1990 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament
The 1990 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament was held at Brooks Field on the campus of UNC Wilmington in Wilmington, North Carolina from May 11 through May 14. The event determined the champion of the Colonial Athletic Association for the 1990 season. Top-seeded East Carolina won the tournament for the third time and earned the CAA's automatic bid to the 1990 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.
| Teams | 6 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination tournament |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | East Carolina (3rd title) |
| Winning coach | Gary Overton (3rd title) |
| MVP | Calvin Brown, East Carolina |
| 1990 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Carolina †‡y | 11 | – | 2 | – | 0 | .846 | 47 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .839 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond | 9 | – | 4 | – | 0 | .692 | 27 | – | 19 | – | 1 | .585 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNC Wilmington | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | .455 | 23 | – | 25 | – | 0 | .479 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Mason | 6 | – | 8 | – | 0 | .429 | 23 | – | 25 | – | 0 | .479 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Madison | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | .375 | 28 | – | 30 | – | 0 | .483 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .091 | 9 | – | 31 | – | 1 | .232 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1990[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Entering the event, East Carolina had won the most championships, with two. George Mason and Richmond had each won once.[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]
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Carolina | 11 | 2 | .846 | — | 1 |
| Richmond | 9 | 4 | .692 | 2 | 2 |
| UNC Wilmington | 5 | 6 | .455 | 5 | 3 |
| George Mason | 6 | 8 | .429 | 5.5 | 4 |
| James Madison | 3 | 5 | .375 | 5.5 | 5 |
| William & Mary | 1 | 10 | .091 | 9 | 6 |
Bracket and results
| First round | Second round | Third round | Semi-finals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | East Carolina | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | William & Mary | 4 | 1 | East Carolina | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | James Madison | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | UNC Wilmington | 7 | 1 | East Carolina | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | George Mason | 11 | 4 | George Mason | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | George Mason | 6 | 1 | East Carolina | 12 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Richmond | 5 | 4 | George Mason | 7 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Richmond | 210 | 4 | George Mason | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | James Madison | 1 | 2 | Richmond | 2 | 2 | Richmond | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | William & Mary | 6 | 3 | UNC Wilmington | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | UNC Wilmington | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Most Valuable Player
Calvin Brown was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Brown was a first baseman for East Carolina.[2]
References
- 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 17. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
- 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 9. Retrieved December 16, 2020.