2012 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament

The 2012 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament was held at Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park in Harrisonburg, VA from May 23 through May 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]

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
TeamW 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

Seeding and format

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.

TeamWLPCTGBSeed
UNC Wilmington246.800
–
1
Hofstra2010.667
4
2
Delaware1713.567
7
3
George Mason1614.533
8
4
VCU1515.500
9
5
Towson1515.500
9
6
Georgia State1416.467
10
–
Northeastern1317.433
11
–
William & Mary1218.400
12
–
James Madison1020.333
14
–
Old Dominion921.300
15
–

Bracket
  First round Second round Third Round Semi-Finals Finals
                                                 
Winner's Bracket
  6 Towson 7     3 Delaware 11  
  3 Delaware 8     2 Hofstra 3    
      3 Delaware 2              
      1 UNC Wilmington 3              
  5 VCU 11     5 VCU 5          
  4 George Mason 7     1 UNC Wilmington 8        
        3 Delaware 11 8
Loser's Bracket       1 UNC Wilmington 9 10
  4 George Mason 8        
  6 Towson 16          
      6 Towson 9        
      5 VCU 14          
            2 Hofstra 4              
          5 VCU 2              
      3 Delaware 12    
    2 Hofstra 9  

All-Tournament Team

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

NameSchool
Jimmy YezzoDelaware
D. J. LongDelaware
Alex MaruriDelaware
Eric YoungDelaware
Matt CampbellUNC Wilmington
Thomas PopeUNC Wilmington
Tyler MolinaroUNC Wilmington
Mat BattsUNC Wilmington
Tyler McSwainUNC Wilmington
Brent MikionisVCU
Zach FisherTowson
Zack HelgesonGeorge Mason

Most Outstanding Player

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
  1. "Baseball standings". CAASports.com. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
  2. "2012 CAA Baseball Championship". caasports.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-01. Retrieved 2012-04-03.
  3. "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.
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