2022 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament
| Teams | 6 |
|---|---|
| Format | Modified Double-elimination tournament |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Hofstra (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Frank Catalanotto (1st title) |
| MVP | Brad Camarda (Hofstra) |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College of Charleston † | 19 | – | 5 | – | 0 | .792 | 37 | – | 20 | – | 0 | .649 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNC Wilmington | 15 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .625 | 31 | – | 24 | – | 0 | .564 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hofstra ‡y | 15 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .625 | 30 | – | 21 | – | 0 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 14 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .583 | 26 | – | 23 | – | 0 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Madison* | 12 | – | 11 | – | 0 | .522 | 27 | – | 26 | – | 0 | .509 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northeastern | 10 | – | 14 | – | 0 | .417 | 31 | – | 29 | – | 1 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elon | 9 | – | 14 | – | 0 | .391 | 27 | – | 28 | – | 0 | .491 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware | 8 | – | 15 | – | 0 | .348 | 26 | – | 26 | – | 0 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Towson | 4 | – | 19 | – | 0 | .174 | 14 | – | 39 | – | 0 | .264 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *Ineligible for the 2022 Tournament due to postseason ban imposed by the CAA. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of December 25, 2024[1] Rankings from D1Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2022 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament was held at Walter C. Latham Park in Elon, North Carolina, from May 25 through 29. Hofstra won their first ever Colonial Athletic Association baseball championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2][3]
Seeding and format
[edit]Continuing the format adopted in 2012, the top six finishers from the regular season will compete in the modified double-elimination tournament.
Bracket
[edit]| Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Final | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | College of Charleston | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | William & Mary | 2 | 5 | Northeastern | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Northeastern | 3 | 5 | Northeastern | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Hofstra | 810 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | UNC Wilmington | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Hofstra | 5 | 3 | Hofstra | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Elon | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Hofstra | 7 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Northeastern | 6 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 3 | Lower final | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | College of Charleston | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | College of Charleston | 6 | 5 | Northeastern | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | UNC Wilmington | 3 | 6 | Elon | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | William & Mary | 3 | 6 | Elon | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Elon | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Schedule
[edit]| Game | Time* | Matchup# | Score | Notes | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, May 25 | ||||||
| 1 | 11:00am | No. 4 William & Mary vs No. 5 Northeastern | 2-3 | [4] | ||
| 2 | 3:00pm | No. 3 Hofstra vs No. 6 Elon | 5-4 | [5] | ||
| Thursday, May 26 | ||||||
| 3 | 11:00am | No. 4 William & Mary vs No. 6 Elon | 3-6 | William & Mary eliminated | [6] | |
| 4 | 3:00pm | No. 1 College of Charleston vs No. 5 Northeastern | 5-6 | [7] | ||
| 5 | 7:00pm | No. 2 UNC Wilmington vs No. 3 Hofstra | 3-4 | [8] | ||
| Friday, May 27[9] | ||||||
| 6 | 5:15pm | No. 6 Elon vs No. 2 UNC Wilmington | 13-3 | UNC Wilmington eliminated | [10] | |
| 7 | 9:00pm | No. 6 Elon vs. No. 1 College of Charleston | 1-6 | Elon eliminated | [11] | |
| Saturday, May 28 | ||||||
| 8 | 11:00am | No. 5 Northeastern vs No. 3 Hofstra | 7-8 (10) | [12] | ||
| 9 | 3:00pm | No. 5 Northeastern vs No. 1 College of Charleston | 6-3 | College of Charleston eliminated | [13] | |
| Sunday, May 29 | ||||||
| 10 | 11:00am | No. 5 Northeastern vs No. 3 Hofstra | 6-7 | Hofstra wins championship | [14] | |
| 11 | Rematch (not necessary) | – | ||||
| *Game times in EDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed. | ||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings". D1Baseball.com. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
- ^ "2021-22 Championship Schedule". caasports.com. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
- ^ "2022 CAA Baseball Championship". Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
- ^ "W&M-Northeastern Boxscore". caasports.com. Colonial Athletic Conference. May 25, 2022. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
- ^ "Hofstra-Elon Boxscore". caasports.com. Colonial Athletic Conference. May 25, 2022. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
- ^ "W&M-Elon Boxscore". caasports.com. Colonial Athletic Conference. May 26, 2022. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
- ^ "Charleston-Northeastern Boxscore". caasports.com. Colonial Athletic Conference. May 26, 2022. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
- ^ "UNCW-Hofstra Boxscore". caasports.com. Colonial Athletic Conference. May 26, 2022. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
- ^ "Rain Forces Change In 2022 CAA Baseball Championship Schedule". caasports.com. Colonial Athletic Conference. May 27, 2022. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
- ^ "Elon-UNCW Boxscore". caasports.com. Colonial Athletic Conference. May 27, 2022. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
- ^ "Charleston-Elon Boxscore". caasports.com. Colonial Athletic Conference. May 27, 2022. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
- ^ "Northeastern-Hofstra Boxscore". Colonial Athletic Conference. May 28, 2022. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
- ^ "Northeastern-Charleston Boxscore". Colonial Athletic Conference. May 28, 2022. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
- ^ "Northeastern-Hofstra Boxscore". Colonial Athletic Conference. May 28, 2022. Retrieved May 21, 2024.