1998 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament

The 1998 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament was held at Grainger Stadium in Kinston, North Carolina, from May 12 through 15. The event determined the champion of the Colonial Athletic Association for the 1998 season. Second-seeded Richmond won the tournament for the third time, and second consecutive year, and earned the CAA's automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

1998 Colonial Athletic Association
baseball tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsRichmond (3rd title)
Winning coachRon Atkins (3rd title)
MVPMike Dwyer (Richmond)
1998 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 26 VCU  ‍†‍‍y 18–2–0 .90046–15–0 .754
Richmond  ‍‍‡‍y 15–6–0 .71441–17–1 .703
James Madison  ‍‍‍ 11–8–0 .57927–29–0 .482
East Carolina  ‍‍‍ 10–11–0 .47630–29–0 .508
Old Dominion  ‍‍‍ 9–12–0 .42928–29–0 .491
George Mason  ‍‍‍ 8–12–0 .40026–28–0 .481
UNC Wilmington  ‍‍‍ 6–14–0 .30021–34–0 .382
William & Mary  ‍‍‍ 4–16–0 .20024–28–0 .462
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1998[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Entering the event, East Carolina had won the most championships, with five. Old Dominion had won three, while George Mason and Richmond had each won twice.[2]

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.[2]

TeamWLPct.GBSeed
VCU182.900—1
Richmond156.7143.52
James Madison118.5796.53
East Carolina1011.4768.54
Old Dominion912.4299.55
George Mason812.400106
UNC Wilmington614.300127
William & Mary416.200148

Bracket and results
Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
1VCU7
8William & Mary4
1VCU5
4East Carolina2
4East Carolina6
5Old Dominion2
1VCU4
2Richmond8
3James Madison2
6George Mason1
3James Madison1
2Richmond6
2Richmond5
7UNC Wilmington22Richmond12—
5Old Dominion1—
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
3James Madison1
8William & Mary55Old Dominion61VCU6
5Old Dominion105Old Dominion15Old Dominion7
6George Mason0
4East Carolina1
6George Mason56George Mason4
7UNC Wilmington0

Most Valuable Player

Mike Dwyer was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Dwyer was a first baseman and pitcher for Richmond.[2]

References
  1. 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 17. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  2. 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 9. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
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