1999 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament

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1999 Colonial Athletic Association
Baseball Tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsEast Carolina (6th title)
Winning coachKeith LeClair (1st title)
MVPJames Molinari (East Carolina)
1999 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Richmond  ‍†‍‍y 15 – 5 – 0   .750 38 – 15 – 0   .717
No. 18 East Carolina  ‍‍‡‍y 14 – 6 – 0   .700 44 – 14 – 0   .759
VCU  ‍‍‍y 14 – 6 – 0   .700 41 – 20 – 0   .672
George Mason  ‍‍‍ 9 – 12 – 0   .429 30 – 24 – 1   .555
Old Dominion  ‍‍‍ 7 – 11 – 0   .389 38 – 17 – 0   .691
UNC Wilmington  ‍‍‍ 8 – 13 – 0   .381 30 – 26 – 0   .536
William & Mary  ‍‍‍ 7 – 12 – 0   .368 29 – 24 – 0   .547
James Madison  ‍‍‍ 6 – 15 – 0   .286 22 – 35 – 1   .388
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1999[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1999 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament was held at Grainger Stadium in Kinston, North Carolina from May 18 through May 23. The event determined the champion of the Colonial Athletic Association for the 1999 season. Second-seeded East Carolina won the tournament for the sixth time and earned the CAA's automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.

Entering the event, East Carolina had won the most championships, with five. Old Dominion and Richmond had each won three, while George Mason had 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
Richmond 15 5 .750 — 1
East Carolina 14 6 .700 1 2
VCU 14 6 .700 1 3
George Mason 9 12 .429 6.5 4
Old Dominion 7 11 .389 7 5
UNC Wilmington 8 13 .381 7.5 6
William & Mary 7 12 .368 7.5 7
James Madison 6 15 .286 9.5 8

Bracket and results[]

  First Round     Second Round     Third Round     Semifinals     Finals
                                                 
  Winner's Bracket
  1 Richmond 7  
  8 James Madison 1    
      1 Richmond 6  
      5 Old Dominion 7    
  4 George Mason 8          
  5 Old Dominion 9        
      5 Old Dominion 3            
      2 East Carolina 4              
  3 VCU 4              
  6 UNC Wilmington 1                
      3 VCU 7          
      2 East Carolina 8        
  2 East Carolina 10          
  7 William & Mary 3         2 East Carolina 21 —
      5 Old Dominion 13 —
  Loser's Bracket      
  8 James Madison 4        
  7 William & Mary 3     1 Richmond 10        
    8 James Madison 1          
      1 Richmond 8        
  4 George Mason 8         4 George Mason 12     5 Old Dominion 10    
  6 UNC Wilmington 5     3 VCU 0         4 George Mason 3  
    4 George Mason 8  

Most Valuable Player[]

James Molinari was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Molinari was an outfielder for East Carolina.[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 February 2, 2021.
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