2008 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament

2008 Colonial Athletic Association
baseball tournament
Teams	6
Format	Double-elimination tournament
Finals site	Brooks Field; Wilmington, North Carolina;
Champions	James Madison (1st title)
Winning coach	Spanky McFarland (1st title)
MVP	Alex Foltz (James Madison)
	← 2007; baseball tournament; 2009 →;

2008 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings
v t e	Conf.						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
UNC Wilmington ‍†‍‍^y	25	–	4	–	1	.850	44	–	17	–	1	.718
James Madison ‍‍‡‍^y	20	–	9	–	0	.690	39	–	19	–	0	.672
George Mason ‍‍‍	18	–	10	–	0	.643	30	–	25	–	0	.545
William & Mary ‍‍‍	16	–	13	–	0	.552	36	–	21	–	0	.632
Old Dominion ‍‍‍	14	–	14	–	0	.500	25	–	27	–	0	.481
Towson ‍‍‍	14	–	16	–	0	.467	30	–	28	–	0	.517
Northeastern ‍‍‍	12	–	17	–	1	.417	25	–	26	–	1	.490
Georgia State ‍‍‍	12	–	17	–	0	.414	33	–	23	–	0	.589
Delaware ‍‍‍	11	–	17	–	0	.393	22	–	31	–	0	.415
VCU ‍‍‍	8	–	17	–	0	.320	15	–	30	–	0	.333
Hofstra ‍‍‍	7	–	23	–	0	.233	19	–	36	–	0	.345

‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2008^[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2008 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament was held at Brooks Field in Wilmington, North Carolina, from May 21 through 24. The event determined the champion of the Colonial Athletic Association for the 2008 season. Second-seeded James Madison won the tournament for the first time and earned the CAA's automatic bid to the 2008 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 four titles, Old Dominion had won three titles while George Mason and UNC Wilmington had won twice each and William & Mary had won once.^[2]

Format and seeding

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	T	Pct.	GB	Seed
UNC Wilmington	25	4	1	.850	—	1
James Madison	20	9	0	.690	5	2
George Mason	18	10	0	.643	6.5	3
William & Mary	16	13	0	.552	9	4
Old Dominion	14	14	0	.500	10.5	5
Towson	14	16	0	.467	11.5	6
Northeastern	12	17	1	.417	13	—
Georgia State	12	17	0	.414	13	—
Delaware	11	17	0	.393	13.5	—
VCU	8	17	0	.320	15	—
Hofstra	7	23	0	.233	18.5	—

Bracket and results


First round			Second round			Third round			Final



			1	UNC Wilmington	8

			4	William & Mary	11
1	UNC Wilmington	11				4	William & Mary	7

6	Towson	5				6	Towson	16
			6	Towson	17

			5	Old Dominion	10
3	George Mason	8¹⁰							6	Towson	1	—

4	William & Mary	7							2	James Madison	6	—
			2	James Madison	9

			3	George Mason	4
2	James Madison	6				2	James Madison	18

5	Old Dominion	1				3	George Mason	14
			1	UNC Wilmington	9

			3	George Mason	14

All-Tournament Team

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

Name	Team
Steven Caseres	James Madison
Brian Conley	Towson
Alex Foltz	James Madison
Greg Furmanek	Towson
Sean Grieve	William & Mary
Brad Holt	UNC Wilmington
Kurt Houck	James Madison
Trevor Knight	James Madison
Scott Krieger	George Mason
Turner Phelps	James Madison
Mike Sheridan	William & Mary

Most Valuable Player

Alex Foltz was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Foltz was an outfielder for James Madison.^[2]

References

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

[1] 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 18. Retrieved April 6, 2021.

[record-2] 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 9. Retrieved April 8, 2021.

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