1987 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament

American college baseball tournament August 2023 July 2026 1987 Colonial Athletic Association 6 Double-elimination tournament The Diamond Richmond, Virginia 1987 East Carolina Pirates East Carolina 1st Gary Overton 1st Gary Smith Richmond The 1987 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament was held at The Diamond, home field of Richmond in Richmond, Virginia, from May 14 through 17. The event determined the champion of the Colonial Athletic Association for the 1987 season. The winner of the tournament, fourth-seeded 1987 East Carolina Pirates East Carolina, earned the CAA's automatic bid to the 1987 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.https://static.caasports.com/custompages/Recordbook/2020-21/recordbook20base.pdf Colonial Athletic Association 2020 Baseball Record Book 9 December 15, 2020 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. The new format was a result of American discontinuing baseball, leaving the league with six teams. Team W L Pct. GB Seed 1987 UNC Wilmington Seahawks UNC Wilmington 11 4 .733 — 1 1987 Richmond Spiders Richmond 10 5 .667 1 2 1987 George Mason Patriots George Mason 9 6 .600 2 3 1987 East Carolina Pirates East Carolina 8 7 .533 3 4 1987 James Madison Dukes James Madison 6 9 .400 5 5 1987 William & Mary Tribe William & Mary 1 14 .067 10 6 Bracket and results 1 1987 UNC Wilmington Seahawks UNC Wilmington 5 6 1987 William & Mary Tribe William & Mary 2 3 1987 George Mason Patriots George Mason 3 4 1987 East Carolina Pirates East Carolina 5 2 1987 Richmond Spiders Richmond 1 5 1987 James Madison Dukes James Madison 6 1 UNC Wilmington 12 2 Richmond 6 4 East Carolina 2 5 James Madison 6 6 William & Mary 6 3 George Mason 7 1 UNC Wilmington 2 5 James Madison 5 4 East Carolina 8 6 William & Mary 4 1 UNC Wilmington 3 4 East Carolina 10 5 James Madison 10 11 4 East Carolina 1111 14 Most Valuable Player Gary Smith was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Smith was a pitcher for East Carolina. References Tournament Category:Coastal Athletic Association baseball tournament Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament Category:College baseball tournaments in Virginia Category:Baseball competitions in Richmond, Virginia Category:1980s in Richmond, Virginia