1987 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament

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1987 Colonial Athletic Association
Baseball Tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsEast Carolina (1st title)
Winning coach (1st title)
MVPGary Smith (Richmond)
1987 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UNC Wilmington  ‍†‍‍ 11 – 4   .733 32 – 21   .604
Richmond  ‍‍‍ 10 – 5   .667 21 – 35   .375
George Mason  ‍‍‍ 9 – 6   .600 31 – 23   .574
East Carolina  ‍‍‡‍y 8 – 7   .533 26 – 17   .605
James Madison  ‍‍‍ 6 – 9   .400 28 – 21   .571
William & Mary  ‍‍‍ 1 – 14   .067 5 – 31   .139
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1987[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1987 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament was held at The Diamond, home field of Richmond in Richmond, Virginia, from May 14 through May 17. The event determined the champion of the Colonial Athletic Association for the 1987 season. The winner of the tournament, fourth-seeded East Carolina, earned the CAA's automatic bid to the 1987 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2]

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. The new format was a result of American discontinuing baseball, leaving the league with six teams.[2]

Team W L Pct. GB Seed
UNC Wilmington 11 4 .733 — 1
Richmond 10 5 .667 1 2
George Mason 9 6 .600 2 3
East Carolina 8 7 .533 3 4
James Madison 6 9 .400 5 5
William & Mary 1 14 .067 10 6

Bracket and results[]

  First round Second round Third round Semi-finals Finals
                                                 
  1 UNC Wilmington 5  
  6 William & Mary 2     1 UNC Wilmington 12  
    2 Richmond 6    
  3 George Mason 3         1 UNC Wilmington 2            
  4 East Carolina 5           5 James Madison 5              
      4 East Carolina 2           5 James Madison 10 11
      5 James Madison 6         4 East Carolina 1111 14
  2 Richmond 1         1 UNC Wilmington 3    
  5 James Madison 6       4 East Carolina 8     4 East Carolina 10  
  6 William & Mary 6     6 William & Mary 4  
  3 George Mason 7  

Most Valuable Player[]

Gary Smith was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Smith was a pitcher for East Carolina.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 17. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 9. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
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