2007 Colonial Athletic Association
baseball tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsVCU (4th title)
Winning coachPaul Keyes (4th title)
MVPJohn Leonard (VCU)
2007 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
VCU  y 1811 .6213721 .638
Old Dominion   1811 .6213524 .593
Delaware   1811 .6213223 .582
UNC Wilmington   1811 .6212927 .518
George Mason   1414 .5002727 .500
Georgia State   1515 .5002632 .448
William & Mary   1316 .4482925 .537
Northeastern   1217 .4142422 .522
James Madison   1117 .3932231 .415
Towson   1118 .3792130 .412
Hofstra   1118 .3792034 .370
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2007[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2007 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament was held at Brooks Field in Wilmington, North Carolina, from May 23 through 26. The event determined the champion of the Colonial Athletic Association for the 2007 season. Third-seeded VCU won the tournament for the fourth time and earned the CAA's automatic bid to the 2007 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

Entering the event, former member East Carolina had won the most championships, with seven. Among active members, Old Dominion and VCU led with three titles while George Mason and UNC Wilmington had won twice each 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. The top four seeds were awarded by tiebreakers as VCU, Old Dominion, Delaware, and UNC Wilmington all finished with the same record in conference. George Mason earned the fifth seed by tiebreaker over Georgia State, as the Patriots and Panthers had the same conference winning percentage. They played a double-elimination tournament.[2]

TeamWLPct.GBSeed
Old Dominion1811.6211
Delaware1811.6212
VCU1811.6213
UNC Wilmington1811.6214
George Mason1414.5003.55
Georgia State1515.5003.56
William & Mary1316.4485
Northeastern1217.4146
James Madison1117.3936.5
Towson1118.3797
Hofstra1118.3797

Bracket and results

First roundSecond roundThird roundSemifinalsFinal
1Old Dominion5
6Georgia State21Old Dominion13
4UNC Wilmington3
3VCU41Old Dominion4
4UNC Wilmington33VCU9
3VCU103VCU1013
2Delaware62Delaware4
2Delaware131Old Dominion0
5George Mason32Delaware62Delaware4
6Georgia State25George Mason3
5George Mason10

All-Tournament Team

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

NameTeam
Jared BoldenVCU
Alex BuchholzDelaware
Billy HarrisDelaware
Dan HudsonOld Dominion
Ryan JablonskiDelaware
John LeonardVCU
Mick MattalianoVCU
Mike McGuireDelaware
Sergio MirandaVCU
Luke PiskerVCU
Anthony ShawlerOld Dominion

Most Valuable Player

John Leonard was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Leonard was a pitcher and outfielder for VCU.[2]

References

  1. 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 18. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 9. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
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