2008 Colonial Athletic Association
baseball tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsJames Madison (1st title)
Winning coachSpanky McFarland (1st title)
MVPAlex Foltz (James Madison)
2008 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
UNC Wilmington  ‍†‍‍y 25–4–1 .85044–17–1 .718
James Madison  ‍‍‡‍y 20–9–0 .69039–19–0 .672
George Mason  ‍‍‍ 18–10–0 .64330–25–0 .545
William & Mary  ‍‍‍ 16–13–0 .55236–21–0 .632
Old Dominion  ‍‍‍ 14–14–0 .50025–27–0 .481
Towson  ‍‍‍ 14–16–0 .46730–28–0 .517
Northeastern  ‍‍‍ 12–17–1 .41725–26–1 .490
Georgia State  ‍‍‍ 12–17–0 .41433–23–0 .589
Delaware  ‍‍‍ 11–17–0 .39322–31–0 .415
VCU  ‍‍‍ 8–17–0 .32015–30–0 .333
Hofstra  ‍‍‍ 7–23–0 .23319–36–0 .345
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2008[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2008 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament was held at Brooks Field in Wilmington, North Carolina, from May 21 through 24. The event determined the champion of the Colonial Athletic Association for the 2008 season. Second-seeded James Madison won the tournament for the first time and earned the CAA's automatic bid to the 2008 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

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

TeamWLTPct.GBSeed
UNC Wilmington2541.850—1
James Madison2090.69052
George Mason18100.6436.53
William & Mary16130.55294
Old Dominion14140.50010.55
Towson14160.46711.56
Northeastern12171.41713—
Georgia State12170.41413—
Delaware11170.39313.5—
VCU8170.32015—
Hofstra7230.23318.5—

Bracket and results

First roundSecond roundThird roundFinal
1UNC Wilmington8
4William & Mary11
1UNC Wilmington114William & Mary7
6Towson56Towson16
6Towson17
5Old Dominion10
3George Mason8106Towson1—
4William & Mary72James Madison6—
2James Madison9
3George Mason4
2James Madison62James Madison18
5Old Dominion13George Mason14
1UNC Wilmington9
3George Mason14

All-Tournament Team

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

NameTeam
Steven CaseresJames Madison
Brian ConleyTowson
Alex FoltzJames Madison
Greg FurmanekTowson
Sean GrieveWilliam & Mary
Brad HoltUNC Wilmington
Kurt HouckJames Madison
Trevor KnightJames Madison
Scott KriegerGeorge Mason
Turner PhelpsJames Madison
Mike SheridanWilliam & Mary

Most Valuable Player

Alex Foltz was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Foltz was an outfielder for James Madison.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 18. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 9. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
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