Year: | 1988 |
Conference: | Colonial Athletic Association |
Teams: | 6 |
Format: | Double-elimination tournament |
Ballpark: | The Diamond |
City: | Richmond, Virginia |
Titlecount: | 1st |
Coach: | Bill Brown |
Coachcount: | 1st |
Mvp: | John Styles |
Mvpteam: | George Mason |
The 1988 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament was held at The Diamond, home field of Richmond in Richmond, Virginia, from May 12 through 15. The event determined the champion of the Colonial Athletic Association for the 1988 season. The winner of the tournament, second-seeded, earned the CAA's automatic bid to the 1988 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[1]
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.
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Seed | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
13 | 1 | .929 | — | 1 | ||
8 | 6 | .571 | 5 | 2 | ||
8 | 6 | .571 | 5 | 3 | ||
5 | 9 | .357 | 8 | 4 | ||
4 | 10 | .286 | 9 | 5 | ||
4 | 10 | .286 | 9 | 6 |
John Styles was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Styles was a pitcher for George Mason.