1998 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament

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1998 Colonial Athletic Association
Baseball Tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsRichmond (3rd title)
Winning coach (3rd title)
MVPMike Dwyer (Richmond)
1998 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 26 VCU  ‍†‍‍y 18 – 2 – 0   .900 46 – 15 – 0   .754
Richmond  ‍‍‡‍y 15 – 6 – 0   .714 41 – 17 – 1   .703
James Madison  ‍‍‍ 11 – 8 – 0   .579 27 – 29 – 0   .482
East Carolina  ‍‍‍ 10 – 11 – 0   .476 30 – 29 – 0   .508
Old Dominion  ‍‍‍ 9 – 12 – 0   .429 28 – 29 – 0   .491
George Mason  ‍‍‍ 8 – 12 – 0   .400 26 – 28 – 0   .481
UNC Wilmington  ‍‍‍ 6 – 14 – 0   .300 21 – 34 – 0   .382
William & Mary  ‍‍‍ 4 – 16 – 0   .200 24 – 28 – 0   .462
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1998[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1998 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament was held at Grainger Stadium in Kinston, North Carolina from May 12 through May 15. The event determined the champion of the Colonial Athletic Association for the 1998 season. Second-seeded Richmond won the tournament for the third time, and second consecutive year, and earned the CAA's automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.

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

Team W L Pct. GB Seed
VCU 18 2 .900 — 1
Richmond 15 6 .714 3.5 2
James Madison 11 8 .579 6.5 3
East Carolina 10 11 .476 8.5 4
Old Dominion 9 12 .429 9.5 5
George Mason 8 12 .400 10 6
UNC Wilmington 6 14 .300 12 7
William & Mary 4 16 .200 14 8

Bracket and results[]

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

Most Valuable Player[]

Mike Dwyer was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Dwyer was a first baseman and pitcher for Richmond.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 17. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 9. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
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