1987 Colonial Athletic Association Tournament
From BR Bullpen
The 1987 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament was held at The Diamond in Richmond, VA. #4 East Carolina University defeated #5 James Madison University for the title.
Participating Teams[edit]
| Seed | School | Conf. Record | Head Coach |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of North Carolina at Wilmington | 11-4 | Bobby Guthrie |
| 2 | University of Richmond | 10-5 | Ron Atkins |
| 3 | George Mason University | 9-6 | Bill Brown |
| 4 | East Carolina University | 8-7 | Gary Overton |
| 5 | James Madison University | 6-9 | Brad Babcock |
| 6 | College of William and Mary | 1-14 | Joe Breeden |
Results[edit]
Bracket[edit]
| First round | Second round | Third round | Semi-finals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | UNC Wilmington | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | William & Mary | 2 | 1 | UNC Wilmington | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Richmond | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Richmond | 1 | 1 | UNC Wilmington | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | James Madison | 6 | 5 | James Madison | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | James Madison | 6 | 5 | James Madison | 10 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | East Carolina | 2 | 4 | East Carolina | 11 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | George Mason | 3 | 1 | UNC Wilmington | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | East Carolina | 5 | 4 | East Carolina | 8 | 4 | East Carolina | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | William & Mary | 3 | 3 | George Mason | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | George Mason | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Game Results[edit]
| Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 14 | ||||
| Game 1 | University of North Carolina at Wilmington | 5-2 | College of William and Mary | |
| Game 2 | East Carolina University | 5-3 | George Mason University | |
| Game 3 | James Madison University | 6-1 | University of Richmond | |
| May 15 | ||||
| Game 4 | George Mason University | 7-3 | College of William and Mary | William and Mary eliminated |
| Game 5 | University of North Carolina at Wilmington | 12-6 | University of Richmond | Richmond eliminated |
| Game 6 | James Madison University | 6-2 | East Carolina University | |
| May 16 | ||||
| Game 7 | East Carolina University | 8-4 | George Mason University | George Mason eliminated |
| Game 8 | James Madison University | 5-2 | University of North Carolina at Wilmington | |
| Game 9 | East Carolina University | 10-3 | University of North Carolina at Wilmington | UNC Wilmington eliminated |
| May 17 | ||||
| Game 10 | East Carolina University | 11-10 (11) | James Madison University | |
| Game 11 | East Carolina University | 14-11 | James Madison University | East Carolina advances to NCAA tournament |
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