1997 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament

American college baseball tournament August 2023 July 2026 1997 Colonial Athletic Association 8 Double-elimination tournament Grainger Stadium Kinston, North Carolina 1997 Richmond Spiders Richmond 2nd Ron Atkins 2nd John Wagler Richmond The 1997 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament was held at Grainger Stadium in Kinston, North Carolina, from May 14 through 18. The event determined the champion of the Colonial Athletic Association for the 1997 season. Seventh-seeded 1997 Richmond Spiders Richmond won the tournament for the second time and earned the CAA's automatic bid to the 1997 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. Entering the event, East Carolina had won the most championships, with five. Old Dominion had won three, George Mason had won two, while Richmond had won once.https://static.caasports.com/custompages/Recordbook/2020-21/recordbook20base.pdf Colonial Athletic Association 2020 Baseball Record Book 9 January 29, 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 1997 VCU Rams VCU 15 4 .789 — 1 1997 Old Dominion Monarchs Old Dominion 12 8 .600 3.5 2 1997 James Madison Dukes James Madison 10 10 .500 5.5 3 1997 George Mason Patriots George Mason 10 11 .476 6 4 1997 East Carolina Pirates East Carolina 10 11 .476 6 5 1997 William & Mary Tribe William & Mary 8 12 .400 7.5 6 1997 Richmond Spiders Richmond 8 12 .400 7.5 7 1997 UNC Wilmington Seahawks UNC Wilmington 7 12 .368 8 8 Bracket and results 2 1 1997 VCU Rams VCU 10 8 1997 UNC Wilmington Seahawks UNC Wilmington 11 4 1997 George Mason Patriots George Mason 5 5 1997 East Carolina Pirates East Carolina 7 3 1997 James Madison Dukes James Madison 8 6 1997 William & Mary Tribe William & Mary 2 2 1997 Old Dominion Monarchs Old Dominion 5 7 1997 Richmond Spiders Richmond 8 8 UNC Wilmington 8 5 East Carolina 912 3 James Madison 0 7 Richmond 14 5 East Carolina 3 7 Richmond 6 1 VCU 15 4 George Mason 8 6 William & Mary 8 2 Old Dominion 5 3 James Madison 2 1 VCU 4 8 UNC Wilmington 0 6 William & Mary 12 1 VCU 6 6 William & Mary 9 5 East Carolina 310 6 William & Mary 2 7 Richmond 9 5 East Carolina 8 — Most Valuable Player John Wagler was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Wagler was an outfielder 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