2007 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament

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
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
VCU  ‍y 18 11   .621 37 21   .638
Old Dominion  ‍‍‍ 18 11   .621 35 24   .593
Delaware  ‍‍‍ 18 11   .621 32 23   .582
UNC Wilmington  ‍‍‍ 18 11   .621 29 27   .518
George Mason  ‍‍‍ 14 14   .500 27 27   .500
Georgia State  ‍‍‍ 15 15   .500 26 32   .448
William & Mary  ‍‍‍ 13 16   .448 29 25   .537
Northeastern  ‍‍‍ 12 17   .414 24 22   .522
James Madison  ‍‍‍ 11 17   .393 22 31   .415
Towson  ‍‍‍ 11 18   .379 21 30   .412
Hofstra  ‍‍‍ 11 18   .379 20 34   .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

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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]

Team W L Pct. GB Seed
Old Dominion 18 11 .621 1
Delaware 18 11 .621 2
VCU 18 11 .621 3
UNC Wilmington 18 11 .621 4
George Mason 14 14 .500 3.5 5
Georgia State 15 15 .500 3.5 6
William & Mary 13 16 .448 5
Northeastern 12 17 .414 6
James Madison 11 17 .393 6.5
Towson 11 18 .379 7
Hofstra 11 18 .379 7

Bracket and results

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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

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

Name Team
Jared Bolden VCU
Alex Buchholz Delaware
Billy Harris Delaware
Dan Hudson Old Dominion
Ryan Jablonski Delaware
John Leonard VCU
Mick Mattaliano VCU
Mike McGuire Delaware
Sergio Miranda VCU
Luke Pisker VCU
Anthony Shawler Old Dominion

Most Valuable Player

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

References

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  1. ^ 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 18. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 9. Retrieved April 7, 2021.