1986 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament

1986 Colonial Athletic Association
baseball tournament

Teams	4
Format	Double-elimination tournament
Finals site	Harrington Field Greenville, North Carolina
Champions	Richmond  (1st title)
Winning coach	Ron Atkins (1st title)
MVP	Kevin Sickinger (Richmond)
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1986 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings

v t e	Conf.									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
East Carolina  ‍†‍‍	13	–	5	–	0		.722			40	–	10	–	0		.800
James Madison  ‍†‍‍	13	–	5	–	0		.722			35	–	14	–	0		.714
Richmond  ‍‍‡‍y	12	–	6	–	0		.667			24	–	31	–	0		.436
UNC Wilmington  ‍‍‍	10	–	8	–	0		.556			29	–	28	–	0		.509
George Mason  ‍‍‍	8	–	10	–	0		.444			27	–	20	–	1		.573
William & Mary  ‍‍‍	4	–	14	–	0		.222			7	–	38	–	0		.156
American  ‍‍‍	3	–	15	–	0		.167			8	–	26	–	0		.235
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1986 [1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1986 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament was held at Harrington Field on the campus of East Carolina in Greenville, North Carolina, from May 15 through 18. The event determined the champion of the Colonial Athletic Association for the 1986 season. It was the first tournament, in the first year that the CAA sponsored baseball. The winner of the tournament, fourth-seeded Richmond, earned the CAA's automatic bid to the 1986 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. ^[2]

Format and seeding

The top four finishers based on winning percentage from the conference's round robin regular season faced off in a double-elimination tournament. ^[2]

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Seed
James Madison	13	5	.722	—	1
East Carolina	13	5	.722	—	2
Richmond	12	6	.667	1	3
UNC Wilmington	10	8	.556	3	4
George Mason	8	10	.444	5	—
William & Mary	4	14	.222	9	—
American	3	15	.167	10	—

Bracket and results

	First round					Semi-finals					Finals
	1	James Madison	10
	4	UNC Wilmington	11
						4	UNC Wilmington	2
						3	Richmond	3
	3	Richmond	4
	2	East Carolina	0
											3	Richmond	8	8
											2	East Carolina	12	5
	Lower round 1					Lower final
						4	UNC Wilmington	8
	1	James Madison	6			2	East Carolina	1211
	2	East Carolina	7

Most Valuable Player

Kevin Sickinger was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Sickinger was a pitcher and designated hitter for Richmond. ^[2]

References

1. 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 17. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
2. 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 9. Retrieved December 15, 2020.