2016 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament

American college baseball tournament August 2023 July 2026 2016 Colonial Athletic Association 6 Double-elimination tournament CofC Baseball Stadium at Patriot's Point Mount Pleasant, South Carolina 2016 William & Mary Tribe William & Mary 2nd Brian Murphy 1st Josh Smith William & Mary The 2016 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament was held at CofC Baseball Stadium at Patriot's Point in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, from May 25 through 28. The event matched the top six teams from the CAA's regular season to determine the conference champion for the 2016 season. 2016 William & Mary Tribe William & Mary won their second title, and first in 15 years, and earned the Colonial Athletic Association's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.http://www.caasports.com/sports/2015/6/10/1516_championships.aspx? 2015-16 Championship Schedule caasports.com January 29, 2016 Entering the event, UNC Wilmington had won the most championships among active teams, with four. James Madison had claimed two titles, while William & Mary, Towson, and third-year member College of Charleston each had one. Former member East Carolina won 7 titles during their tenure in the conference.https://static.caasports.com/custompages/Recordbook/2020-21/recordbook20base.pdf 11 2020 Baseball Record Book Colonial Athletic Association December 10, 2020 Seeding and format Continuing the format adopted in 2012, the top six finishers from the regular season will compete in the double-elimination tournament. The top two teams received a single bye and played the winners of the opening round games.https://caasports.com/tournaments/?id=61 caasports.com December 10, 2020 2016 CAA Baseball Championship https://web.archive.org/web/20160217003400/http://caasports.com/tournaments/2016_caa_baseball_championship February 17, 2016https://caasports.com/news/2016/5/29/BB_0529161304.aspx Colonial Athletic Association Smith's Slam Sends W&M to CAA Baseball Title December 10, 2020 May 29, 2016 Team W L Pct GB Pct 2016 UNC Wilmington Seahawks UNC Wilmington 16 6 16 6 — 1 2016 William & Mary Tribe William & Mary 14 9 14 9 2.5 2 2016 Elon Phoenix Elon 13 10 13 10 3.5 3 2016 James Madison Dukes James Madison 13 11 13 11 4 4 2016 Northeastern Huskies Northeastern 12 11 12 11 4.5 5 2016 College of Charleston Cougars College of Charleston 12 12 12 12 5 6 2016 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens Delaware 10 14 10 14 7 — 2016 Towson Tigers Towson 10 14 10 14 7 — 2016 Hofstra Pride Hofstra 5 18 5 18 11.5 — Bracket 2 no 2 4 2016 James Madison Dukes James Madison 3 5 2016 Northeastern Huskies Northeastern 2 3 2016 Elon Phoenix Elon 8 6 2016 College of Charleston Cougars College of Charleston 9 5 Northeastern 3 3 Elon 0 1 2016 UNC Wilmington Seahawks UNC Wilmington 5 4 James Madison 4 2 2016 William & Mary Tribe William & Mary 2 6 College of Charleston 7 5 Northeastern 19 4 James Madison 9 1 UNC Wilmington 6 6 College of Charleston 1 5 Northeastern 2 2 William & Mary 5 2 William & Mary 10 6 College of Charleston 3 1 UNC Wilmington 8 9 2 William & Mary 9 14 All-Tournament Team The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. Name School Charles Ameer William & Mary Zack Canada UNC Wilmington Aaron Civale Northeastern Ryan Foster UNC Wilmington David Hopkins Northeastern Steven Linkous UNC Wilmington Bailey Ober College of Charleston Dan Powers William & Mary Tommy Richter College of Charleston Hunter Smith William & Mary Josh Smith William & Mary Gavin Stupienski UNC Wilmington Most Valuable Player Josh Smith was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Smith was an outfielder for William & Mary, who hit a grand slam in the eight inning of the decisive championship game as part of a 3 for 5, 7-RBI game. References Tournament Category:Coastal Athletic Association baseball tournament Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament Category:College baseball tournaments in South Carolina Category:Sports in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina