1989 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament
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 East Carolina, earned the CAA's automatic bid to the 1989 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2]
| Teams | 6 |
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| Format | Double-elimination tournament |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | East Carolina (2nd title) |
| Winning coach | Gary Overton (2nd title) |
| MVP | Brien Berckman (East Carolina) |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNC Wilmington † | 14 | – | 1 | – | 0 | .933 | 31 | – | 15 | – | 0 | .674 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Carolina ‡y | 12 | – | 3 | – | 0 | .800 | 27 | – | 29 | – | 1 | .482 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Madison | 7 | – | 6 | – | 0 | .538 | 32 | – | 21 | – | 0 | .604 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond | 6 | – | 8 | – | 0 | .429 | 23 | – | 24 | – | 0 | .489 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Mason | 3 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .231 | 23 | – | 25 | – | 0 | .479 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 0 | – | 14 | – | 0 | .000 | 9 | – | 29 | – | 0 | .237 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1989[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.[2]
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNC Wilmington | 14 | 1 | .933 | — | 1 |
| East Carolina | 12 | 3 | .800 | 2 | 2 |
| James Madison | 7 | 6 | .538 | 6 | 3 |
| Richmond | 6 | 8 | .429 | 7.5 | 4 |
| George Mason | 3 | 10 | .231 | 10 | 5 |
| William & Mary | 0 | 14 | .000 | 13.5 | 6 |
Bracket and results
| First round | Second round | Third round | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | UNC Wilmington | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | East Carolina | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | UNC Wilmington | 8 | 2 | East Carolina | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | William & Mary | 4 | 3 | James Madison | 3 | 2 | East Carolina | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | William & Mary | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | George Mason | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | James Madison | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | James Madison | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | East Carolina | 411 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Richmond | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Richmond | 1 | 4 | Richmond | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | George Mason | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | East Carolina | 2 | 5 | George Mason | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | George Mason | 4 | 4 | Richmond | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | UNC Wilmington | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Richmond | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Most Valuable Player
Brien Berckman was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Berckman was a pitcher for East Carolina.[2]
References
- 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 17. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
- 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 9. Retrieved December 16, 2020.