1989 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament

1989 Colonial Athletic Association
baseball tournament
Teams	6
Format	Double-elimination tournament
Finals site	Brooks Field; Wilmington, North Carolina;
Champions	East Carolina (2nd title)
Winning coach	Gary Overton (2nd title)
MVP	Brien Berckman (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 East Carolina, earned the CAA's automatic bid to the 1989 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2]

1989 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings
	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
UNC Wilmington ‍†‍‍	14	–	1	–	0	.933	31	–	15	–	0	.674
East Carolina ‍‍‡‍^y	12	–	3	–	0	.800	27	–	29	–	1	.482
James Madison ‍‍‍	7	–	6	–	0	.538	32	–	21	–	0	.604
Richmond ‍‍‍	6	–	8	–	0	.429	23	–	24	–	0	.489
George Mason ‍‍‍	3	–	10	–	0	.231	23	–	25	–	0	.479
William & Mary ‍‍‍	0	–	14	–	0	.000	9	–	29	–	0	.237

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1989[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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.[2]

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Seed
UNC Wilmington	14	1	.933	—	1
East Carolina	12	3	.800	2	2
James Madison	7	6	.538	6	3
Richmond	6	8	.429	7.5	4
George Mason	3	10	.231	10	5
William & Mary	0	14	.000	13.5	6

Bracket and results


First round			Second round			Third round			Semifinals			Final



			1	UNC Wilmington	1

			2	East Carolina	6
1	UNC Wilmington	8				2	East Carolina	4

6	William & Mary	4				3	James Madison	3	2	East Carolina	4
			6	William & Mary	1
									5	George Mason	2
			3	James Madison	6
3	James Madison	1
												2	East Carolina	4¹¹
4	Richmond	7
			4	Richmond	1							4	Richmond	1

			5	George Mason	4
2	East Carolina	2				5	George Mason	3

5	George Mason	4				4	Richmond	7
			1	UNC Wilmington	2

			4	Richmond	7

Most Valuable Player

Brien Berckman was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Berckman was a pitcher for East Carolina.[2]

References

2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 17. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 9. Retrieved December 16, 2020.

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[1] 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 17. Retrieved December 15, 2020.

[record-2] 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 9. Retrieved December 16, 2020.