1991 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament

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1991 Colonial Athletic Association
baseball tournament
Teams6
Format Double-elimination tournament
Finals site
Champions East Carolina  (4th title)
Winning coach Gary Overton  (4th title)
MVP David Leisten (East Carolina)
1991 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Richmond  1520 .88231200 .608
UNC Wilmington  1190 .55025270 .481
East Carolina  y980 .52930241 .555
James Madison  790 .43825230 .521
George Mason  4110 .26730270 .526
William & Mary  4110 .26713270 .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.

Contents

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]

TeamWLPct.GBSeed
Richmond 152.8821
UNC Wilmington 119.5505.52
East Carolina 98.52963
James Madison 79.4386.54
George Mason 411.267105
William & Mary 411.267106

Bracket and results

First roundSecond roundThird roundSemifinalsFinal
1 Richmond 6
6 William & Mary 51Richmond11
2UNC Wilmington6
3 East Carolina 91Richmond9
4 James Madison 85George Mason8
3East Carolina61Richmond27
5George Mason133East Carolina414
2 UNC Wilmington 75George Mason5
5 George Mason 9103East Carolina93East Carolina8
6William & Mary74James Madison6
4James Madison12

Most Valuable Player

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

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References

  1. 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 17. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 9. Retrieved January 14, 2021.