1998 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament

1998 Colonial Athletic Association
Baseball Tournament

Teams	8
Format	Double-elimination tournament
Finals site	Grainger Stadium Kinston, North Carolina
Champions	Richmond  (3rd title)
Winning coach	Ron Atkins  (3rd title)
MVP	Mike Dwyer (Richmond)
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1998 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings
v t e	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
No. 26 VCU  ‍†‍‍y	18	–	2	–	0		.900			46	–	15	–	0		.754
Richmond  ‍‍‡‍y	15	–	6	–	0		.714			41	–	17	–	1		.703
James Madison  ‍‍‍	11	–	8	–	0		.579			27	–	29	–	0		.482
East Carolina  ‍‍‍	10	–	11	–	0		.476			30	–	29	–	0		.508
Old Dominion  ‍‍‍	9	–	12	–	0		.429			28	–	29	–	0		.491
George Mason  ‍‍‍	8	–	12	–	0		.400			26	–	28	–	0		.481
UNC Wilmington  ‍‍‍	6	–	14	–	0		.300			21	–	34	–	0		.382
William & Mary  ‍‍‍	4	–	16	–	0		.200			24	–	28	–	0		.462
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1998 [1] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1998 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament was held at Grainger Stadium in Kinston, North Carolina from May 12 through May 15. The event determined the champion of the Colonial Athletic Association for the 1998 season. Second-seeded Richmond won the tournament for the third time, and second consecutive year, and earned the CAA's automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.

Entering the event, East Carolina had won the most championships, with five. Old Dominion had won three, while George Mason and Richmond had each won twice. ^[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
VCU	18	2	.900	—	1
Richmond	15	6	.714	3.5	2
James Madison	11	8	.579	6.5	3
East Carolina	10	11	.476	8.5	4
Old Dominion	9	12	.429	9.5	5
George Mason	8	12	.400	10	6
UNC Wilmington	6	14	.300	12	7
William & Mary	4	16	.200	14	8

Bracket and results

	First round					Second round					Third round					Semifinals					Finals
	Winner's bracket
	1	VCU	7
	8	William & Mary	4
						1	VCU	5
						4	East Carolina	2
	4	East Carolina	6
	5	Old Dominion	2
											1	VCU	4
											2	Richmond	8
	3	James Madison	2
	6	George Mason	1
						3	James Madison	1
						2	Richmond	6
	2	Richmond	5
	7	UNC Wilmington	2																		2	Richmond	12	—
																					5	Old Dominion	1	—
	Loser's bracket
	8	William & Mary	5
	5	Old Dominion	10			3	James Madison	1
						5	Old Dominion	6
											5	Old Dominion	1
	6	George Mason	5								6	George Mason	0			1	VCU	6
	7	UNC Wilmington	0			4	East Carolina	1								5	Old Dominion	7
						6	George Mason	4

Most Valuable Player

Mike Dwyer was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Dwyer was a first baseman and pitcher for Richmond. ^[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 31, 2021.