1993 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament
The 1993 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament was held at Brooks Field on the campus of UNC Wilmington in Wilmington, North Carolina, from May 19 through 23. The event determined the champion of the Colonial Athletic Association for the 1993 season. Third-seeded East Carolina won the tournament for the fifth time and earned the CAA's automatic bid to the 1993 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.
| Teams | 6 |
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| Format | Double-elimination tournament |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | East Carolina (5th title) |
| Winning coach | Gary Overton (5th title) |
| MVP | Lyle Hartgrove (East Carolina) |
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Mason †y | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | .909 | 33 | – | 15 | – | 0 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Old Dominion | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | .750 | 31 | – | 11 | – | 0 | .738 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Carolina ‡y | 11 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .611 | 41 | – | 19 | – | 0 | .683 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNC Wilmington | 6 | – | 8 | – | 0 | .429 | 26 | – | 29 | – | 0 | .473 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Madison | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | .318 | 24 | – | 24 | – | 1 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond | 3 | – | 8 | – | 1 | .292 | 29 | – | 18 | – | 1 | .615 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 3 | – | 12 | – | 0 | .200 | 24 | – | 19 | – | 1 | .557 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1993[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Entering the event, East Carolina had won the most championships, with four. George Mason had won two and Richmond had 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. As the CAA had seven teams, the last-place finisher, William & Mary, did not qualify for the tournament. They played a double-elimination tournament.[2]
| Team | W | L | T | Pct. | GB | Seed |
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| George Mason | 10 | 1 | 0 | .909 | — | 1 |
| Old Dominion | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 1.5 | 2 |
| East Carolina | 11 | 7 | 0 | .611 | 2.5 | 3 |
| UNC Wilmington | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 5.5 | 4 |
| James Madison | 3 | 7 | 1 | .318 | 6.5 | 5 |
| Richmond | 3 | 8 | 1 | .292 | 7 | 6 |
| William & Mary | 3 | 12 | 0 | .200 | 9 | — |
Bracket and results
| First round | Second round | Third round | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | George Mason | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Richmond | 1 | 1 | George Mason | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | UNC Wilmington | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | East Carolina | 3 | 1 | George Mason | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | UNC Wilmington | 2 | 3 | East Carolina | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | East Carolina | 8 | 3 | East Carolina | 9 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | James Madison | 4 | 1 | George Mason | 4 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Old Dominion | 8 | 1 | George Mason | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | James Madison | 1310 | 5 | James Madison | 5 | 5 | James Madison | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Richmond | 311 | 6 | Richmond | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Old Dominion | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Most Valuable Player
Lyle Hartgrove was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Hartgrove was a pitcher for East Carolina.[2]
References
- 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 17. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
- 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 9. Retrieved January 15, 2021.