1991 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament

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1991 Colonial Athletic Association
Baseball Tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsEast Carolina (4th title)
Winning coach (4th title)
MVPDavid Leisten (East Carolina)
1991 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Richmond  ‍†‍‍ 15 – 2 – 0   .882 31 – 20 – 0   .608
UNC Wilmington  ‍‍‍ 11 – 9 – 0   .550 25 – 27 – 0   .481
East Carolina  ‍‍‡‍y 9 – 8 – 0   .529 30 – 24 – 1   .555
James Madison  ‍‍‍ 7 – 9 – 0   .438 25 – 23 – 0   .521
George Mason  ‍‍‍ 4 – 11 – 0   .267 30 – 27 – 0   .526
William & Mary  ‍‍‍ 4 – 11 – 0   .267 13 – 27 – 0   .325
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1991[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1991 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament was held at on the campus of East Carolina in Greenville, North Carolina from May 14 through May 17. The event determined the champion of the Colonial Athletic Association for the 1991 season. Third-seeded East Carolina won the tournament for the fourth time, and third in a row, and earned the CAA's automatic bid to the 1991 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.

Entering the event, East Carolina had won the most championships, with three, including the previous two. George Mason and Richmond had each won once.[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.[2]

Team W L Pct. GB Seed
Richmond 15 2 .882 — 1
UNC Wilmington 11 9 .550 5.5 2
East Carolina 9 8 .529 6 3
James Madison 7 9 .438 6.5 4
George Mason 4 11 .267 10 5
William & Mary 4 11 .267 10 6

Bracket and results[]

  First round Second round Third round Semi-finals Finals
                                                 
  1 Richmond 6  
  6 William & Mary 5     1 Richmond 11  
    2 UNC Wilmington 6    
  3 East Carolina 9         1 Richmond 9            
  4 James Madison 8           5 George Mason 8              
      3 East Carolina 6           1 Richmond 2 7
      5 George Mason 13         3 East Carolina 4 14
  2 UNC Wilmington 7         5 George Mason 5    
  5 George Mason 910       3 East Carolina 9     3 East Carolina 8  
  6 William & Mary 7     4 James Madison 6  
  4 James Madison 12  

Most Valuable Player[]

David Leisten was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Leisten was an outfielder for East Carolina.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 17. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 9. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
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