# 2002 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament

The 2002 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament was held at Coy Tillett Sr. Memorial Field in Manteo, North Carolina, from May 21 through 25. The event determined the champion of the Colonial Athletic Association for the 2002 season. Sixth-seeded VCU won the tournament for the first time and earned the CAA's automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. For the first time, the conference named an All-Tournament Team rather than simply a Most Outstanding Player.
Entering the event, former member East Carolina had won the most championships, with seven. Among active members, Old Dominion led with three titles while George Mason had won twice and William & Mary won once.

## Format and seeding

The CAA's two division winners received the top two seeds and a first round bye, as determined by division record. James Madison and William & Mary both finished with 9–3 records in their divisions. The next four teams, regardless of division, were selected and seeded by conference winning percentage. They played a double-elimination tournament. This resulted in William & Mary receiving a higher seed than three teams in their own division who finished with higher conference winning percentages.
American Division :
| American Division DivOverall TeamWLPct.GBWLPct.GBSeed James Madison93.750—155.750—1 UNC Wilmington84.6671147.6671.53 Towson66.5003912.4296.5— Old Dominion66.5003812.4007— Drexel111.0838516.23810.5— | Colonial Division DivOverall TeamWLPct.GBWLPct.GBSeed William & Mary93.750—129.571—2 Delaware74.6361.5127.632+14 George Mason74.6361.5127.632+15 VCU66.5003138.619+16 Hofstra012.0009219.095— |

## Bracket and results

| Upper round 1 | Upper round 1 | Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper round 2 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Upper final | Upper final | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | 1 | James Madison | 7 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Delaware | 4 | 4 | Delaware | 3 | | | | | | |
| 5 | George Mason | 1 | | | | 1 | James Madison | 6$^{10}$ | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | William & Mary | 2 | | | |
| | | | 2 | William & Mary | 1 | | | | | | |
| 3 | UNC Wilmington | 3 | 6 | VCU | 0 | | | | | | |
| 6 | VCU | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | VCU | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | James Madison | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | 6 | VCU | 4 |
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower final | Lower final | Lower final | | | |
| 5 | George Mason | 7$^{12}$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | George Mason | 7$^{12}$ | | | | 2 | William & Mary | 5 | | | |
| 3 | UNC Wilmington | 6 | | | | 2 | William & Mary | 5 | | | |
| 3 | UNC Wilmington | 6 | 5 | George Mason | 10 | 6 | VCU | 11 | | | |
| | | | 6 | VCU | 13 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Delaware | 0 | 6 | VCU | 13 | | | | | | |
| 6 | VCU | 2 | | | | | | | | | |

## All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.
| Name | Team |
| Bo Acors | VCU |
| Travis Ebaugh | James Madison |
| Whitt Farr | William & Mary |
| Reid Gorecki | Delaware |
| Danny Lopaze | VCU |
| Brian Marshall | VCU |
| Davy Martin | VCU |
| Brent Metheny | James Madison |
| Jose Pabon | VCU |
| Jeff Palumbo | George Mason |
| Jeff Parrish | VCU |

### Most Valuable Player

Brian Marshall was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Marshall was a pitcher for VCU.