1997 Colonial Athletic Association Tournament

From BR Bullpen

The 1997 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament was held at Grainger Stadium in Kinston, NC. #7 University of Richmond defeated #5 East Carolina University for the title.

Participating Teams[edit]

Seed School Conf. Record Head Coach
1 Virginia Commonwealth University 15-4 Paul Keyes
2 Old Dominion University 12-8 Tony Guzzo
3 James Madison University 10-10 Kevin Anderson
4 George Mason University 10-11 Bill Brown
5 East Carolina University 10-11 Gary Overton
6 College of William and Mary 8-12 Jim Farr
7 University of Richmond 8-12 Ron Atkins
8 University of North Carolina at Wilmington 7-12 Mark Scalf

Results[edit]

Bracket[edit]

  Round 1   Round 2   Round 3     Finals
                                                 
  1 VCU 10  
  8 UNC Wilmington 11    
      8 UNC Wilmington 8  
      5 East Carolina 9    
  4 George Mason 5          
  5 East Carolina 7        
      5 East Carolina 3    
      7 Richmond 6      
  2 Old Dominion 5              
  7 Richmond 8                
      7 Richmond 14          
      3 James Madison 0        
  3 James Madison 8          
  6 William & Mary 2         7 Richmond 9
      5 East Carolina 8
       
  Losers Bracket 1     Losers Bracket 2     Losers Bracket 3     Losers Bracket 4    
       
    3 James Madison 2        
  1 VCU 15     1 VCU 3         5 East Carolina 3    
  4 George Mason 8         1 VCU 6     6 William & Mary 2  
      6 William & Mary 9    
    8 UNC Wilmington 0      
  2 Old Dominion 5     6 William & Mary 12    
  6 William & Mary 8    


Game Results[edit]

Game Winner Score Loser Notes
May 13
Game 1 James Madison University 8-2 College of William and Mary
Game 2 University of Richmond 8-5 Old Dominion University
Game 3 University of North Carolina at Wilmington 11-10 Virginia Commonwealth University
Game 4 East Carolina University 7-5 George Mason University
May 14
Game 5 College of William and Mary 8-5 Old Dominion University Old Dominion eliminated
Game 6 Virginia Commonwealth University 15-8 George Mason University George Mason eliminated
Game 7 University of Richmond 14-0 James Madison University
Game 8 East Carolina University 9-8 (12) University of North Carolina at Wilmington
May 15
Game 9 Virginia Commonwealth University 3-2 James Madison University James Madison eliminated
Game 10 College of William and Mary 12-0 University of North Carolina at Wilmington UNC Wilmington eliminated
Game 11 University of Richmond 6-3 East Carolina University
May 16
Game 12 College of William and Mary 9-6 Virginia Commonwealth University Virginia Commonwealth eliminated
Game 13 East Carolina University 3-2 (10) College of William and Mary William and Mary eliminated
May 17
Game 14 University of Richmond 9-8 East Carolina University Richmond advances to NCAA tournament