1998 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament

American college baseball tournament August 2023 July 2026 1998 Colonial Athletic Association 8 Double-elimination tournament Grainger Stadium Kinston, North Carolina 1998 Richmond Spiders Richmond 3rd Ron Atkins 3rd Mike Dwyer Richmond The 1998 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament was held at Grainger Stadium in Kinston, North Carolina, from May 12 through 15. The event determined the champion of the Colonial Athletic Association for the 1998 season. Second-seeded 1998 Richmond Spiders 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.https://static.caasports.com/custompages/Recordbook/2020-21/recordbook20base.pdf Colonial Athletic Association 2020 Baseball Record Book 9 January 31, 2021 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. Team W L Pct. GB Seed 1998 VCU Rams VCU 18 2 .900 — 1 1998 Richmond Spiders Richmond 15 6 .714 3.5 2 1998 James Madison Dukes James Madison 11 8 .579 6.5 3 1998 East Carolina Pirates East Carolina 10 11 .476 8.5 4 1998 Old Dominion Monarchs Old Dominion 9 12 .429 9.5 5 1998 George Mason Patriots George Mason 8 12 .400 10 6 1998 UNC Wilmington Seahawks UNC Wilmington 6 14 .300 12 7 1998 William & Mary Tribe William & Mary 4 16 .200 14 8 Bracket and results 2 1 1998 VCU Rams VCU 7 8 1998 William & Mary Tribe William & Mary 4 4 1998 East Carolina Pirates East Carolina 6 5 1998 Old Dominion Monarchs Old Dominion 2 3 1998 James Madison Dukes James Madison 2 6 1998 George Mason Patriots George Mason 1 2 1998 Richmond Spiders Richmond 5 7 1998 UNC Wilmington Seahawks UNC Wilmington 2 1 VCU 5 4 East Carolina 2 3 James Madison 1 2 Richmond 6 1 VCU 4 2 Richmond 8 8 William & Mary 5 5 Old Dominion 10 6 George Mason 5 7 UNC Wilmington 0 3 James Madison 1 5 Old Dominion 6 4 East Carolina 1 6 George Mason 4 5 Old Dominion 1 6 George Mason 0 1 VCU 6 5 Old Dominion 7 2 Richmond 12 — 5 Old Dominion 1 — Most Valuable Player Mike Dwyer was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Dwyer was a first baseman and pitcher for Richmond. References Tournament Category:Coastal Athletic Association baseball tournament Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament Category:College baseball tournaments in North Carolina Category:Tourist attractions in Lenoir County, North Carolina