1988 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament

American college baseball tournament August 2023 July 2026 1988 Colonial Athletic Association 6 Double-elimination tournament The Diamond Richmond, Virginia 1988 George Mason Patriots George Mason 1st Bill Brown 1st John Styles George Mason The 1988 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament was held at The Diamond, home field of Richmond in Richmond, Virginia, from May 12 through 15. The event determined the champion of the Colonial Athletic Association for the 1988 season. The winner of the tournament, second-seeded 1988 George Mason Patriots George Mason, earned the CAA's automatic bid to the 1988 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 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 1988 James Madison Dukes James Madison 13 1 .929 — 1 1988 George Mason Patriots George Mason 8 6 .571 5 2 1988 East Carolina Pirates East Carolina 8 6 .571 5 3 1988 William & Mary Tribe William & Mary 5 9 .357 8 4 1988 UNC Wilmington Seahawks UNC Wilmington 4 10 .286 9 5 1988 Richmond Spiders Richmond 4 10 .286 9 6 Bracket and results 1 1988 James Madison Dukes James Madison 4 6 1988 Richmond Spiders Richmond 3 3 1988 East Carolina Pirates East Carolina 9 4 1988 William & Mary Tribe William & Mary 1 2 1988 George Mason Patriots George Mason 5 5 1988 UNC Wilmington Seahawks UNC Wilmington 1 1 James Madison 12 5 UNC Wilmington 4 3 East Carolina 2 2 George Mason 10 6 Richmond 7 4 William & Mary 4 1 James Madison 0 2 George Mason 2 3 East Carolina 2 6 Richmond 15 1 James Madison 3 6 Richmond 6 2 George Mason 6 4 6 Richmond 7 2 Most Valuable Player John Styles was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Styles was a pitcher for George Mason. References Tournament Category:Coastal Athletic Association baseball tournament Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament Category:Baseball competitions in Richmond, Virginia Category:College baseball tournaments in Virginia Category:1980s in Richmond, Virginia