1997 Colonial Athletic Association Tournament

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

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

Bracket

	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

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