2002 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament

American college baseball tournament August 2023 July 2026 2002 Colonial Athletic Association 6 Double-elimination tournament Coy Tillett Sr. Memorial Field Manteo, North Carolina 2002 VCU Rams VCU 1st Paul Keyes 1st Brian Marshall VCU The 2002 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament was held at Coy Tillett Sr. Memorial Field in Manteo, North Carolina, from May 21 through 25. The event determined the champion of the Colonial Athletic Association for the 2002 season. Sixth-seeded 2002 VCU Rams VCU won the tournament for the first time and earned the CAA's automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. For the first time, the conference named an All-Tournament Team rather than simply a Most Outstanding Player. 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 had won twice and William & Mary won once.https://static.caasports.com/custompages/Recordbook/2020-21/recordbook20base.pdf Colonial Athletic Association 2020 Baseball Record Book 9 March 7, 2021 Format and seeding The CAA's two division winners received the top two seeds and a first round bye, as determined by division record. James Madison and William & Mary both finished with 9–3 records in their divisions. The next four teams, regardless of division, were selected and seeded by conference winning percentage. They played a double-elimination tournament. This resulted in William & Mary receiving a higher seed than three teams in their own division who finished with higher conference winning percentages. + American Division Div Overall Team W L Pct. GB W L Pct. GB Seed 2002 James Madison Dukes James Madison 9 3 .750 — 15 5 .750 — 1 2002 UNC Wilmington Seahawks UNC Wilmington 8 4 .667 1 14 7 .667 1.5 3 2002 Towson Tigers Towson 6 6 .500 3 9 12 .429 6.5 — 2002 Old Dominion Monarchs Old Dominion 6 6 .500 3 8 12 .400 7 — 2002 Drexel Dragons Drexel 1 11 .083 8 5 16 .238 10.5 —+ Colonial Division Div Overall Team W L Pct. GB W L Pct. GB Seed 2002 William & Mary Tribe William & Mary 9 3 .750 — 12 9 .571 — 2 2002 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens Delaware 7 4 .636 1.5 12 7 .632 +1 4 2002 George Mason Patriots George Mason 7 4 .636 1.5 12 7 .632 +1 5 2002 VCU Rams VCU 6 6 .500 3 13 8 .619 +1 6 2002 Hofstra Pride Hofstra 0 12 .000 9 2 19 .095 — Bracket and results 4 2002 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens Delaware 4 5 2002 George Mason Patriots George Mason 1 3 2002 UNC Wilmington Seahawks UNC Wilmington 3 6 2002 VCU Rams VCU 6 1 2002 James Madison Dukes James Madison 7 4 Delaware 3 2 2002 William & Mary Tribe William & Mary 1 6 VCU 0 1 James Madison 610 2 William & Mary 2 5 George Mason 712 3 UNC Wilmington 6 4 Delaware 0 6 VCU 2 5 George Mason 10 6 VCU 13 2 William & Mary 5 6 VCU 11 1 James Madison 2 0 6 VCU 4 4 All-Tournament Team The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. Name Team Bo Acors VCU Travis Ebaugh James Madison Whitt Farr William & Mary Reid Gorecki Delaware Danny Lopaze VCU Brian Marshall VCU Davy Martin VCU Brent Metheny James Madison Jose Pabon VCU Jeff Palumbo George Mason Jeff Parrish VCU Most Valuable Player Brian Marshall was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Marshall was a pitcher for VCU. References Tournament Category:Coastal Athletic Association baseball tournament Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament Category:College baseball tournaments in North Carolina Category:Tourist attractions in Dare County, North Carolina