1996 Colonial Athletic Association Tournament

The 1996 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament was held at Grainger Stadium in Kinston, NC. #1 Old Dominion University defeated #6 James Madison University for the title.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
1	Old Dominion University	13-7	Tony Guzzo
2	University of Richmond	13-7	Ron Atkins
3	Virginia Commonwealth University	11-7	Paul Keyes
4	George Mason University	12-9	Bill Brown
5	East Carolina University	10-11	Gary Overton
6	James Madison University	9-11	Kevin Anderson
7	University of North Carolina at Wilmington	9-11	Mark Scalf
8	College of William and Mary	2-16	Jim Farr

Results

Bracket

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

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 14
Game 1	James Madison University	10-5	Virginia Commonwealth University
Game 2	University of North Carolina at Wilmington	7-4	University of Richmond
Game 3	Old Dominion University	6-5	College of William and Mary
Game 4	East Carolina University	1-0	George Mason University
May 15
Game 5	Virginia Commonwealth University	12-4	University of Richmond	Richmond eliminated
Game 6	College of William and Mary	5-4	George Mason University	George Mason eliminated
Game 7	University of North Carolina at Wilmington	9-4	James Madison University
Game 8	Old Dominion University	9-7	East Carolina University
May 16
Game 9	James Madison University	8-4	College of William and Mary	William and Mary eliminated
Game 10	Virginia Commonwealth University	5-0	East Carolina University	East Carolina eliminated
Game 11	Old Dominion University	4-2	University of North Carolina at Wilmington
May 17
Game 12	James Madison University	10-1	Virginia Commonwealth University	Virginia Commonwealth eliminated
Game 13	James Madison University	8-5	University of North Carolina at Wilmington	UNC Wilmington eliminated
May 18
Game 14	Old Dominion University	4-3	James Madison University	Old Dominion advances to NCAA tournament