1995 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament
The 1995 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament was held at Grainger Stadium in Kinston, North Carolina from May 17 through May 21. The event determined the champion of the Colonial Athletic Association for the 1995 season. Defending champion and fifth-seeded Old Dominion won the tournament for the second time and earned the CAA's automatic bid to the 1995 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.
Teams | 7 |
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Format | Double-elimination tournament |
Finals site | |
Champions | Old Dominion (2nd title) |
Winning coach | Tony Guzzo (1st title) |
MVP | Lyle Hartgrove, Old Dominion |
1995 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
James Madison †y | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 42 | – | 17 | .712 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNC Wilmington | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 30 | – | 25 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richmond y | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 43 | – | 17 | .717 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
George Mason | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 31 | – | 25 | .554 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 30 Old Dominion ‡y | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 39 | – | 20 | .661 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Carolina | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 29 | – | 26 | .527 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William & Mary | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 24 | – | 29 | .453 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1995[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
Entering the event, East Carolina had won the most championships, with five. George Mason had won two, while Richmond and Old Dominion had each 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. They played a double-elimination tournament.[2]
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Seed |
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James Madison | 14 | 4 | .778 | — | 1 |
UNC Wilmington | 11 | 7 | .611 | 3 | 2 |
Richmond | 11 | 7 | .611 | 3 | 3 |
George Mason | 11 | 7 | .611 | 3 | 4 |
Old Dominion | 9 | 9 | .500 | 5 | 5 |
East Carolina | 5 | 13 | .278 | 9 | 6 |
William & Mary | 2 | 16 | .111 | 12 | 7 |
Bracket and results
First Round | Second Round | Third Round | |||||||||||
Winner's Bracket | |||||||||||||
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1 | James Madison | 5 | |||||||||||
4 | George Mason | 9 | |||||||||||
4 | George Mason | 11 | |||||||||||
5 | Old Dominion | 6 | |||||||||||
4 | George Mason | 9 | |||||||||||
3 | Richmond | 10 | |||||||||||
3 | Richmond | 10 | |||||||||||
6 | East Carolina | 3 | |||||||||||
3 | Richmond | 17 | |||||||||||
2 | UNC Wilmington | 2 | |||||||||||
2 | UNC Wilmington | 6 | |||||||||||
7 | William & Mary | 1 | |||||||||||
Loser's Bracket | |||||||||||||
7 | William & Mary | 8 | |||||||||||
6 | East Carolina | 7 | 1 | James Madison | 5 | ||||||||
7 | William & Mary | 2 | |||||||||||
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— | 5 | Old Dominion | 5 | ||||||||||
2 | UNC Wilmington | 2 |
Semifinals | Finals | if needed | |||||||||||
Re-ordered Semi-finals | |||||||||||||
3 | Richmond | 0 | 3 | Richmond | 7 | ||||||||
5 | Old Dominion | 11 | 5 | Old Dominion | 15 | ||||||||
5 | Old Dominion | 8 | |||||||||||
4 | George Mason | 5 | |||||||||||
4 | George Mason | 2 | |||||||||||
1 | James Madison | 4 |
Most Valuable Player
Maika Symmonds was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Symmonds was an outfielder and pitcher 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.