1999 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament

The 1999 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament was held at Grainger Stadium in Kinston, North Carolina from May 18 through May 23. The event determined the champion of the Colonial Athletic Association for the 1999 season. Second-seeded East Carolina won the tournament for the sixth time and earned the CAA's automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.

1999 Colonial Athletic Association
Baseball Tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsEast Carolina (6th title)
Winning coachKeith LeClair (1st title)
MVPJames Molinari, East Carolina
1999 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Richmond  y 1550 .750  38150 .717
No. 18 East Carolina  y 1460 .700  44140 .759
VCU  y 1460 .700  41200 .672
George Mason   9120 .429  30241 .555
Old Dominion   7110 .389  38170 .691
UNC Wilmington   8130 .381  30260 .536
William & Mary   7120 .368  29240 .547
James Madison   6150 .286  22351 .388
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1999[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Entering the event, East Carolina had won the most championships, with five. Old Dominion and Richmond had each won three, while George Mason had won twice.[2]

Format and seeding

The CAA's teams were seeded one to eight based on winning percentage from the conference's round robin regular season. They played a double-elimination tournament.[2]

TeamWLPct.GBSeed
Richmond155.7501
East Carolina146.70012
VCU146.70013
George Mason912.4296.54
Old Dominion711.38975
UNC Wilmington813.3817.56
William & Mary712.3687.57
James Madison615.2869.58

Bracket and results

  First Round     Second Round     Third Round     Semifinals     Finals
                                                 
  Winner's Bracket
  1 Richmond 7  
  8 James Madison 1    
      1 Richmond 6  
      5 Old Dominion 7    
  4 George Mason 8          
  5 Old Dominion 9        
      5 Old Dominion 3            
      2 East Carolina 4              
  3 VCU 4              
  6 UNC Wilmington 1                
      3 VCU 7          
      2 East Carolina 8        
  2 East Carolina 10          
  7 William & Mary 3         2 East Carolina 21
      5 Old Dominion 13
  Loser's Bracket      
  8 James Madison 4        
  7 William & Mary 3     1 Richmond 10        
    8 James Madison 1          
      1 Richmond 8        
  4 George Mason 8         4 George Mason 12     5 Old Dominion 10    
  6 UNC Wilmington 5     3 VCU 0         4 George Mason 3  
    4 George Mason 8  

Most Valuable Player

James Molinari was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Molinari was an outfielder for East Carolina.[2]

References

  1. 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 17. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  2. 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 9. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
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