1996 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament


The 1996 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament was held at Grainger Stadium in Kinston, North Carolina, from May 14 through 18. The event determined the champion of the Colonial Athletic Association for the 1996 season. Defending champion and top-seeded Old Dominion won the tournament for the third consecutive, and third overall, time and earned the CAA's automatic bid to the 1996 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

1996 Colonial Athletic Association
baseball tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsOld Dominion (3rd title)
Winning coachTony Guzzo (2nd title)
MVPRon Walker (Old Dominion)
1996 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Old Dominion  ‍y 13 7   .650 39 17   .696
Richmond  ‍‍‍ 13 7   .650 27 25   .519
VCU  ‍‍‍ 11 7   .611 34 22   .607
George Mason  ‍‍‍ 12 9   .571 25 29   .463
East Carolina  ‍‍‍ 10 11   .476 22 24   .478
James Madison  ‍‍‍ 9 11   .450 34 25   .576
UNC Wilmington  ‍‍‍ 9 11   .450 28 30   .483
William & Mary  ‍‍‍ 2 16   .111 23 25   .479
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1996[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Entering the event, East Carolina had won the most championships, with five. George Mason and had Old Dominion each won two, while Richmond had won once.[2]

Format and seeding

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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
Old Dominion 13 7 .650 1
Richmond 13 7 .650 2
VCU 11 7 .611 1 3
George Mason 12 9 .571 1.5 4
East Carolina 10 11 .476 3.5 5
James Madison 9 11 .450 4 6
UNC Wilmington 9 11 .450 4 7
William & Mary 2 16 .111 10 8

Bracket and results

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Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
1Old Dominion6
8William & Mary6
1Old Dominion9
5East Carolina7
4George Mason0
5East Carolina1
1Old Dominion4
7UNC Wilmington2
3VCU5
6James Madison10
6James Madison4
7UNC Wilmington9
2Richmond4
7UNC Wilmington71Old Dominion4
6James Madison3
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
6James Madison8
8William & Mary58William & Mary47UNC Wilmington5
4George Mason46James Madison106James Madison8
3VCU1
5East Carolina0
3VCU123VCU10
2Richmond4

Most Valuable Player

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Ron Walker was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Walker was a third baseman and pitcher for Old Dominion.[2]

References

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  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 29, 2021.