1994 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament
The 1994 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament was held at Bud Metheny Baseball Complex on the campus of Old Dominion in Norfolk, Virginia from May 18 through May 22. The event determined the champion of the Colonial Athletic Association for the 1994 season. Top-seeded Old Dominion won the tournament for the first time and earned the CAA's automatic bid to the 1994 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.
| Teams | 7 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination tournament |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Old Dominion (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Pat McMahon (1st title) |
| MVP | Matt Quataro, Old Dominion |
| 1994 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 30 Old Dominion †‡y | 14 | – | 4 | – | 0 | .778 | 40 | – | 14 | – | 0 | .741 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Madison | 11 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .611 | 40 | – | 19 | – | 1 | .675 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond | 11 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .611 | 36 | – | 19 | – | 0 | .655 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNC Wilmington | 10 | – | 8 | – | 0 | .556 | 30 | – | 28 | – | 0 | .517 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Carolina | 8 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .471 | 36 | – | 18 | – | 0 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 7 | – | 11 | – | 0 | .389 | 24 | – | 23 | – | 1 | .510 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Mason | 1 | – | 16 | – | 0 | .059 | 18 | – | 32 | – | 1 | .363 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1994[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Entering the event, East Carolina had won the most championships, with five. George Mason had won two and Richmond had won once.[2]
Format and seeding
The CAA's seven teams were seeded one to seven based on winning percentage from the conference's round robin regular season. This was the format used in 1992, although abandoned in 1993 in favor of only the top six teams. They played a double-elimination tournament.[2]
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Dominion | 14 | 4 | .778 | — | 1 |
| James Madison | 11 | 7 | .611 | 3 | 2 |
| Richmond | 11 | 7 | .611 | 3 | 3 |
| UNC Wilmington | 10 | 8 | .556 | 4 | 4 |
| East Carolina | 8 | 9 | .471 | 5.5 | 5 |
| William & Mary | 7 | 11 | .389 | 7 | 6 |
| George Mason | 1 | 16 | .059 | 12.5 | 7 |
Bracket and results
| First Round | Second Round | Third Round | |||||||||||
| Winner's Bracket | |||||||||||||
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| 1 | Old Dominion | 15 | |||||||||||
| 5 | East Carolina | 4 | |||||||||||
| 4 | UNC Wilmington | 3 | |||||||||||
| 5 | East Carolina | 4 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Old Dominion | 110 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Richmond | 0 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Richmond | 11 | |||||||||||
| 6 | William & Mary | 2 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Richmond | 3 | |||||||||||
| 2 | James Madison | 2 | |||||||||||
| 2 | James Madison | 6 | |||||||||||
| 7 | George Mason | 2 | |||||||||||
| Loser's Bracket | |||||||||||||
| 6 | William & Mary | 8 | |||||||||||
| 7 | George Mason | 9 | 5 | East Carolina | 4 | ||||||||
| 7 | George Mason | 3 | |||||||||||
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| — | 2 | James Madison | 7 | ||||||||||
| 4 | UNC Wilmington | 0 | |||||||||||
| Semifinals | Finals | if needed | |||||||||||
| Re-ordered Semi-finals | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Old Dominion | 1 | 1 | Old Dominion | 5 | ||||||||
| 2 | James Madison | 2 | 2 | James Madison | 2 | ||||||||
| 2 | James Madison | 5 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Richmond | 3 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Richmond | 6 | |||||||||||
| 5 | East Carolina | 2 | |||||||||||
Most Valuable Player
Matt Quataro was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Quataro played first base and outfield for Old Dominion.[2]
References
- 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 17. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
- 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 9. Retrieved January 15, 2021.