The 1992 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament was held at Harrington Field on the campus of East Carolina in Greenville, North Carolina, from May 12 through 16. The event determined the champion of the Colonial Athletic Association for the 1992 season. Top-seeded George Mason won the tournament for the second time and earned the CAA's automatic bid to the 1992 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.
Teams | 7 |
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Format | Double-elimination tournament |
Finals site |
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Champions | George Mason (2nd title) |
Winning coach | Bill Brown (2nd title) |
MVP | Chris Widger (George Mason) |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
George Mason †‡y | 13 | – | 4 | .765 | 39 | – | 18 | .684 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richmond | 12 | – | 5 | .706 | 32 | – | 17 | .653 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Old Dominion | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 39 | – | 19 | .672 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
James Madison | 8 | – | 9 | .471 | 26 | – | 24 | .520 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Carolina | 7 | – | 10 | .412 | 25 | – | 24 | .510 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNC Wilmington | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 23 | – | 38 | .377 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William & Mary | 2 | – | 14 | .125 | 18 | – | 27 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1992[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
Entering the event, East Carolina had won the most championships, with four, including the previous three. George Mason and Richmond had each won once.[2]
Format and seeding
editThe CAA's six teams were seeded one to seven based on winning percentage from the conference's round robin regular season. They played a double-elimination tournament with the top seed receiving a single bye. The new format was adopted due to the addition of Old Dominion to the conference.[2]
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Seed |
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George Mason | 13 | 4 | .765 | — | 1 |
Richmond | 12 | 5 | .706 | 1 | 2 |
Old Dominion | 11 | 7 | .611 | 2.5 | 3 |
James Madison | 8 | 9 | .471 | 5 | 4 |
East Carolina | 7 | 10 | .412 | 6 | 5 |
UNC Wilmington | 7 | 11 | .389 | 6.5 | 6 |
William & Mary | 2 | 14 | .125 | 10.5 | 7 |
Bracket and results
editUpper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Final | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 | George Mason | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | James Madison | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | James Madison | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | East Carolina | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | George Mason | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Richmond | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Old Dominion | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | UNC Wilmington | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | UNC Wilmington | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Richmond | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Richmond | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | William & Mary | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | George Mason | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Richmond | 5 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 3 | Lower final | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 | James Madison | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Old Dominion | 9 | 3 | Old Dominion | 13 | 2 | Richmond | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | William & Mary | 0 | 3 | Old Dominion | 4 | 6 | UNC Wilmington | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | UNC Wilmington | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | UNC Wilmington | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | East Carolina | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Most Valuable Player
editChris Widger was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Widger was a catcher for George Mason.[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 15, 2021.