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2004 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament

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2004 Colonial Athletic Association
baseball tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsUNC Wilmington (1st title)
Winning coachMark Scalf (1st title)
MVPMatt Poulk (UNC Wilmington)
2004 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
George Mason  ‍‍‍y 20 4   .833 39 19   .672
UNC Wilmington  ‍‍y 17 6   .739 40 23   .635
William & Mary  ‍‍‍ 14 10   .583 37 20   .649
VCU  ‍‍‍ 14 10   .583 34 24   .586
Old Dominion  ‍‍‍ 13 11   .542 26 28   .481
Delaware  ‍‍‍ 12 11   .522 33 24   .579
James Madison  ‍‍‍ 8 16   .333 28 26   .519
Towson  ‍‍‍ 6 18   .250 17 35   .327
Hofstra  ‍‍‍ 3 21   .125 14 36   .280
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2004[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball


The 2004 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament was held at Brooks Field in Wilmington, North Carolina, from May 26 through 29. The event determined the champion of the Colonial Athletic Association for the 2004 season. Second-seeded UNC Wilmington won the tournament for the first time and earned the CAA's automatic bid to the 2004 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

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 and VCU had each won twice and William & Mary had won once.[2]

Format and seeding

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The top six 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
George Mason 20 4 .833 1
UNC Wilmington 17 6 .739 2.5 2
William & Mary 14 10 .583 6 3
VCU 14 10 .583 6 4
Old Dominion 13 11 .542 7 5
Delaware 12 11 .522 7.5 6
James Madison 8 16 .333 12
Towson 6 18 .250 14
Hofstra 3 21 .125 17

Bracket and results

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First roundSecond roundThird roundSemifinalsFinal
1George Mason5
6Delaware6106Delaware7
4William & Mary3
3William & Mary36Delaware3
4VCU42UNC Wilmington2
3VCU36Delaware73
2UNC Wilmington122UNC Wilmington815
2UNC Wilmington62UNC Wilmington3
5Old Dominion43VCU31George Mason1
1George Mason111George Mason11
5Old Dominion5

All-Tournament Team

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

Name Team
Bruce Baldwin George Mason
Jarame Beaupre Delaware
Brock Donovan Delaware
Chip Grawey UNC Wilmington
Ronald Hill UNC Wilmington
Mike Mihalik Delaware
Jeff Moore UNC Wilmington
Jeff Palumbo George Mason
Matt Poulk UNC Wilmington
Tim Preston UNC Wilmington
Scott Rambo Delaware
Scott Sizemore VCU
Brian Valichka Delaware

Most Valuable Player

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Matt Poulk was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Poulk was a third baseman for UNC Wilmington.[2]

References

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  1. ^ 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 18. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 9. Retrieved March 8, 2021.