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2012 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament

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2012 Colonial Athletic Association
baseball tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsUNC Wilmington (3rd title)
Winning coachMark Scalf (3rd title)
MVPJimmy Yezzo (Delaware)
2012 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
UNC Wilmington  ‍y 24 6 0   .800 39 23 0   .629
Hofstra  ‍‍‍ 20 10 0   .667 34 22 0   .607
Delaware  ‍‍‍ 17 13 0   .567 31 27 0   .534
George Mason  ‍‍‍ 16 14 0   .533 33 24 0   .579
VCU  ‍‍‍ 15 15 0   .500 34 25 0   .576
Towson  ‍‍‍ 15 15 0   .500 27 31 0   .466
Georgia State  ‍‍‍ 14 16 0   .467 24 31 0   .436
Northeastern  ‍‍‍ 13 17 0   .433 23 28 0   .451
William & Mary  ‍‍‍ 12 18 0   .400 31 25 0   .554
James Madison  ‍‍‍ 10 20 0   .333 16 35 2   .321
Old Dominion  ‍‍‍ 9 21 0   .300 19 34 0   .358
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2012[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball


The 2012 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament was held at Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park in Harrisonburg, Virginia, from May 23 through 26. The top six finishers from the regular season competed in the double-elimination tournament. Top seeded UNC Wilmington won their third title and earned the Colonial Athletic Association's automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2][3]

Seeding and format

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This was the first year of the six team format, as previous seasons consisted of a four team tournament. The top six teams from the regular season, based on conference winning percentage, made the field.

Team W L PCT GB Seed
UNC Wilmington 24 6 .800 1
Hofstra 20 10 .667 4 2
Delaware 17 13 .567 7 3
George Mason 16 14 .533 8 4
VCU 15 15 .500 9 5
Towson 15 15 .500 9 6
Georgia State 14 16 .467 10
Northeastern 13 17 .433 11
William & Mary 12 18 .400 12
James Madison 10 20 .333 14
Old Dominion 9 21 .300 15

Bracket

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Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
3Delaware11
6Towson72Hofstra3
3Delaware83Delaware2
1UNC Wilmington3
5VCU5
5VCU111UNC Wilmington8
4George Mason7
3Delaware118
1UNC Wilmington910
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
3Delaware12
2Hofstra42Hofstra9
6Towson95VCU2
4George Mason85VCU14
6Towson16

All-Tournament Team

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The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[3][4]

Name School
Jimmy Yezzo Delaware
D. J. Long Delaware
Alex Maruri Delaware
Eric Young Delaware
Matt Campbell UNC Wilmington
Thomas Pope UNC Wilmington
Tyler Molinaro UNC Wilmington
Mat Batts UNC Wilmington
Tyler McSwain UNC Wilmington
Brent Mikionis VCU
Zach Fisher Towson
Zack Helgeson George Mason

Most Outstanding Player

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Jimmy Yezzo was named Tournament Most Outstanding Player. Yezzo was a first baseman for Delaware, and set a tournament record with 15 hits while batting .571, scoring ten runs, and driving in 11.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Baseball standings". CAASports.com. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
  2. ^ "2012 CAA Baseball Championship". caasports.com. Archived from the original on March 1, 2012. Retrieved April 3, 2012.
  3. ^ a b c "UNCW Wins CAA Baseball Title". caasports.com. May 26, 2012. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
  4. ^ Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 7, 2012. Retrieved November 19, 2013.