1998 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament
Teams | 8 |
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Format | Double-elimination tournament |
Finals site | |
Champions | Richmond (3rd title) |
Winning coach | (3rd title) |
MVP | Mike Dwyer (Richmond) |
1998 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
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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[]
- ^ 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 17. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
- ^ a b c 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 9. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
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