | No. 5 William & Mary vs No. 6 Hofstra | 16−6 | Hofstra eliminated | [11] | |
| 7 | 8:00pm | No. 4 Delaware vs No. 5 William & Mary | 18−8 | William & Mary eliminated | [12] | |
| Saturday, May 25[13] | ||||||
| 8 | 11:00am | No. 2 UNC Wilmington vs No. 1 College of Charleston | 8−5 | [14] | ||
| 9 | 3:00pm | No. 4 Delaware vs No. 1 College of Charleston | 1−11 | Game was suspended in the bottom of the 7th inning due to inclement weather and was resumed on Sunday at 11am. Delaware eliminated |
[15] | |
| Sunday, May 26 | ||||||
| 10 | 12:30pm | No. 2 UNC Wilmington vs No. 1 College of Charleston | 6−4 | UNC Wilmington wins championship | [16] | |
| 11 | Rematch (not necessary) | |||||
| *Game times in EDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed. | ||||||
All–Tournament Team
Source:[3]
| Player | Team |
|---|---|
| Trevor Marsh (MVP) | UNC Wilmington |
| Trace Baker | UNC Wilmington |
| Jac Croom | UNC Wilmington |
| Aiden Evans | UNC Wilmington |
| Tanner Thach | UNC Wilmington |
| Trotter Harlan | College of Charleston |
| Aidan Hunter | College of Charleston |
| Cole Mathis | College of Charleston |
| Avery Neaves | College of Charleston |
| Steve Harrington | Hofstra |
| Aidan Kane | Delaware |
References
- ^ "Coastal Athletic Association baseball standings". D1Baseball.com. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
- ^ "Six Teams Set To Battle For 2024 CAA Baseball Championship". caasports.com. May 21, 2024. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
- ^ a b "UNCW Rallies Past Charleston, 6-4, To Capture League-Record Eighth CAA Baseball Championship". caasports.com. Coastal Athletic Association. May 26, 2024. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
- ^ "2024 CAA Baseball Championship". Coastal Athletic Association. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
- ^ "W&M-Delaware Boxscore". caasports.com. Colonial Athletic Conference. May 22, 2024. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
- ^ "Hofstra-Northeastern Boxscore". caasports.com. Colonial Athletic Conference. May 22, 2024. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
- ^ "#3 Huskies Eliminated By #5 Tribe". nuhuskies.com. Northeastern University Huskies. May 23, 2024. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
- ^ "Charleston-Hofstra Boxscore". caasports.com. Colonial Athletic Conference. May 23, 2024. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
- ^ "UNCW Thunders Past Delaware, 10-6". uncwsports.com. UNC Wilmington Sports. May 23, 2024. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
- ^ "Weather Causes Changes To CAA Baseball Championship Schedule". caasports.com. Coastal Athletic Conference. May 24, 2024. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
- ^ "Hofstra-William & Mary Boxscore". gohofstra.com. Hofstra Pride. May 24, 2024. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
- ^ "Delaware-William & Mary Boxscore". tribeathletics.com. William & Mary Tribe. May 24, 2024. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
- ^ "Inclement Weather Causes Changes To CAA Baseball Championship Schedule". caasports.com. Coastal Athletic Conference. May 25, 2024. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
- ^ "UNCW-Col of Charleston Boxscore". cofcsports.com. College of Charleston Cougars. May 25, 2024. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
- ^ "Delaware-Col of Charleston Boxscore". bluehens.com. Delaware Blue Hens. May 26, 2024. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
- ^ "UNCW-Col of Charleston Boxscore". uncwsports.com. UNC Wilmington Seahawks. May 26, 2024. Retrieved May 28, 2024.