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.
| Teams | 6 |
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| Format | Double-elimination tournament |
| Finals site |
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| Champions | East Carolina (4th title) |
| Winning coach | Gary Overton (4th title) |
| MVP | David Leisten (East Carolina) |
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond † | 15 | – | 2 | – | 0 | .882 | 31 | – | 20 | – | 0 | .608 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNC Wilmington | 11 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .550 | 25 | – | 27 | – | 0 | .481 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Carolina ‡y | 9 | – | 8 | – | 0 | .529 | 30 | – | 24 | – | 1 | .555 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Madison | 7 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .438 | 25 | – | 23 | – | 0 | .521 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Mason | 4 | – | 11 | – | 0 | .267 | 30 | – | 27 | – | 0 | .526 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 4 | – | 11 | – | 0 | .267 | 13 | – | 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
editThe 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 |
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| Richmond | 15 | 2 | .882 | — | 1 |
| UNC Wilmington | 11 | 9 | .550 | 5.5 | 2 |
| East Carolina | 9 | 8 | .529 | 6 | 3 |
| James Madison | 7 | 9 | .438 | 6.5 | 4 |
| George Mason | 4 | 11 | .267 | 10 | 5 |
| William & Mary | 4 | 11 | .267 | 10 | 6 |
Bracket and results
edit| First round | Second round | Third round | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Richmond | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | William & Mary | 5 | 1 | Richmond | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | UNC Wilmington | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | East Carolina | 9 | 1 | Richmond | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | James Madison | 8 | 5 | George Mason | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | East Carolina | 6 | 1 | Richmond | 2 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | George Mason | 13 | 3 | East Carolina | 4 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | UNC Wilmington | 7 | 5 | George Mason | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | George Mason | 910 | 3 | East Carolina | 9 | 3 | East Carolina | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | William & Mary | 7 | 4 | James Madison | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | James Madison | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Most Valuable Player
editDavid Leisten was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Leisten was an outfielder for East Carolina.[2]
References
edit- ^ 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 17. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
- ^ a b c 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 9. Retrieved January 14, 2021.