1991 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament

The 1991 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament was held at Harrington Field on the campus of East Carolina in Greenville, North Carolina, from May 14 through 17. The event determined the champion of the Colonial Athletic Association for the 1991 season. Third-seeded East Carolina won the tournament for the fourth time, and third in a row, and earned the CAA's automatic bid to the 1991 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

1991 Colonial Athletic Association
baseball tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsEast Carolina (4th title)
Winning coachGary Overton (4th title)
MVPDavid Leisten (East Carolina)
1991 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Richmond  ‍†‍‍ 15–2–0 .88231–20–0 .608
UNC Wilmington  ‍‍‍ 11–9–0 .55025–27–0 .481
East Carolina  ‍‍‡‍y 9–8–0 .52930–24–1 .555
James Madison  ‍‍‍ 7–9–0 .43825–23–0 .521
George Mason  ‍‍‍ 4–11–0 .26730–27–0 .526
William & Mary  ‍‍‍ 4–11–0 .26713–27–0 .325
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1991[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Entering the event, East Carolina had won the most championships, with three, including the previous two. George Mason and Richmond had each won once.[2]

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]

TeamWLPct.GBSeed
Richmond152.882—1
UNC Wilmington119.5505.52
East Carolina98.52963
James Madison79.4386.54
George Mason411.267105
William & Mary411.267106

Bracket and results
First roundSecond roundThird roundSemifinalsFinal
1Richmond6
6William & Mary51Richmond11
2UNC Wilmington6
3East Carolina91Richmond9
4James Madison85George Mason8
3East Carolina61Richmond27
5George Mason133East Carolina414
2UNC Wilmington75George Mason5
5George Mason9103East Carolina93East Carolina8
6William & Mary74James Madison6
4James Madison12

Most Valuable Player

David Leisten was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Leisten was an outfielder for East Carolina.[2]

References
  1. 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 17. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  2. 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 9. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
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