1989 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament

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1989 Colonial Athletic Association
Baseball Tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsEast Carolina (2nd title)
Winning coach (2nd title)
MVPBrien Berckman (East Carolina)
1989 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
UNC Wilmington  ‍†‍‍ 14 – 1 – 0   .933 31 – 15 – 0   .674
East Carolina  ‍‍‡‍y 12 – 3 – 0   .800 27 – 29 – 1   .482
James Madison  ‍‍‍ 7 – 6 – 0   .538 32 – 21 – 0   .604
Richmond  ‍‍‍ 6 – 8 – 0   .429 23 – 24 – 0   .489
George Mason  ‍‍‍ 3 – 10 – 0   .231 23 – 25 – 0   .479
William & Mary  ‍‍‍ 0 – 14 – 0   .000 9 – 29 – 0   .237
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1989[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1989 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament was held at Brooks Field on the campus of UNC Wilmington in Wilmington, North Carolina from May 12 through May 15. The event determined the champion of the Colonial Athletic Association for the 1989 season. The winner of the tournament, second-seeded East Carolina, earned the CAA's automatic bid to the 1989 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2]

For the first three years of the event, a different team won the Tournament. Richmond, East Carolina, and George Mason each won once. With their victory in 1989, East Carolina became the first program to win multiple championships. During their tenure in the CAA which ended after the 2001 season, the Pirates would claim seven titles overall.

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
UNC Wilmington 14 1 .933 — 1
East Carolina 12 3 .800 2 2
James Madison 7 6 .538 6 3
Richmond 6 8 .429 7.5 4
George Mason 3 10 .231 10 5
William & Mary 0 14 .000 13.5 6

Bracket and results[]

  First round Semifinals Third Round Semi-Finals Finals
                                               
  1 UNC Wilmington 8  
  6 William & Mary 4     1 UNC Wilmington 1  
    2 East Carolina 6    
      2 East Carolina 4  
      3 James Madison 3     2 East Carolina 4  
  6 William & Mary 1         5 George Mason 2    
  3 James Madison 6        
  3 James Madison 1         2 East Carolina 411
  4 Richmond 7           4 Richmond 1
      4 Richmond 1        
      5 George Mason 4          
  2 East Carolina 2           5 George Mason 3              
  5 George Mason 4         4 Richmond 7            
  1 UNC Wilmington 2    
  4 Richmond 7  

Most Valuable Player[]

Brien Berckman was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Berckman 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 16, 2020.
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