2004 Colonial Athletic Association
baseball tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsUNC Wilmington (1st title)
Winning coachMark Scalf (1st title)
MVPMatt Poulk (UNC Wilmington)
2004 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
George Mason  y 204 .8333919 .672
UNC Wilmington  y 176 .7394023 .635
William & Mary   1410 .5833720 .649
VCU   1410 .5833424 .586
Old Dominion   1311 .5422628 .481
Delaware   1211 .5223324 .579
James Madison   816 .3332826 .519
Towson   618 .2501735 .327
Hofstra   321 .1251436 .280
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2004[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2004 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament was held at Brooks Field in Wilmington, North Carolina, from May 26 through 29. The event determined the champion of the Colonial Athletic Association for the 2004 season. Second-seeded UNC Wilmington won the tournament for the first time and earned the CAA's automatic bid to the 2004 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

Entering the event, former member East Carolina had won the most championships, with seven. Among active members, Old Dominion led with three titles while George Mason and VCU had each won twice 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. They played a double-elimination tournament.[2]

TeamWLPct.GBSeed
George Mason204.8331
UNC Wilmington176.7392.52
William & Mary1410.58363
VCU1410.58364
Old Dominion1311.54275
Delaware1211.5227.56
James Madison816.33312
Towson618.25014
Hofstra321.12517

Bracket and results

First roundSecond roundThird roundSemifinalsFinal
1George Mason5
6Delaware6106Delaware7
4William & Mary3
3William & Mary36Delaware3
4VCU42UNC Wilmington2
3VCU36Delaware73
2UNC Wilmington122UNC Wilmington815
2UNC Wilmington62UNC Wilmington3
5Old Dominion43VCU31George Mason1
1George Mason111George Mason11
5Old Dominion5

All-Tournament Team

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

NameTeam
Bruce BaldwinGeorge Mason
Jarame BeaupreDelaware
Brock DonovanDelaware
Chip GraweyUNC Wilmington
Ronald HillUNC Wilmington
Mike MihalikDelaware
Jeff MooreUNC Wilmington
Jeff PalumboGeorge Mason
Matt PoulkUNC Wilmington
Tim PrestonUNC Wilmington
Scott RamboDelaware
Scott SizemoreVCU
Brian ValichkaDelaware

Most Valuable Player

Matt Poulk was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Poulk was a third baseman for UNC Wilmington.[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 March 8, 2021.
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