2023 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament
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| Teams | 6 |
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| Format | Modified Double-elimination tournament |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | UNC Wilmington (7th title) |
| Winning coach | Randy Hood (1st title) |
| MVP | Dillon Lifrieri (UNC Wilmington) |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNC Wilmington †‡y | 20 | – | 8 | .714 | 31 | – | 21 | .596 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elon | 19 | – | 9 | .679 | 32 | – | 20 | .615 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northeastern y | 20 | – | 10 | .667 | 41 | – | 12 | .774 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charleston | 18 | – | 12 | .600 | 34 | – | 20 | .630 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware | 17 | – | 13 | .567 | 29 | – | 27 | .518 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | 32 | – | 23 | .582 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stony Brook | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | 23 | – | 29 | .442 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hofstra | 13 | – | 15 | .464 | 26 | – | 26 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina A&T | 11 | – | 17 | .393 | 19 | – | 28 | .404 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Towson | 7 | – | 23 | .233 | 19 | – | 37 | .339 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monmouth | 6 | – | 22 | .214 | 16 | – | 30 | .348 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of May 20, 2023[1] Rankings from D1Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2023 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament was held at The Ballpark at Patriots Point in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, from May 24 through 27. UNC Wilmington won their seventh Colonial Athletic Association baseball championship and third championship in the past five tournaments. With the win, they also earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2][3]
Seeding and format
[edit]Continuing the format adopted in 2012, the top six finishers from the regular season will compete in the modified double-elimination tournament.
Bracket
[edit]| Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Final | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Delaware | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Delaware | 7 | 1 | UNC Wilmington | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | College of Charleston | 4 | 3 | Northeastern | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | UNC Wilmington | 610 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Northeastern | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | William & Mary | 0 | 2 | Elon | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Northeastern | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Northeastern | 4 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | UNC Wilmington | 5 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 3 | Lower final | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Elon | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | College of Charleston | 5 | 3 | Northeastern | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Delaware | 2 | 2 | Elon | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | William & Mary | 1 | 4 | College of Charleston | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | College of Charleston | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Schedule
[edit]| Game | Time* | Matchup# | Score | Notes | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, May 24 | ||||||
| 1 | 12:00pm | No. 4 College of Charleston vs No. 5 Delaware | 4–7 | [4] | ||
| 2 | 4:00pm | No. 3 Northeastern vs No. 6 William & Mary | 6–0 | [5] | ||
| Thursday, May 25 | ||||||
| 3 | 11:00am | No. 6 William & Mary vs No. 4 College of Charleston | 1–2 | William & Mary eliminated | [6] | |
| 4 | 3:00pm | No. 1 UNC Wilmington vs No. 4 Delaware | 3–0 | [7] | ||
| 5 | 7:00pm | No. 2 Elon vs No. 3 Northeastern | 1–2 | [8] | ||
| Friday, May 26 | ||||||
| 6 | 9:00am | No. 4 College of Charleston vs No. 5 Delaware | 5–2 | Delaware eliminated | [9] | |
| 7 | 12:30pm | No. 2 Elon vs. No. 4 College of Charleston | 10–5 | College of Charleston eliminated | [10] | |
| 8 | 4:20pm | No. 3 Northeastern vs No. 1 UNC Wilmington | 5-6 (10) | [11] | ||
| Saturday, May 27 no games due to weather[12] | ||||||
| Sunday, May 28 | ||||||
| 9 | 1:00pm | No. 2 Elon vs No. 3 Northeastern | 8–14 | Elon eliminated | [13] | |
| 10 | 5:00pm | No. 3 Northeastern vs No. 1 UNC Wilmington | 4–5 | UNC Wilmington wins championship | [14] | |
| 11 | Rematch (not necessary) | – | ||||
| *Game times in EDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed. | ||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings". D1Baseball.com. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
- ^ "UNCW Holds Off Northeastern, 5-4, To Capture 7th CAA Baseball Championship". caasports.com. May 28, 2023. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
- ^ "2023 CAA Baseball Championship". Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
- ^ "Delaware-Charleston Boxscore". caasports.com. Colonial Athletic Conference. May 24, 2023. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
- ^ "W&M-Northeastern Boxscore". caasports.com. Colonial Athletic Conference. May 24, 2023. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
- ^ "W&M-Charleston Boxscore". caasports.com. Colonial Athletic Conference. May 25, 2023. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
- ^ "Wilmington-Delaware Boxscore". caasports.com. Colonial Athletic Conference. May 25, 2023. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
- ^ "Elon-Northeastern Boxscore". caasports.com. Colonial Athletic Conference. May 25, 2023. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
- ^ "Charleston-Delaware Boxscore". caasports.com. Colonial Athletic Conference. May 26, 2023. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
- ^ "Charleston-Elon Boxscore". caasports.com. Colonial Athletic Conference. May 26, 2023. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
- ^ "Northeastern-Wilmington Boxscore". Colonial Athletic Conference. May 26, 2023. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
- ^ "Weather Forces Changes To Remaining Schedule At CAA Baseball Championship". caasports.com. Colonial Athletic Conference. May 27, 2023. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
- ^ "Northeastern-Elon Boxscore". Colonial Athletic Conference. May 28, 2023. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
- ^ "Northeastern-Wilmington Boxscore". Colonial Athletic Conference. May 28, 2023. Retrieved May 21, 2024.