The Coastal Athletic Association baseball tournament, sometimes referred to simply as the CAA Tournament, is the conference baseball championship of the NCAA Division I Coastal Athletic Association (formerly known as the Colonial Athletic Association up through the 2023 season). The top six finishers in the regular season of the conference's twelve baseball teams advance to the double-elimination tournament, whose most recent edition was held in 2026 at Brooks Field in Wilmington, North Carolina, the on-campus baseball home of the UNC Wilmington Seahawks. The winner of the tournament receives an automatic berth to the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship.

Format The first CAA Tournament in 1986 was a four team double-elimination tournament, with the bottom three finishers not participating. From 1987 through 1993, all six teams participated in a double-elimination tournament. After Old Dominion joined the league in 1992, the last place team did not participate in tournament. The CAA adopted a seven team format in 1994, with the top seed getting a bye and playing the winner of the opening round game between the four and five seeds. This format was used until VCU joined the conference in 1996 and the league adopted a traditional 8 team double-elimination tournament. After the conference shakeup prior to the 2002 season, the league split into divisions and brought six teams to the tournament. The two division champions were automatically in the field as the top two seeds, and the top four remaining finishers were seeded three through six. This format lasted only two years, as discontinued baseball and the league dropped to nine teams and eliminated divisions. The six team format survived through the 2009 season, and the league used a four team format for 2010 and 2011. The six team format was adopted again in 2012 and maintained through 2019. In the aftermath of the cancellation of the 2020 event due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the CAA decided to include all 9 teams in the tournament in 2021, with the bottom two seeds participating in a play-in game before the traditional double-elimination tournament.

Champions

By year The following is a list of conference champions and sites listed by year. Year Champion Venue MVP (Position) 1986 Harrington Field • Greenville, NC Kevin Sickinger, P/DH, Richmond 1987 The Diamond • Richmond, VA Gary Smith, P, East Carolina 1988 The Diamond • Richmond, VA John Styles, P, George Mason 1989 Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC Brien Berckman, P, East Carolina 1990 Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC Calvin Brown, 1B, East Carolina 1991 Harrington Field • Greenville, NC David Leisten, OF, East Carolina 1992 Harrington Field • Greenville, NC Chris Widger, C, George Mason 1993 Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC Lyle Hartgrove, P, East Carolina 1994 Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA Matt Quataro, 1B/OF, Old Dominion 1995 Grainger Stadium • Kinston, NC Maika Symmonds, OF/P, Old Dominion 1996 Grainger Stadium • Kinston, NC Ron Walker, 3B/P, Old Dominion 1997 Grainger Stadium • Kinston, NC John Wagler, OF, Richmond 1998 Grainger Stadium • Kinston, NC Mike Dwyer, 1B/P, Richmond 1999 Grainger Stadium • Kinston, NC James Molinari, OF, East Carolina 2000 Coy Tillett Sr. Memorial Field • Manteo, NC Lee Delfino, SS, East Carolina 2001 Coy Tillett Sr. Memorial Field • Manteo, NC Mike O'Kelly, 1B, William & Mary 2002 Coy Tillett Sr. Memorial Field • Manteo, NC Brian Marshall, P, VCU 2003 Coy Tillett Sr. Memorial Field • Manteo, NC Matt Prendergast, P, VCU 2004 Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC Matt Poulk, 3B, UNCW 2005 VCU Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC Tim St. Clair, 1B/DH, VCU 2006 Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC Chris Hatcher, C, UNCW 2007 VCU Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC John Leonard, P/OF, VCU 2008 Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC Alex Foltz, OF, James Madison 2009 Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC Bradley Logan, 3B/1B, Georgia State 2010 VCU Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC Joe Van Meter, 3B, VCU 2011 Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC Johnny Bladel, OF, James Madison 2012 Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park • Harrisonburg, VA Jimmy, Yezzo, 1B, Delaware 2013 Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park • Harrisonburg, VA Zach Fisher, 3B, Towson 2014 Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC Bailey Ober, P, College of Charleston 2015 CofC Baseball Stadium at Patriots Point • Mount Pleasant, SC Corey Dick, 1B, UNCW 2016 William & Mary CofC Baseball Stadium at Patriots Point • Mount Pleasant, SC Josh Smith, OF, William & Mary2017 Delaware Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC Jeremy Ake, SS, Delaware2018 Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park • Harrisonburg, VA Cole Weiss, 3B, UNC Wilmington2019 Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park • Harrisonburg, VA Greg Jones, SS, UNC Wilmington2020 Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2021 Northeastern Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC Ben Malgeri, OF, Northeastern 2022 Hofstra Walter C. Latham Park • Elon, NC Brad Camarda, P, Hofstra 2023 UNC Wilmington CofC Baseball Stadium at Patriots Point • Mount Pleasant, SC Dillon Lifrieri, OF, UNCW 2024 UNC Wilmington Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC Trevor Marsh, UNCW 2025 Northeastern CofC Baseball Stadium at Patriots Point • Mount Pleasant, SC Harrison Feinberg, OF, Northeastern 2026 Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC Andrew Wertz, P, Northeastern

By school The following is a list of conference champions listed by school. Program Championships Years UNC Wilmington 8 2004, 2006, 2012, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2023, 2024 East Carolina 7 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1999, 2000 VCU 5 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2010 Northeastern 3 2021, 2025, 2026 Old Dominion 3 1994, 1995, 1996 Richmond 3 1986, 1997, 1998 George Mason 2 1988, 1992 James Madison 2 2008, 2011William & Mary 2 2001, 2016 Charleston 1 2014 Delaware 1 2017 Georgia State 1 2009 Hofstra 1 2022 Towson 1 2013

Italics indicate that the program is no longer a CAA member, as of the 2026 season.

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