1988 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament
The 1988 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament was held at The Diamond, home field of Richmond in Richmond, Virginia, from May 12 through May 15. The event determined the champion of the Colonial Athletic Association for the 1988 season. The winner of the tournament, second-seeded George Mason, earned the CAA's automatic bid to the 1988 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2]
| Teams | 6 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination tournament |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | George Mason (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Bill Brown (1st title) |
| MVP | John Styles, George Mason |
| 1988 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Madison †y | 13 | – | 1 | – | 0 | .929 | 43 | – | 11 | – | 2 | .786 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Mason ‡y | 8 | – | 6 | – | 0 | .571 | 34 | – | 27 | – | 1 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Carolina | 8 | – | 6 | – | 0 | .571 | 33 | – | 14 | – | 0 | .702 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 5 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .357 | 17 | – | 28 | – | 0 | .378 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNC Wilmington | 4 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .286 | 11 | – | 42 | – | 0 | .208 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond | 4 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .286 | 26 | – | 33 | – | 0 | .441 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1988[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Format and seeding
The CAA's six teams were seeded one to six based on winning percentage from the conference's round robin regular season. They played a double-elimination tournament with first round matchups of the top and bottom seeds, second and fifth seeds, and third and fourth seeds.[2]
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Madison | 13 | 1 | .929 | — | 1 |
| George Mason | 8 | 6 | .571 | 5 | 2 |
| East Carolina | 8 | 6 | .571 | 5 | 3 |
| William & Mary | 5 | 9 | .357 | 8 | 4 |
| UNC Wilmington | 4 | 10 | .286 | 9 | 5 |
| Richmond | 4 | 10 | .286 | 9 | 6 |
Bracket and results
| First round | Second round | Third round | Semi-finals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | James Madison | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Richmond | 3 | 1 | James Madison | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | UNC Wilmington | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | East Carolina | 9 | 1 | James Madison | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | William & Mary | 1 | 2 | George Mason | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | East Carolina | 2 | 2 | George Mason | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | George Mason | 10 | 6 | Richmond | 7 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | George Mason | 5 | 1 | James Madison | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | UNC Wilmington | 1 | 3 | East Carolina | 2 | 6 | Richmond | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Richmond | 7 | 6 | Richmond | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | William & Mary | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Most Valuable Player
John Styles was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Styles was a pitcher for George Mason.[2]
References
- 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 17. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
- 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 9. Retrieved December 16, 2020.