2011 Colonial Athletic Association
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsJames Madison (2nd title)
Winning coachSpanky McFarland (2nd title)
MVPJohnny Bladel (James Madison)
2011 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
James Madison  y 219 .7004017 .702
Old Dominion   1911 .6333026 .536
UNC Wilmington   1812 .6003128 .525
Georgia State   1713 .5673721 .638
Delaware   1614 .5332726 .509
William & Mary   1614 .5332629 .473
Towson   1515 .5002628 .481
VCU   1218 .4002232 .407
Northeastern   1218 .4001832 .360
Hofstra   1218 .4001532 .319
George Mason   723 .2332132 .396
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2013[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2011 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament was held at Brooks Field in Wilmington, North Carolina, from May 26 through 28. The event determined the champion of the Colonial Athletic Association for the 2011 season. Second-seeded James Madison won the tournament for the second time and earned the CAA's automatic bid to the 2011 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 five titles, Old Dominion had won three titles while George Mason and UNC Wilmington had won twice each and Georgia State, James Madison, and William & Mary had each won once.[2]

Format and seeding

The top four 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
James Madison219.7001
Old Dominion1911.63322
UNC Wilmington1812.60033
Georgia State1713.56744
Delaware1614.5335
William & Mary1614.5335
Towson1515.5006
VCU1218.4009
Northeastern1218.4009
Hofstra1218.4009
George Mason723.23314

Bracket and results

First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1James Madison4
4Georgia State0
1James Madison13
3UNC Wilmington7
2Old Dominion0
3UNC Wilmington7
1James Madison
2Old Dominion
Lower round 1Lower final
3UNC Wilmington3
4Georgia State32Old Dominion4
2Old Dominion7

All-Tournament Team

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

NameTeam
Johnny BladelJames Madison
D.J. BrownJames Madison
Matt CampbellUNC Wilmington
Daniel CropperUNC Wilmington
Brent FrazierOld Dominion
David HerbekJames Madison
Jake LoweryJames Madison
Phil McCarthyOld Dominion
Matt TenagliaJames Madison
Sean TierneyJames Madison
Ben TomchickOld Dominion
Alex ValadjaJames Madison

Most Valuable Player

Johnny Bladel was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Bladel was an outfielder for James Madison.[2]

References

  1. "Baseball standings". CAASports.com. Retrieved August 7, 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 9. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
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