2016 Conference USA baseball tournament

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2016 Conference USA
baseball tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble elimination
Finals site
Champions Southern Miss  (3rd title)
Winning coach Scott Berry  (2nd title)
MVP Daniel Keating (Southern Miss)
TelevisionCUSADN (First round–semifinals)
CBSSN (Championship game)
2016 Conference USA baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Florida Atlantic  y218 .7243918 .684
Marshall  219 .7003421 .618
No. 27 Southern Miss  y2010 .6674119 .683
No. 30 Rice  y1910 .6553824 .613
Louisiana Tech  y1911 .6334119 .683
Old Dominion  1515 .5003224 .571
FIU  1515 .5002929 .500
Charlotte  1217 .4142332 .418
UAB  1218 .4002134 .382
Western Kentucky  1020 .3332430 .444
UTSA  820 .2861734 .333
Middle Tennessee  524 .1722035 .364
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 5, 2016 [1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2016 Conference USA baseball tournament will be held from May 25 through 29 at Pete Taylor Park in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The annual tournament determines the conference champion of the Division I Conference USA for college baseball. The tournament champion will receive the league's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. [2] [3]

Contents

The tournament was established in 1996, Conference USA's first season of play. Rice has won the most championships, with six.

Seeding and format

The top eight finishers from the regular season will be seeded one through eight. The tournament will use a double elimination format. [4]

TeamWLPctGBSeed
Florida Atlantic 218.7241
Marshall 219.7000.52
Southern Miss 2010.6671.53
Rice 1910.65524
Louisiana Tech 1911.6332.55
Old Dominion 1515.5006.56
FIU 1515.5006.57
Charlotte 1217.41498
UAB 1218.4009.5
Western Kentucky 1020.33311.5
UTSA 820.28612.5
Middle Tennessee 524.17216

Bracket and results

First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinal
1 Florida Atlantic 7
8 Charlotte 5
1Florida Atlantic4
4Rice6
4 Rice 13
5 Louisiana Tech 12
4Rice1011
5Louisiana Tech139
8Charlotte3
5Louisiana Tech135Louisiana Tech5
1Florida Atlantic4
4Rice2
3 Southern Miss 17
3Southern Miss3
6 Old Dominion 5
3Southern Miss9
2Marshall3
2 Marshall 5
7 FIU 3
3Southern Miss3X
2Marshall2X
6Old Dominion1
7FIU37FIU6
2Marshall7

Conference championship

Conference USA Championship
(3) Southern Miss Golden Eaglesvs.(4) Rice Owls
May 29, 2016, 1:00 p.m. (CDT) at Pete Taylor Park in Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Team123456789 R H E
(3) Southern Miss000010011360
(4) Rice0100000012102
WP: Nick Johnson (3–1)   LP: Jon Duplantier (7–6)   Sv: Nick Sandlin (12)
Home runs:
USM: None
Rice: None
Attendance: 3,593

All–Tournament Team

PositionPlayerTeam
CChuckie RobinsonSouthern Miss
IFAaron BossiMarshall
IF Ford Proctor Rice
IFConnor TeyklRice
IFTim LynchSouthern Miss
OFRaphael GladuLouisiana Tech
OFCorey BirdMarshall
OFJake SandlinSouthern Miss
DHDaniel Keating (MVP)Southern Miss
PCody CrouseFIU
PChase BosterMarshall
PSam SinnenOld Dominion
P Jon Duplantier Rice

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