2001 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament
Teams | 6 |
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Format | Double-elimination tournament |
Finals site |
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Champions | William & Mary (1st title) |
Winning coach | Jim Farr (1st title) |
MVP | Mike O'Kelly (William & Mary) |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 East Carolina †y | 19 | – | 2 | .905 | 47 | – | 13 | .783 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 24 VCU y | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | 41 | – | 19 | .683 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William & Mary ‡y | 12 | – | 9 | .571 | 35 | – | 20 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNC Wilmington | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 33 | – | 22 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
James Madison | 10 | – | 11 | .476 | 36 | – | 23 | .610 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richmond | 7 | – | 13 | .350 | 27 | – | 26 | .509 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Old Dominion | 6 | – | 15 | .286 | 19 | – | 37 | .339 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
George Mason | 5 | – | 15 | .250 | 21 | – | 32 | .396 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
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The 2001 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament was held at Coy Tillett Sr. Memorial Field in Manteo, North Carolina, from May 15 through 19. The event determined the champion of the Colonial Athletic Association for the 2001 season. Second-seeded William & Mary won the tournament for the first time and earned the CAA's automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.
Entering the event, East Carolina had won the most championships, with seven. Old Dominion and Richmond had each won three, while George Mason had won twice.[2]
Format and seeding
[edit]The CAA's eligible teams were seeded one to six based on winning percentage from the conference's round robin regular season. They played a double-elimination tournament. East Carolina and Richmond were ineligible for the Conference Tournament as they prepared to leave the CAA.[2]
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Seed |
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East Carolina | 19 | 2 | .905 | — | — |
VCU | 12 | 8 | .600 | 6.5 | 1 |
William & Mary | 12 | 9 | .571 | 7 | 2 |
UNC Wilmington | 11 | 9 | .550 | 7.5 | 3 |
James Madison | 10 | 11 | .476 | 9 | 4 |
Richmond | 7 | 13 | .350 | 11.5 | — |
Old Dominion | 6 | 15 | .286 | 13 | 5 |
George Mason | 5 | 15 | .250 | 13.5 | 6 |
Bracket and results
[edit]Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Final | |||||||||||||||
1 | VCU | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | James Madison | 15 | 4 | James Madison | 6 | |||||||||||||
5 | Old Dominion | 2 | 1 | VCU | 3 | |||||||||||||
2 | William & Mary | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | William & Mary | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | UNC Wilmington | 8 | 6 | George Mason | 4 | |||||||||||||
6 | George Mason | 17 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | William & Mary | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | James Madison | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower final | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Old Dominion | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | VCU | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | UNC Wilmington | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | UNC Wilmington | 4 | 4 | James Madison | 5 | |||||||||||||
4 | James Madison | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | James Madison | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | George Mason | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
Most Valuable Player
[edit]Mike O'Kelly was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. O'Kelly was a first baseman for William & Mary.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 18. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
- ^ a b c 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 9. Retrieved March 6, 2021.