# 2016 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament

The 2016 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament was held at CofC Baseball Stadium at Patriot's Point in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, from May 25 through 28. The event matched the top six teams from the CAA's regular season to determine the conference champion for the 2016 season. William & Mary won their second title, and first in 15 years, and earned the Colonial Athletic Association's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.
Entering the event, UNC Wilmington had won the most championships among active teams, with four. James Madison had claimed two titles, while William & Mary, Towson, and third-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 will compete in the double-elimination tournament. The top two teams received a single bye and played the winners of the opening round games.
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | Pct |
| UNC Wilmington | 16 | 6 | .727 | — | 1 |
| William & Mary | 14 | 9 | .609 | 2.5 | 2 |
| Elon | 13 | 10 | .565 | 3.5 | 3 |
| James Madison | 13 | 11 | .542 | 4 | 4 |
| Northeastern | 12 | 11 | .522 | 4.5 | 5 |
| College of Charleston | 12 | 12 | .500 | 5 | 6 |
| Delaware | 10 | 14 | .417 | 7 | — |
| Towson | 10 | 14 | .417 | 7 | — |
| Hofstra | 5 | 18 | .217 | 11.5 | — |

## Bracket

| 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 | Final |
| | | | 1 | UNC Wilmington | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | James Madison | 3 | 4 | James Madison | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Northeastern | 2 | | | | 1 | UNC Wilmington | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6 | College of Charleston | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | William & Mary | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Elon | 8 | 6 | College of Charleston | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | College of Charleston | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | College of Charleston | 9 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | UNC Wilmington | 8 | 9 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | William & Mary | 9 | 14 |
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 3 | Lower round 3 | Lower round 3 | Lower final | Lower final | Lower final | |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | William & Mary | 10 | |
| | | | | | | 5 | Northeastern | 2 | 6 | College of Charleston | 3 | |
| | | | 5 | Northeastern | 19 | 2 | William & Mary | 5 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Northeastern | 3 | 4 | James Madison | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Elon | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.
| Name | School |
| Charles Ameer | William & Mary |
| Zack Canada | UNC Wilmington |
| Aaron Civale | Northeastern |
| Ryan Foster | UNC Wilmington |
| David Hopkins | Northeastern |
| Steven Linkous | UNC Wilmington |
| Bailey Ober | College of Charleston |
| Dan Powers | William & Mary |
| Tommy Richter | College of Charleston |
| Hunter Smith | William & Mary |
| Josh Smith | William & Mary |
| Gavin Stupienski | UNC Wilmington |

### Most Valuable Player

Josh Smith was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Smith was an outfielder for William & Mary, who hit a grand slam in the eight inning of the decisive championship game as part of a 3 for 5, 7-RBI game.