1999 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament

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1999 Colonial Athletic Association
Baseball Tournament
Teams8
Format Double-elimination tournament
Finals site
Champions East Carolina  (6th title)
Winning coach Keith LeClair  (1st title)
MVPJames Molinari (East Carolina)
1999 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Richmond  y1550 .75038150 .717
No. 18 East Carolina  y1460 .70044140 .759
VCU  y1460 .70041200 .672
George Mason  9120 .42930241 .555
Old Dominion  7110 .38938170 .691
UNC Wilmington  8130 .38130260 .536
William & Mary  7120 .36829240 .547
James Madison  6150 .28622351 .388
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1999 [1] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1999 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament was held at Grainger Stadium in Kinston, North Carolina from May 18 through May 23. The event determined the champion of the Colonial Athletic Association for the 1999 season. Second-seeded East Carolina won the tournament for the sixth time and earned the CAA's automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.

Contents

Entering the event, East Carolina had won the most championships, with five. Old Dominion and Richmond had each won three, while George Mason had 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]

TeamWLPct.GBSeed
Richmond 155.7501
East Carolina 146.70012
VCU 146.70013
George Mason 912.4296.54
Old Dominion 711.38975
UNC Wilmington 813.3817.56
William & Mary 712.3687.57
James Madison 615.2869.58

Bracket and results

 First round  Second round  Third round  Semifinals  Finals
                         
 Winner's bracket
 1 Richmond 7 
 8 James Madison 1  
   1Richmond6 
   5Old Dominion7  
 4 George Mason 8     
 5 Old Dominion 9    
   5Old Dominion3      
   2East Carolina4       
 3 VCU 4       
 6 UNC Wilmington 1        
   3VCU7     
   2East Carolina8    
 2 East Carolina 10     
 7 William & Mary 3    2East Carolina21
   5Old Dominion13
 Loser's bracket   
 8James Madison4    
 7William & Mary3  1Richmond10    
  8James Madison1     
   1Richmond8    
 4George Mason8    4George Mason12  5Old Dominion10  
 6UNC Wilmington5  3VCU0    4George Mason3 
  4George Mason8 

Most Valuable Player

James Molinari was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Molinari 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 27, 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 9. Retrieved February 2, 2021.