1989 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament

American college baseball tournament August 2023 July 2026 1989 Colonial Athletic Association 6 Double-elimination tournament Brooks Field Wilmington, North Carolina 1989 East Carolina Pirates East Carolina 2nd Gary Overton 2nd Brien Berckman East Carolina The 1989 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament was held at Brooks Field on the campus of UNC Wilmington in Wilmington, North Carolina, from May 12 through 15. The event determined the champion of the Colonial Athletic Association for the 1989 season. The winner of the tournament, second-seeded 1989 East Carolina Pirates East Carolina, earned the CAA's automatic bid to the 1989 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.https://static.caasports.com/custompages/Recordbook/2020-21/recordbook20base.pdf Colonial Athletic Association 2020 Baseball Record Book 9 December 16, 2020 For the first three years of the event, a different team won the Tournament. Richmond, East Carolina, and George Mason each won once. With their victory in 1989, East Carolina became the first program to win multiple championships. During their tenure in the CAA which ended after the 2001 season, the Pirates would claim seven titles overall. 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. Team W L Pct. GB Seed 1989 UNC Wilmington Seahawks UNC Wilmington 14 1 .933 — 1 1989 East Carolina Pirates East Carolina 12 3 .800 2 2 1989 James Madison Dukes James Madison 7 6 .538 6 3 1989 Richmond Spiders Richmond 6 8 .429 7.5 4 1989 George Mason Patriots George Mason 3 10 .231 10 5 1989 William & Mary Tribe William & Mary 0 14 .000 13.5 6 Bracket and results 2 1 1989 UNC Wilmington Seahawks UNC Wilmington 8 6 1989 William & Mary Tribe William & Mary 4 3 1989 James Madison Dukes James Madison 1 4 1989 Richmond Spiders Richmond 7 2 1989 East Carolina Pirates East Carolina 2 5 1989 George Mason Patriots George Mason 4 1 UNC Wilmington 1 2 East Carolina 6 6 William & Mary 1 3 James Madison 6 4 Richmond 1 5 George Mason 4 1 UNC Wilmington 2 4 Richmond 7 2 East Carolina 4 3 James Madison 3 5 George Mason 3 4 Richmond 7 2 East Carolina 4 5 George Mason 2 2 East Carolina 411 4 Richmond 1 Most Valuable Player Brien Berckman was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Berckman was a pitcher for East Carolina. 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:Baseball competitions in Wilmington, North Carolina