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2011 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament

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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
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
James Madison  ‍y 21 9   .700 40 17   .702
Old Dominion  ‍‍‍ 19 11   .633 30 26   .536
UNC Wilmington  ‍‍‍ 18 12   .600 31 28   .525
Georgia State  ‍‍‍ 17 13   .567 37 21   .638
Delaware  ‍‍‍ 16 14   .533 27 26   .509
William & Mary  ‍‍‍ 16 14   .533 26 29   .473
Towson  ‍‍‍ 15 15   .500 26 28   .481
VCU  ‍‍‍ 12 18   .400 22 32   .407
Northeastern  ‍‍‍ 12 18   .400 18 32   .360
Hofstra  ‍‍‍ 12 18   .400 15 32   .319
George Mason  ‍‍‍ 7 23   .233 21 32   .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

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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]

Team W L Pct. GB Seed
James Madison 21 9 .700 1
Old Dominion 19 11 .633 2 2
UNC Wilmington 18 12 .600 3 3
Georgia State 17 13 .567 4 4
Delaware 16 14 .533 5
William & Mary 16 14 .533 5
Towson 15 15 .500 6
VCU 12 18 .400 9
Northeastern 12 18 .400 9
Hofstra 12 18 .400 9
George Mason 7 23 .233 14

Bracket and results

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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

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

Name Team
Johnny Bladel James Madison
D.J. Brown James Madison
Matt Campbell UNC Wilmington
Daniel Cropper UNC Wilmington
Brent Frazier Old Dominion
David Herbek James Madison
Jake Lowery James Madison
Phil McCarthy Old Dominion
Matt Tenaglia James Madison
Sean Tierney James Madison
Ben Tomchick Old Dominion
Alex Valadja James Madison

Most Valuable Player

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

References

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  1. ^ "Baseball standings". CAASports.com. Retrieved August 7, 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 9. Retrieved April 8, 2021.