| Teams | 6 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination tournament |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | East Carolina (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Gary Overton (1st title) |
| MVP | Gary Smith (Richmond) |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNC Wilmington † | 11 | – | 4 | .733 | 32 | – | 21 | .604 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond | 10 | – | 5 | .667 | 21 | – | 35 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Mason | 9 | – | 6 | .600 | 31 | – | 23 | .574 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Carolina ‡y | 8 | – | 7 | .533 | 26 | – | 17 | .605 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Madison | 6 | – | 9 | .400 | 28 | – | 21 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 1 | – | 14 | .067 | 5 | – | 31 | .139 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1987 [1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1987 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament was held at The Diamond, home field of Richmond in Richmond, Virginia, from May 14 through 17. The event determined the champion of the Colonial Athletic Association for the 1987 season. The winner of the tournament, fourth-seeded East Carolina, earned the CAA's automatic bid to the 1987 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. [2]
The CAA's six teams were seeded one to six based on winning percentage from the conference's round robin regular season. They played a double-elimination tournament with first round matchups of the top and bottom seeds, second and fifth seeds, and third and fourth seeds. The new format was a result of American discontinuing baseball, leaving the league with six teams. [2]
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNC Wilmington | 11 | 4 | .733 | — | 1 |
| Richmond | 10 | 5 | .667 | 1 | 2 |
| George Mason | 9 | 6 | .600 | 2 | 3 |
| East Carolina | 8 | 7 | .533 | 3 | 4 |
| James Madison | 6 | 9 | .400 | 5 | 5 |
| William & Mary | 1 | 14 | .067 | 10 | 6 |
| First round | Second round | Third round | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | UNC Wilmington | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | William & Mary | 2 | 1 | UNC Wilmington | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Richmond | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | George Mason | 3 | 1 | UNC Wilmington | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | East Carolina | 5 | 5 | James Madison | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | East Carolina | 2 | 5 | James Madison | 10 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | James Madison | 6 | 4 | East Carolina | 1111 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Richmond | 1 | 1 | UNC Wilmington | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | James Madison | 6 | 4 | East Carolina | 8 | 4 | East Carolina | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | William & Mary | 6 | 6 | William & Mary | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | George Mason | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Gary Smith was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Smith was a pitcher for East Carolina. [2]
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