2010 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament

The 2010 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament was held at Brooks Field in Wilmington, North Carolina, from May 27 through 29. The event determined the champion of the Colonial Athletic Association for the 2010 season. Second-seeded VCU won the tournament for the first (and only) time and earned the CAA's automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

2010 Colonial Athletic Association
baseball tournament

Teams	4
Format	Double-elimination tournament
Finals site	Brooks Field Wilmington, North Carolina
Champions	VCU (5th title)
Winning coach	Paul Keyes (5th title)
MVP	Joe Van Meter (VCU)
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2010 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings

v t e	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
James Madison  ‍†‍‍	18	–	6	–	0		.750			30	–	23	–	0		.566
Georgia State  ‍‍‍	17	–	6	–	1		.729			34	–	23	–	1		.595
VCU  ‍‍‡‍y	16	–	7	–	1		.688			34	–	26	–	1		.566
UNC Wilmington  ‍‍‍	13	–	11	–	0		.542			33	–	27	–	0		.550
George Mason  ‍‍‍	11	–	13	–	0		.458			28	–	22	–	0		.560
Old Dominion  ‍‍‍	11	–	13	–	0		.458			24	–	30	–	0		.444
Towson  ‍‍‍	11	–	13	–	0		.458			19	–	36	–	0		.345
William & Mary  ‍‍‍	10	–	14	–	0		.417			27	–	24	–	0		.529
Hofstra  ‍‍‍	10	–	14	–	0		.417			20	–	28	–	1		.418
Delaware  ‍‍‍	9	–	15	–	0		.375			27	–	24	–	0		.529
Northeastern  ‍‍‍	5	–	19	–	0		.208			13	–	31	–	0		.295
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2010[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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 Georgia State, James Madison, and William & Mary had each won once.^[2]

Format and seeding

The top four 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
James Madison	18	6	0	.750	—	1
Georgia State	17	6	1	.729	.5	2
VCU	16	7	1	.688	1.5	3
UNC Wilmington	13	11	0	.542	5	4
George Mason	11	13	0	.458	7	—
Old Dominion	11	13	0	.458	7	—
Towson	11	13	0	.458	7	—
William & Mary	10	14	0	.417	8	—
Hofstra	10	14	0	.417	8	—
Delaware	9	15	0	.375	9	—
Northeastern	5	19	0	.208	13	—

Bracket and results

	First round					Semi-finals					Finals
	1	James Madison	8
	4	UNC Wilmington	7
						4	UNC Wilmington	10
						2	Georgia State	8
	2	Georgia State	4
	3	VCU	7
											3	VCU
											4	UNC Wilmington
	Lower round 1					Lower final
						1	James Madison	1
	1	James Madison	3			4	UNC Wilmington	3
	3	VCU	6

All-Tournament Team

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

Name	Team
Daniel Cropper	UNC Wilmington
Seth Cutler‑Voltz	VCU
Brett Garner	James Madison
Matt Holt	UNC Wilmington
Tyler McSwain	UNC Wilmington
Robbie Monday	UNC Wilmington
Doug Otto	VCU
Thomas Pope	UNC Wilmington
Hunter Ridge	UNC Wilmington
Joe Van Meter	VCU
Jonathan Watson	VCU

Most Valuable Player

Joe Van Meter was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Van Meter was a third baseman for VCU.^[2]

References

1. 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 18. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
2. 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 9. Retrieved April 8, 2021.