1989 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament explained

Year:1989
Conference:Colonial Athletic Association
Teams:6
Format:Double-elimination tournament
Ballpark:Brooks Field
City:Wilmington, North Carolina
Titlecount:2nd
Coach:Gary Overton
Coachcount:2nd
Mvp:Brien Berckman
Mvpteam:East Carolina

The 1989 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament was held at Brooks Field on the campus of UNC Wilmington in Wilmington, North Carolina, from May 12 through 15. The event determined the champion of the Colonial Athletic Association for the 1989 season. The winner of the tournament, second-seeded, earned the CAA's automatic bid to the 1989 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[1]

For the first three years of the event, a different team won the Tournament. Richmond, East Carolina, and George Mason each won once. With their victory in 1989, East Carolina became the first program to win multiple championships. During their tenure in the CAA which ended after the 2001 season, the Pirates would claim seven titles overall.

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.

Team W L Pct. GB Seed
14 1 .933 1
12 3 .800 2 2
7 6 .538 6 3
6 8 .429 7.5 4
3 10 .231 10 5
0 14 .000 13.5 6

Most Valuable Player

Brien Berckman was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Berckman was a pitcher for East Carolina.

Notes and References

  1. Book: 2020 Baseball Record Book. Colonial Athletic Association. 9. December 16, 2020.