The 2017 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament was held at Brooks Field in Wilmington, North Carolina, from May 24 through 27, 2017. Fourth-seeded Delaware won the tournament for the first time and earned the Colonial Athletic Association's automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.
Entering the event, UNC Wilmington had won the most championships among active teams, with four. James Madison and William & Mary had claimed two titles, while Towson and fourth-year member College of Charleston each had one. Former member East Carolina won 7 titles during their tenure in the conference.
Seeding and format Continuing the format adopted in 2012, the top six finishers from the regular season competed in the double-elimination tournament, with the top two seeds earning first round byes. Team W L Pct GB Seed 16 7 — 1 16 8 0.5 2 15 8 1 3 15 9 1.5 4 13 11 3.5 5 12 12 4.5 6 7 17 9.5 — 7 17 9.5 — 6 18 10.5 —
Bracket
All-Tournament Team The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. Player Team Jeremy Ake Delaware Logan Beehler UNC Wilmington Jordan Glover Delaware Casey Golden UNC Wilmington Kyle Hinton Delaware Ryan Jeffers UNC Wilmington Carter Love College of Charleston Ron Marinaccio Delaware Brian Mayer Delaware Logan McRae College of Charleston Nick Patten Delaware Alex Royalty UNC Wilmington
Most Valuable Player Jeremy Ake was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Ake was a shortstop for Delaware.
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