1994 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament

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1994 Colonial Athletic Association
baseball tournament
Teams7
Format Double-elimination tournament
Finals site
Champions Old Dominion  (1st title)
Winning coach Pat McMahon  (1st title)
MVP Matt Quataro (Old Dominion)
1994 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 30 Old Dominion  y1440 .77840140 .741
James Madison  1170 .61140191 .675
Richmond  1170 .61136190 .655
UNC Wilmington  1080 .55630280 .517
East Carolina  890 .47136180 .667
William & Mary  7110 .38924231 .510
George Mason  1160 .05918321 .363
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1994 [1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1994 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament was held at Bud Metheny Baseball Complex on the campus of Old Dominion in Norfolk, Virginia, from May 18 through 22. The event determined the champion of the Colonial Athletic Association for the 1994 season. Top-seeded Old Dominion won the tournament for the first time and earned the CAA's automatic bid to the 1994 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

Contents

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

Format and seeding

The CAA's seven teams were seeded one to seven based on winning percentage from the conference's round robin regular season. This was the format used in 1992, although abandoned in 1993 in favor of only the top six teams. They played a double-elimination tournament. [2]

TeamWLPct.GBSeed
Old Dominion 144.7781
James Madison 117.61132
Richmond 117.61133
UNC Wilmington 108.55644
East Carolina 89.4715.55
William & Mary 711.38976
George Mason 116.05912.57

Bracket and results

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsPreliminary finalFinal
1 Old Dominion 15
5East Carolina4
4 UNC Wilmington 3
5 East Carolina 4
1Old Dominion110
3Richmond0
3 Richmond 11
1Old Dominion1
6 William & Mary 2
3Richmond32James Madison2
2James Madison2
2 James Madison 6
7 George Mason 21Old Dominion5
2James Madison52James Madison2
Lower round 1Lower round 23Richmond3
5East Carolina4
6William & Mary87George Mason3
3Richmond6
7George Mason9
5East Carolina2
2James Madison7
4UNC Wilmington0

Most Valuable Player

Matt Quataro was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Quataro played first base and outfield for Old Dominion. [2]

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The 2011 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament was held at Brooks Field in Wilmington, North Carolina, from May 26 through 28. The event determined the champion of the Colonial Athletic Association for the 2011 season. Second-seeded James Madison won the tournament for the second time and earned the CAA's automatic bid to the 2011 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

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 15, 2021.