1996 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament

1996 Colonial Athletic Association
baseball tournament
Teams	8
Format	Double-elimination tournament
Finals site	Grainger Stadium; Kinston, North Carolina;
Champions	Old Dominion (3rd title)
Winning coach	Tony Guzzo (2nd title)
MVP	Ron Walker (Old Dominion)
	← 1995; baseball tournament; 1997 →;

The 1996 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament was held at Grainger Stadium in Kinston, North Carolina, from May 14 through 18. The event determined the champion of the Colonial Athletic Association for the 1996 season. Defending champion and top-seeded Old Dominion won the tournament for the third consecutive, and third overall, time and earned the CAA's automatic bid to the 1996 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

1996 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Old Dominion ‍†‍‡‍^y	13	–	7	.650	39	–	17	.696
Richmond ‍†‍‍	13	–	7	.650	27	–	25	.519
VCU ‍‍‍	11	–	7	.611	34	–	22	.607
George Mason ‍‍‍	12	–	9	.571	25	–	29	.463
East Carolina ‍‍‍	10	–	11	.476	22	–	24	.478
James Madison ‍‍‍	9	–	11	.450	34	–	25	.576
UNC Wilmington ‍‍‍	9	–	11	.450	28	–	30	.483
William & Mary ‍‍‍	2	–	16	.111	23	–	25	.479

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1996^[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Entering the event, East Carolina had won the most championships, with five. George Mason and had Old Dominion each won two, while Richmond had won once.^[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]

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Seed
Old Dominion	13	7	.650	—	1
Richmond	13	7	.650	—	2
VCU	11	7	.611	1	3
George Mason	12	9	.571	1.5	4
East Carolina	10	11	.476	3.5	5
James Madison	9	11	.450	4	6
UNC Wilmington	9	11	.450	4	7
William & Mary	2	16	.111	10	8

Bracket and results


Upper round 1			Upper round 2			Upper final						Final



1	Old Dominion	6

8	William & Mary	6
			1	Old Dominion	9

			5	East Carolina	7
4	George Mason	0

5	East Carolina	1
						1	Old Dominion	4

						7	UNC Wilmington	2
3	VCU	5

6	James Madison	10
			6	James Madison	4

			7	UNC Wilmington	9
2	Richmond	4

7	UNC Wilmington	7										1	Old Dominion	4	—

												6	James Madison	3	—

Lower round 1			Lower round 2			Lower round 3			Lower final



			6	James Madison	8

8	William & Mary	5	8	William & Mary	4				7	UNC Wilmington	5

4	George Mason	4				6	James Madison	10	6	James Madison	8

						3	VCU	1

			5	East Carolina	0

3	VCU	12	3	VCU	10

2	Richmond	4

Most Valuable Player

Ron Walker was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Walker was a third baseman and pitcher for Old Dominion.^[2]

References

^ 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 17. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 9. Retrieved January 29, 2021.

[1] 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 17. Retrieved January 27, 2021.

[record-2] 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 9. Retrieved January 29, 2021.

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