1988 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament

The 1988 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament was held at The Diamond, home field of Richmond in Richmond, Virginia, from May 12 through May 15. The event determined the champion of the Colonial Athletic Association for the 1988 season. The winner of the tournament, second-seeded George Mason, earned the CAA's automatic bid to the 1988 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2]

1988 Colonial Athletic Association
Baseball Tournament

Teams	6
Format	Double-elimination tournament
Finals site	The Diamond Richmond, Virginia
Champions	George Mason (1st title)
Winning coach	Bill Brown (1st title)
MVP	John Styles, George Mason

1988 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings
	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
James Madison  ‍†‍‍^y	13	–	1	–	0		.929			43	–	11	–	2		.786
George Mason  ‍‍‡‍^y	8	–	6	–	0		.571			34	–	27	–	1		.556
East Carolina  ‍‍‍	8	–	6	–	0		.571			33	–	14	–	0		.702
William & Mary  ‍‍‍	5	–	9	–	0		.357			17	–	28	–	0		.378
UNC Wilmington  ‍‍‍	4	–	10	–	0		.286			11	–	42	–	0		.208
Richmond  ‍‍‍	4	–	10	–	0		.286			26	–	33	–	0		.441
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1988[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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
James Madison	13	1	.929	—	1
George Mason	8	6	.571	5	2
East Carolina	8	6	.571	5	3
William & Mary	5	9	.357	8	4
UNC Wilmington	4	10	.286	9	5
Richmond	4	10	.286	9	6

Bracket and results

	First round					Second round					Third round					Semi-finals					Finals
	1	James Madison	4
	6	Richmond	3			1	James Madison	12
						5	UNC Wilmington	4
	3	East Carolina	9								1	James Madison	0
	4	William & Mary	1								2	George Mason	2
						3	East Carolina	2													2	George Mason	6	4
						2	George Mason	10													6	Richmond	7	2
	2	George Mason	5													1	James Madison	3
	5	UNC Wilmington	1								3	East Carolina	2			6	Richmond	6
						6	Richmond	7			6	Richmond	15
						4	William & Mary	4

Most Valuable Player

John Styles was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Styles was a pitcher for George Mason.[2]

References

1. 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 17. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
2. 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 9. Retrieved December 16, 2020.