CAA Baseball Season Gets Started On Friday
CAA groups will face six foes from Power 4 conferences on the opening weekend of the 2026 season. Hofstra performs a three-game set at 4th-ranked Mississippi State, UNCW and Charleston host Big Ten opponents because the Seahawks welcome Maryland for 3 video games and the Cougars entertain Rutgers for 4 video games. William & Mary travels throughout the state for a collection at ACC member Virginia Tech. Northeastern takes half within the MLB Desert Invitational in Arizona, dealing with Grand Canyon on Friday, Nebraska on Saturday and Iowa on Sunday.
Campbell, Elon and North Carolina A&T open their seasons at dwelling with the Camels assembly a Cal Poly squad receiving votes in nationwide polls, the Phoenix dealing with Delaware and the Aggies taking up Northern Illinois. Monmouth (at Richmond), Towson (at Norfolk State) and Stony Brook (at Arkansas State) are on the highway.
Conference Notes
CHANGES TO REGULAR SEASON, TOURNAMENT FORMATS
For the primary time since 2021, the CAA will transfer to divisions this season. Teams will play 10 convention collection (30 video games). North Division groups will face all 4 divisional opponents twice (dwelling and away) and two collection (one dwelling, one away) towards a workforce from the South Division. In the South, 4 groups will play two divisional opponents as soon as and the opposite three groups twice (dwelling and away) in addition to two collection towards a North Division foe (one dwelling, one away). Two South groups will meet one divisional opponent as soon as and the opposite 4 groups twice ( dwelling and away) in addition to one collection towards a workforce from the North Division.
The prime two groups in every division primarily based on convention profitable share will qualify for the six-team CAA Baseball Championship. The ultimate two event members would be the groups with the very best NCAA RPI on the finish of the common season that didn’t end first or second of their division. The CAA Baseball Championship is ready for May 20-23 at UNCW’s Brooks Field.
NORTHEASTERN, UNCW FAVORED
Northeastern and UNCW, who’ve mixed to win six of the previous seven CAA Baseball Championships, had been picked to seize their respective divisions in 2026 in accordance with a vote of the league’s head coaches.
• Northeastern obtained all 4 attainable first-place votes (groups can’t vote for themselves) and 16 factors to prime the North ballot. Towson bought the remaining first-place vote and completed tied for second with Hofstra and Stony Brook with 9 factors. Monmouth had 7 factors.
• UNCW obtained three first-place votes and led the South ballot with 23 factors. Charleston was shut behind with two first-place tallies and 22 factors, whereas Campbell bought one first-place vote and 18 factors. Elon and William & Mary (10 factors) had been tied for fourth, adopted by North Carolina A&T (7 factors).
HONORS ROLL IN FOR FEINBERG
Preseason honors are rolling in for Northeastern outfielder Harrison Feinberg after an impressive 2025 marketing campaign. The senior was chosen because the CAA Preseason Player of the Year, chosen to the Preseason All-America second workforce by D1 Baseball and the NCBWA, and positioned on the Preseason Watch List for USA Baseball’s Golden Spikes Award.
Feinberg batted .367 in 2025 with 18 dwelling runs, 67 RBI’s and a school-record tying 37 stolen bases. He was named the CAA Co-Player of the Year and CAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player, whereas additionally being named to the NCBWA All-America first workforce and ABCA/Rawlings All-America third workforce.
CHARLESTON DUO ON STOPPER OF THE YEAR WATCH LIST
Charleston relievers Davis Aiken and Alex Lyon have been named to the Preseason Watch List for the NCBWA Stopper of the Year award. Aiken led the CAA and ranked fourth nationally with 14 saves in 2025. He struck out 32 batters in 32 innings. Aiken’s 14 saves are probably the most of any returning reliever in Division I. Lyon posted a 10-1 document out of the pen with a 3.47 ERA. He fanned 34 in 59.2 innings. Lyon was additionally chosen to the NCBWA Preseason All-America third workforce.
RECORD-SETTING SEASON
Northeastern will look to construct off a record-setting 2025 marketing campaign. The Huskies set CAA and program information for wins in a season with a 49-11 total mark. Included in that run was a nation’s-best 27-game profitable streak, a glowing 25-2 document in CAA regular-season play and NU’s second CAA championship. The Huskies additionally recorded their first NCAA Tournament win since 1973 with a 4-3 conquer Bethune-Cookman.
SUSTAINED SUCCESS
UNCW has put collectively a exceptional stretch of sustained success. The Seahawks have qualfied for all 39 CAA Baseball Tournaments and their eight convention titles are probably the most in league historical past. UNCW has reached the finals of 9 of the final 10 CAA Tournaments, having received 5 of them. The Seahawks have reached the 30-win mark within the final 17 full seasons.