The
College of Charleston won the Colonial Athletic Association
title in 2014 in its first year in the conference and advanced
to a Super Regional. The Cougars were a unanimous selection to
repeat as champion this season, in voting by the league's head
coaches and as released by the conference office.
CofC earned eight first-place votes and the maximum 64 points.
UNCW picked up the other first-place vote and was second with 52
points, nipping defending regular-season champion William &
Mary, which was third with 51 points. League newcomer Elon was
fourth with 43 points, followed by Northeastern with 37 points
and Delaware with 29 points. Hofstra and James Madison tied for
seventh with 19 points, with Towson taking 10 points.
The Cougars went 44-19 a season ago and became the fourth No. 4
seed to reach a Super Regional after rolling through the
Gainesville Regional with wins over SEC champion Florida and
Long Beach State. CofC is ranked No. 25 in Collegiate
Baseball’s preseason poll after finishing last year at No.
16.
Team, Points (2014 Conference, Overall Records)
1. College of Charleston 64 (8) (15-6, 44-19)
2. UNCW 52 (1) (10-9, 30-27)
3. William & Mary 51 (15-5, 34-22)
4. Elon 43 (12-15 SoCon, 27-26)
5. Northeastern 37 (9-12, 26-29)
6. Delaware 29 (10-10, 26-27)
t7. Hofstra 19 (7-11, 20-24)
t7. James Madison 19 (8-12, 17-36)
9. Towson 10 (4-13, 22-25)
Player, School, Pos., Cl., Hometown, 2014 Stats
Ryan Hissey, William & Mary, C, Jr., West Chester, Pa., .313, 8
HR, 39 RBI
Corey Dick, UNCW, 1B, Sr., Albemarle, N.C.,.315, 6 HR, 38 RBI
Zach Lopes, Delaware, 2B, Sr., Wilmington, Del.,.320, 1 HR, 29
RBI
Chad Carroll, James Madison, SS, Jr., Oakton, Va., .389, 3 HR,
55 RBI (’13 stats/inj. ‘14)
Carl Wise, College of Charleston, 3B, Jr., Lexington, S.C.,
.295, 3 HR, 54 RBI
Norm Donkin, Delaware, OF, Sr., Folsom, Pa., .316, 3 HR, 30 RBI
Joe Giacchino, Delaware, OF, Sr., West Chester, Pa., .314, 2 HR,
23 RBI
Casey Golden, UNCW, OF, So., Siler City, N.C., .269, 4 HR, 29
RBI
Kevin Husum, James Madison, OF, Sr., Panama City, Fla., .309, 0
HR, 20 RBI
Casey Jones, Elon, UT, Sr., Midlothian, Va., .418, 7 HR, 53 RBI
Charley Gould, William & Mary, DH, Jr., Lake Forest, Ill., .333,
7 HR, 42 RBI
Jason Inghram, William & Mary, SP, Sr., Chesapeake, Va., 10-2,
2.71 ERA, 91 K
Bailey Ober, College of Charleston, SP, So., Huntersville, N.C.,
10-3, 1.52 ERA, 85 K
Joseph Gaouette, William & Mary, RP, Jr., Reston, Va., 3-1, 4
saves, 1.84 ERA, 54 K
CAA Preseason Player of the Year: Casey Jones, Elon
Honorable Mention: Rob Fonseca, 1B, Northeastern;
Blake Butler, 2B, College of Charleston; Michael Foster,
IF/RP, Northeastern; Peter Bowles, SS, Towson; Dalton
Rouleau, SS, Hofstra; Morgan Phillips, OF, College of
Charleston; Luke Dunlap, OF/DH, UNCW; Lucas Bakker,
SP, Elon; Taylor Clarke, SP, College of Charleston;
Dustin Hunt, SP, Northeastern
