| Year: | 1996 |
| Conference: | Colonial Athletic Association |
| Teams: | 8 |
| Format: | Double-elimination tournament |
| Ballpark: | Grainger Stadium |
| City: | Kinston, North Carolina |
| Titlecount: | 3rd |
| Coach: | Tony Guzzo |
| Coachcount: | 2nd |
| Mvp: | Ron Walker |
| Mvpteam: | Old Dominion |
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 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.
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.[1]
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.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Seed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 7 | .650 | — | 1 | ||
| 13 | 7 | .650 | — | 2 | ||
| 11 | 7 | .611 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 12 | 9 | .571 | 1.5 | 4 | ||
| 10 | 11 | .476 | 3.5 | 5 | ||
| 9 | 11 | .450 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 9 | 11 | .450 | 4 | 7 | ||
| 2 | 16 | .111 | 10 | 8 |
Ron Walker was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Walker was a third baseman and pitcher for Old Dominion.