1996 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament

American college baseball tournament August 2023 July 2026 1996 Colonial Athletic Association 8 Double-elimination tournament Grainger Stadium Kinston, North Carolina 1996 Old Dominion Monarchs Old Dominion 3rd Tony Guzzo 2nd Ron Walker Old Dominion The 1996 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 1996 season. Defending champion and top-seeded 1996 Old Dominion Monarchs Old Dominion won the tournament for the third consecutive, and third overall, time and earned the CAA's automatic bid to the 1996 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. Entering the event, East Carolina had won the most championships, with five. George Mason and had Old Dominion each 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 1996 Old Dominion Monarchs Old Dominion 13 7 .650 — 1 1996 Richmond Spiders Richmond 13 7 .650 — 2 1996 VCU Rams VCU 11 7 .611 1 3 1996 George Mason Patriots George Mason 12 9 .571 1.5 4 1996 East Carolina Pirates East Carolina 10 11 .476 3.5 5 1996 James Madison Dukes James Madison 9 11 .450 4 6 1996 UNC Wilmington Seahawks UNC Wilmington 9 11 .450 4 7 1996 William & Mary Tribe William & Mary 2 16 .111 10 8 Bracket and results 2 1 1996 Old Dominion Monarchs Old Dominion 6 8 1996 William & Mary Tribe William & Mary 6 4 1996 George Mason Patriots George Mason 0 5 1996 East Carolina Pirates East Carolina 1 3 1996 VCU Rams VCU 5 6 1996 James Madison Dukes James Madison 10 2 1996 Richmond Spiders Richmond 4 7 1996 UNC Wilmington Seahawks UNC Wilmington 7 1 Old Dominion 9 5 East Carolina 7 6 James Madison 4 7 UNC Wilmington 9 1 Old Dominion 4 7 UNC Wilmington 2 8 William & Mary 5 4 George Mason 4 3 VCU 12 2 Richmond 4 6 James Madison 8 8 William & Mary 4 5 East Carolina 0 3 VCU 10 6 James Madison 10 3 VCU 1 7 UNC Wilmington 5 6 James Madison 8 1 Old Dominion 4 — 6 James Madison 3 — Most Valuable Player Ron Walker was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Walker was a third baseman and pitcher for Old Dominion. 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