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.
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.
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. Team W L T Pct. GB Seed 18 6 0 .750 — 1 17 6 1 .729 .5 2 VCU 16 7 1 .688 1.5 3 13 11 0 .542 5 4 11 13 0 .458 7 — Old Dominion 11 13 0 .458 7 — 11 13 0 .458 7 — 10 14 0 .417 8 — 10 14 0 .417 8 — 9 15 0 .375 9 — 5 19 0 .208 13 —
Bracket and results
All-Tournament Team The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. 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.
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