1988 Colonial Athletic Association
baseball tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsGeorge Mason (1st title)
Winning coachBill Brown (1st title)
MVPJohn Styles (George Mason)
1988 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
James Madison  ‍†‍‍y 13–1–0 .92943–11–2 .786
George Mason  ‍‍‡‍y 8–6–0 .57134–27–1 .556
East Carolina  ‍‍‍ 8–6–0 .57133–14–0 .702
William & Mary  ‍‍‍ 5–9–0 .35717–28–0 .378
UNC Wilmington  ‍‍‍ 4–10–0 .28611–42–0 .208
Richmond  ‍‍‍ 4–10–0 .28626–33–0 .441
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1988[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1988 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament was held at The Diamond, home field of Richmond in Richmond, Virginia, from May 12 through 15. The event determined the champion of the Colonial Athletic Association for the 1988 season. The winner of the tournament, second-seeded George Mason, earned the CAA's automatic bid to the 1988 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[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
James Madison131.929—1
George Mason86.57152
East Carolina86.57153
William & Mary59.35784
UNC Wilmington410.28695
Richmond410.28696

Bracket and results

First roundSecond roundThird roundSemifinalsFinal
1James Madison4
6Richmond31James Madison12
5UNC Wilmington4
3East Carolina91James Madison0
4William & Mary12George Mason2
3East Carolina22George Mason64
2George Mason106Richmond72
2George Mason51James Madison3
5UNC Wilmington13East Carolina26Richmond6
6Richmond76Richmond15
4William & Mary4

Most Valuable Player

John Styles was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Styles was a pitcher for George Mason.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 17. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 9. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
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