1996 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament

1996 Colonial Athletic Association
baseball tournament

Teams	8
Format	Double-elimination tournament
Finals site	Grainger Stadium Kinston, North Carolina
Champions	Old Dominion  (3rd title)
Winning coach	Tony Guzzo  (2nd title)
MVP	Ron Walker (Old Dominion)
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1996 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Old Dominion  ‍†‍‡‍y	13	–	7		.650			39	–	17		.696
Richmond  ‍†‍‍	13	–	7		.650			27	–	25		.519
VCU  ‍‍‍	11	–	7		.611			34	–	22		.607
George Mason  ‍‍‍	12	–	9		.571			25	–	29		.463
East Carolina  ‍‍‍	10	–	11		.476			22	–	24		.478
James Madison  ‍‍‍	9	–	11		.450			34	–	25		.576
UNC Wilmington  ‍‍‍	9	–	11		.450			28	–	30		.483
William & Mary  ‍‍‍	2	–	16		.111			23	–	25		.479
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1996 [1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1996 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament was held at Grainger Stadium in Kinston, North Carolina, from May 14 through 18. The event determined the champion of the Colonial Athletic Association for the 1996 season. Defending champion and top-seeded Old Dominion won the tournament for the third consecutive, and third overall, time and earned the CAA's automatic bid to the 1996 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

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

Format and seeding

The CAA's teams were seeded one to eight based on winning percentage from the conference's round robin regular season. They played a double-elimination tournament. ^[2]

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Seed
Old Dominion	13	7	.650	—	1
Richmond	13	7	.650	—	2
VCU	11	7	.611	1	3
George Mason	12	9	.571	1.5	4
East Carolina	10	11	.476	3.5	5
James Madison	9	11	.450	4	6
UNC Wilmington	9	11	.450	4	7
William & Mary	2	16	.111	10	8

Bracket and results

	Upper round 1					Upper round 2					Upper final										Final
	1	Old Dominion	6
	8	William & Mary	6
						1	Old Dominion	9
						5	East Carolina	7
	4	George Mason	0
	5	East Carolina	1
											1	Old Dominion	4
											7	UNC Wilmington	2
	3	VCU	5
	6	James Madison	10
						6	James Madison	4
						7	UNC Wilmington	9
	2	Richmond	4
	7	UNC Wilmington	7																		1	Old Dominion	4	—
																					6	James Madison	3	—
	Lower round 1					Lower round 2					Lower round 3					Lower final
						6	James Madison	8
	8	William & Mary	5			8	William & Mary	4								7	UNC Wilmington	5
	4	George Mason	4								6	James Madison	10			6	James Madison	8
											3	VCU	1
						5	East Carolina	0
	3	VCU	12			3	VCU	10
	2	Richmond	4

Most Valuable Player

Ron Walker was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Walker was a third baseman and pitcher for Old Dominion. ^[2]

References

1. 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 17. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
2. 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 9. Retrieved January 29, 2021.