1987 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament

The 1987 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament was held at The Diamond, home field of Richmond in Richmond, Virginia, from May 14 through 17. The event determined the champion of the Colonial Athletic Association for the 1987 season. The winner of the tournament, fourth-seeded East Carolina, earned the CAA's automatic bid to the 1987 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.^[2]

1987 Colonial Athletic Association
baseball tournament

Teams	6
Format	Double-elimination tournament
Finals site	The Diamond Richmond, Virginia
Champions	East Carolina (1st title)
Winning coach	Gary Overton (1st title)
MVP	Gary Smith (Richmond)
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1987 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
UNC Wilmington  ‍†‍‍	11	–	4		.733			32	–	21		.604
Richmond  ‍‍‍	10	–	5		.667			21	–	35		.375
George Mason  ‍‍‍	9	–	6		.600			31	–	23		.574
East Carolina  ‍‍‡‍^y	8	–	7		.533			26	–	17		.605
James Madison  ‍‍‍	6	–	9		.400			28	–	21		.571
William & Mary  ‍‍‍	1	–	14		.067			5	–	31		.139
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1987^[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. The new format was a result of American discontinuing baseball, leaving the league with six teams.^[2]

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Seed
UNC Wilmington	11	4	.733	—	1
Richmond	10	5	.667	1	2
George Mason	9	6	.600	2	3
East Carolina	8	7	.533	3	4
James Madison	6	9	.400	5	5
William & Mary	1	14	.067	10	6

Bracket and results

	First round					Second round					Third round					Semifinals					Final
	1	UNC Wilmington	5
	6	William & Mary	2			1	UNC Wilmington	12
						2	Richmond	6
	3	George Mason	3								1	UNC Wilmington	2
	4	East Carolina	5								5	James Madison	5
						4	East Carolina	2													5	James Madison	10	11
						5	James Madison	6													4	East Carolina	11^11	14
	2	Richmond	1													1	UNC Wilmington	3
	5	James Madison	6								4	East Carolina	8			4	East Carolina	10
						6	William & Mary	6			6	William & Mary	4
						3	George Mason	7

Most Valuable Player

Gary Smith was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Smith was a pitcher for East Carolina.^[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 15, 2020.