1991 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament

1991 Colonial Athletic Association
baseball tournament

Teams	6
Format	Double-elimination tournament
Finals site	Harrington Field Greenville, North Carolina
Champions	East Carolina  (4th title)
Winning coach	Gary Overton  (4th title)
MVP	David Leisten (East Carolina)
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1991 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings

v t e	Conf.									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
Richmond  ‍†‍‍	15	–	2	–	0		.882			31	–	20	–	0		.608
UNC Wilmington  ‍‍‍	11	–	9	–	0		.550			25	–	27	–	0		.481
East Carolina  ‍‍‡‍y	9	–	8	–	0		.529			30	–	24	–	1		.555
James Madison  ‍‍‍	7	–	9	–	0		.438			25	–	23	–	0		.521
George Mason  ‍‍‍	4	–	11	–	0		.267			30	–	27	–	0		.526
William & Mary  ‍‍‍	4	–	11	–	0		.267			13	–	27	–	0		.325
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1991 [1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1991 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament was held at Harrington Field on the campus of East Carolina in Greenville, North Carolina, from May 14 through 17. The event determined the champion of the Colonial Athletic Association for the 1991 season. Third-seeded East Carolina won the tournament for the fourth time, and third in a row, and earned the CAA's automatic bid to the 1991 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

Entering the event, East Carolina had won the most championships, with three, including the previous two. George Mason and Richmond had each won once. ^[2]

Format and seeding

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. ^[2]

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Seed
Richmond	15	2	.882	—	1
UNC Wilmington	11	9	.550	5.5	2
East Carolina	9	8	.529	6	3
James Madison	7	9	.438	6.5	4
George Mason	4	11	.267	10	5
William & Mary	4	11	.267	10	6

Bracket and results

	First round					Second round					Third round					Semifinals					Final
	1	Richmond	6
	6	William & Mary	5			1	Richmond	11
						2	UNC Wilmington	6
	3	East Carolina	9								1	Richmond	9
	4	James Madison	8								5	George Mason	8
						3	East Carolina	6													1	Richmond	2	7
						5	George Mason	13													3	East Carolina	4	14
	2	UNC Wilmington	7													5	George Mason	5
	5	George Mason	910								3	East Carolina	9			3	East Carolina	8
						6	William & Mary	7			4	James Madison	6
						4	James Madison	12

Most Valuable Player

David Leisten was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Leisten was an outfielder for East Carolina. ^[2]

References

1. 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 17. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
2. 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 9. Retrieved January 14, 2021.